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  • Founded 1837

  • Current enrollment: 597

  • Current number of residents: 558

  • Current number of faculty: 575

  • Current NIH research ranking: 79

  • The School of Medicine is comprised of 20 departments:
    • Anatomical Sciences and Neurobiology
    • Anesthesiology
    • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Family and Community Medicine
    • Medicine
    • Microbiology and Immunology
    • Neurological Surgery
    • Neurology
    • Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
    • Orthopedic Surgery
    • Pathology
    • Pediatrics
    • Pharmacology and Toxicology
    • Physiology and Biophysics
    • Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    • Radiation Oncology
    • Radiology
    • Surgery


  • The School of Medicine houses nine institutes and centers:
    • Center for Genetics and Molecular Medicine
    • Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy and Law
    • Institute for Cellular Therapeutics
    • Institute for Public Health Research
    • Jewish Hospital Cardiothoracic Surgical Research Institute
    • Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center
    • Price Institute of Surgical Research
    • James Graham Brown Cancer Center
    • Outcomes Research Institute


  • Laura Schweitzer, Ph.D. is the interim dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville.

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