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A ceremony on Tuesday, May 9 honored the medical students and showed appreciation for the time and effort they put into building the curriculum and stimulating a real impact on these kids and teenagers. Karen Udoh, who has served as a leader and voice of the Future Healers Program, was recognized with a special send off as she heads to Baltimore to start her residency with the Johns Hopkins Department of Medicine. Udoh will remain a part of Future Healers as an advisor.
Since October of 2020, the partnership has brought over 100 kids to the program.
Louisville has seen a significant increase in gun violence in the last decade, including two mass shootings in the last month. The health care response from the UofL Hospital – J. David Richardson Trauma Center, paired with the Future Healers Program aims to create a hope for the kids in this community.
UofL College of Education & Human Development to create state reading research center
UofL opens new west Louisville dental clinic
Inaugural Breonna Taylor Legacy Fellows work for social justice through legal service
UofL researcher raising awareness of occupational cancer to firefighters
Future Healers impact study published in The American Surgeon
UofL Nursing secures $6.5 million to help increase Kentuckians’ access to health care
UofL School of Dentistry Partnership with Central High School Returns After a Successful First Year