On national board exams, UofL students who first took Step 1 so far in 2019 had a 98 percent pass rate. First-time Step 2 takers in academic 2018-19 had a 99 percent pass rate. Both rates are one percentage point higher than the national rate. On the AAMC Y2Q in 2018, UofL students indicated they strongly agree or agree that UofL is doing a good job of fostering and nurturing their development as future physicians (100 percent) and overall satisfaction with the quality of medical education (98.8 percent).

 Division of Immunotherapy created

The Department of Surgery recently established the Division of Immunotherapy. This new division is leading the way to improve our understanding of the role of immunotherapy in the treatment of cancer and other diseases. This breakthrough science harnesses our body’s own immune system to attack cancer and other diseases.

Trager Institute receives renewal of HRSA GWEP grant

The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) is designed to support universities in their pursuit of unique projects designed to assist the large demographic of aging citizens and their caregivers. The first grant cycle led to great insights regarding team-based care and led to the creation of the Flourish Model for care administration and Flourish Index for measurement of care outcomes. Glasgow, Kentucky and the UofL/Glasgow Family Medicine Residency agreed to be the original rural site for the development of this care model as well as to facilitate recruitment of other practices.

UofL/Owensboro Family Medicine Residency

The UofL/Owensboro Family Medicine Residency will begin recruitment for their first residency class to begin in July of 2020. Under the direction of Jon Sivoravong, DO, the Owensboro-based program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to train six residents a year in family medicine.