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Education Update

Education Update. Charles H. Griffith, III, MD Vice Dean for Education, UK College of Medicine. UK Match 2016. Of the graduating seniors, 39% are entering primary care specialties. Primary Care includes Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Medicine-Pediatrics.

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Education Update

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  1. Education Update Charles H. Griffith, III, MD Vice Dean for Education, UK College of Medicine

  2. UK Match 2016 • Of the graduating seniors, 39% are entering primary care specialties. Primary Care includes Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Medicine-Pediatrics. • Of the graduating seniors, 38% elected to remain at UKMC, and another 2% are staying at programs in Kentucky. • Matched into 25 different specialties.

  3. UK Match 2016 Top specialty choices for UK COM seniors were (listed in decreasing chronological order): • Internal Medicine            • Emergency Medicine                          • Med-Peds • Pediatrics • Anesthesiology   

  4. UK Match 2016 Top specialty choices for UK COM: • General Surgery • Psychiatry • Urology • Family Medicine • OB/GYN  • Vast majority of students interviewed in and matched in the S.E. U.S.

  5. Outcomes of New M.D. Curriculum • In 2012, preclinical curriculum changed from department/discipline-based courses (pharmacology, microbiology, etc.) to multidisciplinary systems-based courses (cardiology, gastrointestinal). • Class of 2016 and 2017 earned the highest United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 1 passing rates and mean scores in the history of the UK COM. • Class of 2016 earned the highest mean USMLE Step 2 score in the history of the UK COM.

  6. 2016 Step 2 Interim Results • UK Mean Score: 246National Mean Score: 241 • UK Pass Rate: 99%National Pass Rate: 96% • Step 2 CS Interim Results are not in, but our pass rate will be ~99%

  7. Curricular Revision

  8. First Year

  9. Second Year

  10. Third Year

  11. Fourth Year

  12. Response to Physician Shortage

  13. Source: Kentucky Health News, 2014.

  14. Primary Care Physician Retirement Source: The Commonwealth of Kentucky Health Care Workforce Capacity Report, May 2013.

  15. M.D. Program Applicant Pool Increased National Interest

  16. M.D. Program Total Enrollment2011 - 2016 17% growth

  17. UKCOM and U.S. MCAT Matriculant AveragesIncreased Class Size without Sacrificing Quality

  18. Other schools producing physicians in Kentucky: *Based on entering 2014 class.

  19. UK COM is quickly becoming the 4th largest provider of students for the Commonwealth.

  20. Center for Health Education and Research

  21. The Medical Center-WKU Health Sciences Complex

  22. Rationale: • KY has a shortage of physicians. • UK COM has a deep applicant pool. • UK COM is at its enrollment capacity on the Lexington campus. • These University partnerships provide the educational space. • These clinical partnerships provide sites for clinical education. • These regional partnerships are the only way that UK COM can greatly expand class size to produce more doctors for KY. • This partnership provides the parameters for expansion possibility. • Details of this implementation will be worked out with faculty, staff, etc. in the coming months to years.

  23. UK CoM Graduates Staying for Residency Training (2011-2015) Graduation Year

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