Dr. Harrison C. Spencer, dean of the London School of Hygiene
& Tropical Medicine, and Dr. James W. Holsinger Jr., chancellor of the UK Chandler
Medical Center, today signed an agreement that will allow the two schools to collaborate
on research and education programs.
See related story in the March 27, 1999,
edition of the Lexington
Herald-Leader.
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LEXINGTON, KY (March 26, 1999) – The
University of Kentucky School of Public Health and the London School of Hygiene &
Tropical Medicine today signed an international agreement that will allow the two schools
to collaborate on research and education programs in public health, international health
and tropical medicine. "This partnership not only will allow the University of
Kentucky Chandler Medical Center to share a research agenda and training opportunities,
but will help the institution reach its goal of becoming a top 20 academic medical
center," said James W. Holsinger Jr., M.D., Ph.D., chancellor of the UK Chandler
Medical Center.
The agreement will allow the two schools to:
- Promote the development of collaborative joint research projects. The research agenda
might include looking at how to improve surgical procedures and outcomes, how health care
is delivered, and how to treat emerging infectious, chronic and tropical diseases.
- Promote joint courses of study and educational exchanges for faculty and students.
"We are very excited about this new partnership, and look forward to a long and
fruitful collaboration with our colleagues at the University of Kentucky," said
Harrison C. Spencer, M.D., M.P.H., dean of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical
Medicine.
The UK Chandler Medical Center is one of the few academic health centers composed of
all six schools of the health professions.
Probably the oldest school of public health in the world, the London School of Hygiene
& Tropical Medicine is Britain’s national school of public health. UK is the only
university in the United States affiliated with the London School of Hygiene &
Tropical Medicine.
"For the University of Kentucky to form a partnership with one of the oldest
Schools of Public Health in the world shows the UK School of Public Health will be able to
collaborate internationally in health education and research," said F. Douglas
Scutchfield, M.D., acting director for the UK School of Public Health.
"The cutting-edge research being done by the London School of Hygiene &
Tropical Medicine will further spur the research at our school of public
health."
By Betsy Hall |
