LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University has launched two partnerships with the University of Kentucky that give students an inside track to graduate school at the College of Pharmacy and the College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus.<\/p>\n
Transylvania\u2019s Early Assurance Program partnership with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus reserves spots for Transylvania pre-med students at the new northern Kentucky campus.<\/p>\n
Up to three students will receive assured admission to the College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus upon graduation from Transylvania (pending completion of all requirements). Candidates will apply with and be selected by a Transylvania committee for review by the UK College of Medicine. One Transy student has already been accepted to the Northern Kentucky campus through the partnership.<\/p>\n
The Early Assurance Program will also grant students enrichment experiences while at Transylvania. Activities include exposure to hospital and office practice; shadowing and mentoring experiences with physicians; academic advising at Transy; targeted research, seminar and course experiences; MCAT preparation; and a one-week boot camp in northern Kentucky.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese are incredible opportunities for our students to receive Transylvania\u2019s top-ranked liberal arts experience, coupled with a direct pathway to graduate education in medicine and pharmacy,\u201d said Vice President and Dean of the University Laura Bryan. \u201cThey will enjoy the benefits of one-on-one interactions with faculty and personal attention at Transy along with the resources of a research-intensive University of Kentucky.\u201d<\/p>\n
Transylvania\u2019s pre-med graduates have historically shown great success\u2014approximately 90 percent of students Transy has recommended to medical school have been accepted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The partnership with the College of Pharmacy allows students to earn a bachelor\u2019s degree from Transylvania and a Pharm.D. from the University of Kentucky. After completing Transylvania\u2019s general education requirements in three years, students can, upon acceptance, go on to pharmacy school at UK, where they can earn their Pharm.D. in as little as four years. Nine of those credit hours will transfer back to Transylvania, and students will be awarded a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an exciting time to be a pre-health student at Transy,\u201d said Robin Prichard, coordinator of pre-health preparation programs at Transylvania. \u201cThey truly get the best of both worlds, experiencing Transy\u2019s special community and then attending one of the nation\u2019s top pharmacy schools.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014Transylvania University has launched two partnerships with the University of Kentucky that give students an inside track to graduate school at the College of Pharmacy and the College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus. Transylvania\u2019s Early Assurance Program partnership with the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus reserves spots for Transylvania pre-med students at the new northern Kentucky campus. Up to three students will receive assured admission to the College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus upon graduation from Transylvania (pending completion of all requirements). Candidates will apply with and be selected by a Transylvania committee for review by the UK College of Medicine. One Transy student has already been accepted to the Northern Kentucky campus through the partnership. The Early Assurance Program will also grant students enrichment experiences while at Transylvania. Activities include exposure to hospital and office practice; shadowing and mentoring experiences with physicians; academic advising at Transy; targeted research, seminar and course experiences; MCAT preparation; and a one-week boot camp in northern Kentucky. \u201cThese are incredible opportunities for our students to receive Transylvania\u2019s top-ranked liberal arts experience, coupled with a direct pathway to graduate education in medicine and pharmacy,\u201d said Vice President and Dean of the University Laura Bryan. \u201cThey will enjoy the benefits of one-on-one interactions with faculty and personal attention at Transy along with the resources of a research-intensive University of Kentucky.\u201d Transylvania\u2019s pre-med graduates have historically shown great success\u2014approximately 90 percent of students Transy has<\/p>\n