By Audrey KirbyUniversity of KentuckyA countdown echoed through the speakers of Newport Aquarium’s Riverside Room. Kenny Spear and his medical school classmates anxiously awaited the momen
When the inaugural class of the UK College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus was applying to medical school, the campus space wasn't even finalized. But after taking that "leap of faith" in the new campus, those 30 students are set to receive their medical degrees this Saturday as part of the college's largest-ever graduating class.
Last week, the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus opened a basic-needs clinic held in the newly remodeled Emergency Shelter of Northern Kentucky. The clinic is known as CCRU (Compassionate Care Reaching yoU, pronounced “crew”), a meaningful name given by the students leading the program to reflect their true mission.