University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Farmington, Connecticut is home to the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, which is a prestigious medical institution. It began operations in 1961, admitted its first students in 1968, and produced its first graduates four years later in 1972.

Along with the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and John Dempsey Hospital, this educational establishment is a component of the UConn Health system. Additionally, UConn Health is a well-known biomedical research facility that focuses on the study of ageing, genetics, orthopaedics, and neurology and neurosurgery. Research on the regeneration of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) conducted by Dr. Cato Laurencin was recognised by National Geographic as one of the 100 Scientific Discoveries That Changed the World in 2012.

A piece of legislation passed in 1961 by the Connecticut General Assembly led to the establishment of the School of Medicine. As a result of the decision, $2 million will be put aside to be used for the planning and development of medical and dentistry schools for citizens of Connecticut. It wasn't until 1962 that the 106-acre site in Farmington, which is located seven miles west of Hartford, was chosen from among the forty potential possibilities. Dr. Lyman Maynard Stowe was selected to serve as the first dean of the medical school. Unfortunately, Stowe passed away suddenly in 1965, and John Patterson was subsequently appointed to serve in his place. When it first opened its doors in 1968, the medical school was housed in a temporary building because the main building was still being constructed at the time. In 1972, when construction was finally finished, the school also conferred its first class of twenty-nine medical degrees on its graduates. Along with the medical and dental schools, the John Dempsey Hospital, a university hospital with 137 beds and named after the governor who signed the initial legislation, was established in 1975 and admitted its first patient that same year.