University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center

University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
Motto	Juncta Juvant ("Strength in Unity")
Established	1819
Type	Public (state university)
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Campus	Urban
Website	http://health.uc.edu/

The University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center is a healthcare center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a major source of education, medical care, and research in Greater Cincinnati training health care professionals and providing research and patient care. The Academic Health Center (AHC) consists of multiple University of Cincinnati colleges that are listed below, Hoxworth Blood Center, UC Barrett Cancer Institute, and the programs and institutes at the Reading Campus. The AHC also has strong ties to UC Health, which includes University Hospital, West Chester Hospital, and University of Cincinnati Physicians. The academic health center concept originated with physician Daniel Drake, who founded the Medical College of Ohio, which is the precursor of the UC College of Medicine, in 1819.

History

For most of its history a municipally owned college, in July 1977 the University of Cincinnati joined Ohio's higher education system. In 1982 its teaching hospital, known as the General Hospital and in its present location since 1915, was renamed the University of Cincinnati Hospital, and later changed its name to its current name, University Hospital. In 2003 the name was changed from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center to the AHC and in 2010 became an integral part of UC Health.

The Academic Health Center's national reputation for biomedical research^{[citation needed]} includes development of the first live, attenuated polio vaccine by Albert Sabin, MD, who worked on the project at both UC and the affiliated Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, as well as definitive studies of the health effects of lead in children and development of the popular antihistamine Benadryl by George Rieveschl, PhD, who was working in the UC chemistry department during the time of his discovery.

Part of the University of Cincinnati, the Academic Health Center comprises several institutions:

• College of Allied Health Sciences
• College of Medicine
• College of Nursing
• Winkle College of Pharmacy
• Hoxworth Blood Center
• Cincinnati Diabetes and Obesity Center
• Metabolic Diseases Institute
• UC Cancer Institute
• UC Neuroscience Institute
• UC Cardiovascular Institute
• UC Diabetes and Endocrinology Institute

UC Health

Established in 2009 after the demise of the Health Alliance.

The flagship hospital is University Hospital, but UC Health also includes the West Chester Hospital, UC Health Surgical Hospital, and University of Cincinnati Physicians. Additionally, it also includes the following College of Medicine institutes: UC Cancer Institute, UC Cardiovascular Institute, UC Neuroscience Institute, and the UC Diabetes and Endocrinology Institute

Partners and affiliates

• Christ Hospital
• Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
• Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center
• Jewish Hospital
• Lindner Center for HOPE
• Mayfield Clinic
• Shriners Hospitals for Children—Cincinnati

Facilities

Over the years the College of Medicine and Academic Health Center have grown into a large complex with several buildings, research labs, and patient care facilities.

CARE/Crawley building on the University of Cincinnati's Medical campus

• Barrett Center
• CARE/Crawley Building
• Cardiovascular Research Center
• French East Building
• Health Sciences Library
• Health Professions Building
• Hoxworth Blood Center
• Kettering Laboratory Complex
• Logan Hall
• Marriott Kingsgate Conference Center
• Medical Sciences Building
• Proctor Hall
• University Hall
• Vontz Center for Molecular Studies
• Wherry Hall

College of Allied Health Sciences

University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences
Established	1998
Dean	Elizabeth C. King, PhD
Location	Cincinnati
Website	http://cahs.uc.edu/

The College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) provides education for allied health and health science professionals. CAHS became a college at the University of Cincinnati in March 1998. Its programs originated from various colleges at UC.

Majors and programs

• Doctoral
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
    • Audiology
  • Physical Therapy
• Master's
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
    • Speech-language Pathology
  • Genetic Counseling
  • Health Administration (in conjunction with the College of Medicine and the Lindner College of Business)
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Transfusion and Transplantation Services
• Bachelor's
  • Advanced Medical Imaging Technology
  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Clinical Laboratory Science - Distance Learning
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders
  • Dietetics
  • Food and Nutrition
    • Concentration in Exercise Science
    • Concentration in Pre-Medicine
  • Health Information Management - Distance Learning
  • Health Sciences
    • Sports and Biomechanics Concentration
    • Exercise Science Concentration
• Certificate
  • Clinical Laboratory Science
  • Dietetics

School of Social Work

• Social Work

College of Medicine

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Established	1819
Dean	Thomas Boat, MD
Location	Cincinnati
Website	http://med.uc.edu/

The Vontz Center for Molecular Studies, designed and built by Frank Gehry in collaboration with BHDP Architecture, houses research facilities for several departments, including neurology.

The College of Medicine was established in 1819 as the Medical College of Ohio by Daniel Drake. It became a part of the University of Cincinnati in 1896 and is considered the oldest medical college west of the Allegheny Mountains.^{[citation needed]} It is the second oldest public college of medicine in the United States.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1950s, Albert Sabin developed the live Polio vaccine at the College of Medicine. Other accomplishments include the development of the Heart-Lung machine, the Fogarty Heart Catheter, the antihistamine Benadryl, and the Clark oxygen electrode. UC also established the first residency program in emergency medicine. The college also is noted for its neurosurgical research into degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, led by Dr. Raj Narajan, M.D., head of neurosurgery there.

In addition to the traditional medical school application pathways, UC offers a dual-admissions program known as Connections to high school students applying for undergraduate studies at the University of Cincinnati where students are guaranteed admission to the school granted they maintain the required GPA and MCAT score.

Departments

Anesthesia Cancer and Cell Biology Dermatology Emergency Medicine Environmental Health Family and Community Medicine Internal Medicine Medical Education Molecular and Cellular Physiology Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology Neurology Neurosurgery Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ophthalmology Orthopedic Surgery Otolaryngology-Head, and Neck Surgery Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Pediatrics Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Psychiatry Public Health Sciences Radiology Radiation Oncology Surgery

Degree Options

Medical Doctor Combined/Dual Degrees MD/PhD (Physician-Scientist Training Program) MD/MBA Program MD/MS in Nutrition Dual Degree Program Early Medical School Acceptance BS/MD (Connections Dual Admissions) ROSE (Research, Observation, Service, Education) Internship Certificate Programs Clinical & Translational Research (Environmental Health) Hazardous Substances

Graduate Degrees (PhD, MS, MPH) Biomedical Sciences Flex Option (PhD) Biostatistics - Environmental Health (MS, PhD) Cancer and Cell Biology (PhD) Clinical and Translational Research (MS) Epidemiology (MS, PhD) Genetic Counseling (MS) Immunobiology (MS, PhD) Industrial Hygiene (MS, PhD) Molecular and Developmental Biology (PhD) Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Microbiology (MS, PhD) Molecular, Cellular and Biochemical Pharmacology (PhD)

Graduate Degrees (PhD, MS, MPH) contd. Neuroscience/Medical Sciences Scholars Interdisciplinary (PhD) Occupational Medicine (MS) Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (MS, PhD) Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine (PhD) Physiology (MS) Public Health (MS) Radiological Sciences/Medical Physics (MS) Systems Biology and Physiology (PhD) Toxicology (MD, PhD)

Centers of Excellence

• UC Cancer Institute
• UC Neuroscience Institute
• UC Cardiovascular Institute
• UC Diabetes and Endocrinology Institute

Rankings

The 2011 US News and World Report has ranked UC the 42nd best medical school nationally in research and 67th in primary care. Additionally, UC medical school has the 3rd best pediatrics program in the country according to the same report.

College of Nursing

University of Cincinnati College of Nursing
Established	1889
Dean	Andrea R. Lindell, RN, DNSc
Location	Cincinnati
Website	http://nursing.uc.edu/

Established in 1889, the College of Nursing was the first school to offer a baccalaureate degree in nursing in 1916. In 1942, the college became a charter member of the National League for Nursing. In 2002 the college was the first nursing school to offer cooperative education in addition to clinical time and in 2010 began a DNP program to meet growing need in the field. In additioan to the colleges long history, some recent success include awarding over $1 million in scholarships and graduate assistantship stipends for the 2008 – 2009 academic year, ranking in the top 10% of US nursing programs according the US News & World Report, receiving over $2.6 million in extramural research awards during the 2009 fiscal year, and developing partnerships with over 300 clinical sites in order to provide students flexibility and diversity in clinical experiences.

In 1982, the college was one of eleven nursing schools that received the Robert Wood Johnson Teaching Nursing Home Project Grant. In 1987, IBM chose the college as one of fifteen to develop computer assisted interactive video for health sciences. A nursing doctoral program and nurse anesthesia master's program were established in 1990. In 1992, the college established a joint master's degree (MSN/MBA) with UC's Lindner College of Business.

Proctor hall (home of the College of Nursing) is currently undergoing a $5 million external renovation set for completions in fall 2011.

Centers

• Aging with Dignity
• Wedbush Centre
• CATER
• Nightingale Awards
• Institute for Nursing Research and Scholarship

James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy

University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy
Established	1850
Dean	William Fant, PharmD, (interim)
Location	Cincinnati
Website	http://pharmacy.uc.edu/

Located in the Health Professions Building on the University of Cincinnati medical campus, the Winkle College of Pharmacy is one of the oldest pharmacy colleges in the United States, in particular, the oldest one west of the Allegheny Mountains. It offers PharmD, MS, and PhD degrees. Its graduates have a 100% placement rate prior to graduation.

History

Founded in 1850 as the Cincinnati College of Pharmacy, it was the first pharmacy school west of the Alleghenies. In 1954, the college affiliated with the University of Cincinnati. The college was renamed the James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy on June 6, 2007, in honor of a $10 million pledge given by the alumnus.

Programs

The college offers multiple kinds of programs, including Masters, PhD, and PharmD.

Doctor of Pharmacy Degree The Doctor of Pharmacy Degree is the only entry-level professional degree offered by the College. The Doctor of Pharmacy Degree is fully accredited by The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Graduates of this program are eligible to take the national licensure examination (NAPLEX).

• The six-year Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum is divided into the following:
  • Two years of Pre-Pharmacy Education
  • Four years of Professional Pharmacy Education

Full Time MS/PHD Programs

• Pharmaceutics
  • Research topics include: drug delivery; drug metabolism; evaluation of cosmetic products; mathematical models; molecular pharmaceutics; percutaneous absorption; pharmacokinetics; rational design of nanocarriers; transport; skin and hair measurements.
• Pharmacology
  • Research topics include: acetylcholine; hormone-responsive cancer; MDMA; neuroendocrinology; neuropharmacology; neurotoxicity; osteopontin; pituitary hormones; tumor growth/metastasis/progression; renal pharmacology.
• Social & Administrative Sciences
  • • Research topics include: drug safety and pharmacovigilance; drug utilization review; facility design; health outcomes in Alzheimer's disease, geriatrics, and transplant; pharmacoeconomics; pharmacoepidemiology.

Part Time MS Evening Programs

• Drug Development
  • Special, non-traditional degree program targeting professionals in pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.

Part Time MS Distance Learning Programs

• Cosmetic Science
  • On-line degree program focusing on design, evaluation, and control of cosmetic products.

External links

• UC Academic Health Center
• UC Health News

College of Allied Health Sciences

• UC College of Allied Health Sciences official site

College of Medicine

• UC College of Medicine official site
• Vontz Center for Molecular Studies

College of Nursing

• UC College of Nursing official site

James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy

• UC James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy official site