We’re the single largest source of future physicians and surgeons for the state of Connecticut. Most of our medical students come from Connecticut, so after they finished their training, they likely will stay or return to the state to serve citizens of Connecticut. — Dr. Bruce T. Liang, dean, UConn School of Medicine
Encounter a physician or dentist in Connecticut and there’s a good chance he or she was UConn-trained. The medical, dental, and graduate schools at UConn Health have been supplying the state with physicians and surgeons, dentists, biomedical researchers, and masters of public health for five decades, and represent Connecticut’s No. 1 source of professionals in these health care disciplines.
More than 50% of all of the practicing dentists in Connecticut are graduates of our program. And that increases each year. — Dr. Steven Lepowsky, dean, UConn School of Dental Medicine
The latest UConn Health Pulse podcast features Dr. Bruce T. Liang, dean of the UConn School of Medicine and UConn Health’s interim CEO and executive vice president for health affairs, and Dr. Steven Lepowsky, dean of the UConn School of Dental Medicine. The deans explain the role of the medical, dental, and graduate schools in preparing and producing generations of professionals to maintain Connecticut’s health care workforce.
