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Georgetown College and the University of Kentucky’s medical school have announced a new partnership to prepare minority students for careers in medicine. Under the partnership, Georgetown will begin identifying talented minority students in middle school, providing them support and access to professionals in the medical field who can serve as inspiration and mentors. The goal is to produce two Georgetown graduates each year who qualify for and earn admission to UK’s medical school. UK will provide financial assistance to help the students further their education after they graduate from Georgetown.

From “Partnership to groom minority med students” in the Lexington Herald-Leader, by Art Jester:

Jay Perman, dean of the UK College of Medicine, said that UK and Georgetown have created a “model of collaboration between two higher-education institutions.”

“Our hope is to motivate students to pursue a medical career before they start high school so they can begin to prepare for their medical education early by taking all of the appropriate courses,” he said. “But more importantly, our hope is to inspire them and equip them with the skills needed to make their dream of a medical career a reality.”

William H. Crouch Jr., president of Georgetown College, said the partnership with UK will be a “new ray of hope” to minority students who might dismiss their medical ambitions because of the high cost of education.

“Their focus can be on learning, not anxiety over finances,” Crouch said.

This partnership is the latest in a series of Georgetown College efforts to increase the diversity of the college’s student body under the leadership of President Crouch.