Research

• $90,234,836 received for biomedical research at the UConn Health Center in fiscal year 2011.
• 451 scientists actively involved in biomedical research at the UConn Health Center.
• 76 patents awarded to UConn Health Center researchers since 1980, representing a range of discoveries from cancer treatments to improved materials for dental braces.
• 4 embryonic stem cell lines created for research endeavors along with a multitude of stem cells created from adult skin cells for research.
• 1,017,000 square feet dedicated to research. The main building covers more than 2.178 million square feet.

Education

• 2,972 men and women have received medical degrees from the UConn School of Medicine since the first class graduated in 1972.
• 1,412 men and women have received dental medicine degrees from the UConn School of Dental Medicine since the first class graduated in 1972.
• 35% of School of Medicine graduates practice in Connecticut today.
• 46% of School of Dental Medicine graduates practice in Connecticut today.
• 600 interns, residents and fellows train each day at hospitals throughout Greater Hartford under the sponsorship of the UConn School of Medicine.
• For 24 years UConn medical students have been providing primary care and counseling to Hartford's homeless at the South Park Inn Medical Clinic.
• 2,988 applications received for 89 positions in the UConn School of Medicine Class of 2015.
• 1,172 applications received for 45 positions in the UConn School of Dental Medicine Class of 2015.

Clinical

• Home to the Farmington Valley's only full-service 24/7 Emergency Department.
• Home to Connecticut's only TomoTherapy radiation oncology system.
• 265,099 outpatient visits to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2011.
• 9,256 patients admitted to John Dempsey Hospital in fiscal year 2011.
• 450 physicians in more than 50 specialties in the UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.
• 535,574 patient visits in fiscal year 2011 to UConn Medical Group, the largest medical practice in Greater Hartford.
• 30,140 patient visits in fiscal year 2011 to the UConn Health Center's Emergency Department.
• 94,908 patient visits in fiscal year 2011 to the UConn School of Dental Medicine clinics.
• 45,593 patient visits provided by the UConn School of Dental Medicine at affiliated community sites in fiscal year 2011.
• 32,000 calls annually to the Poison Control hotline at the UConn Health Center from individuals and health care providers.
• For 54 years the Connecticut Poison Control Center at the UConn Health Center has provided lifesaving treatment advice for the people of Connecticut and their health care providers.
• 72 UConn Health Center physicians included in the 2011 Best Doctors list as published by Hartford Magazine.

Miscellaneous

• 22.9% of the Health Center's total fiscal year 2011 expenses provided by the State. The remainder comes from research grants, philanthropy and patient care revenues.
• 5,435 people employed by the UConn Health Center.
• 475 volunteers currently contributing their time at the UConn Health Center.
• 1,247,164 visits to the Health Center's Lyman Maynard Stowe Library – 1,054,906 virtual visits from homes or offices, and 192,258 in person.
• $7.3 million in uncompensated dental care provided during fiscal year 2011 by the School of Dental Medicine.
• 24,000 miles pedaled by UConn medical students in the annual "Coast to Coast for a Cure" cross-country bike trek to raise money for Lea's Foundation for Leukemia Research.

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