University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Former names	Medical University of Ohio, Medical College of Ohio, Toledo State College of Medicine,
Type	Public, Medical School
Established	1964
Parent institution	University of Toledo
Dean	Christopher J. Cooper, M.D.
Location	Toledo, OH, USA; 41°37′11″N 83°37′01″W / 41.619722°N 83.616944°W
Website	utoledo.edu/med

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences is a medical school affiliated with the University of Toledo, a public university located in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The College is located on the University of Toledo's Health Science Campus in south Toledo.

History

Founded in 1964 as the Medical College of Ohio (MCO), its first class of medical students began their studies in 1969.^[1]

On March 31, 2006, Ohio Governor Bob Taft signed House Bill 478, which merged the University of Toledo with what was then known as the Medical University of Ohio (MUO), effective July 1, 2006.^[2]^[3]

Upon completion of the merger, the University of Toledo became the third largest member of the University System of Ohio in terms of operating budget, as well as one of only 17 public universities in the United States having colleges of business administration, education, engineering, law, medicine and pharmacy.^[3]^[4]

Academic Affiliation

In 2016, The University of Toledo began an affiliation with Toledo-based health system ProMedica. The partnership establishes a 50-year affiliation between the College and the health system to "attract and retain good medical talent in Toledo."^[5]

Academic and Clinical Departments

Anesthesiology
Biochemistry and Cancer Biology
Dentistry
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Neurology
Neurosciences
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Orthopaedic Surgery
Otolaryngology
Pathology
Pediatrics
Physician Assistant
Physiology and Pharmacology
Psychiatry
Radiation Oncology
Radiology
Surgery
Urology

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Notable alumni

Karin J. Blakemore, medical geneticist
Jerri Nielsen (née Cahill), Antarctic physician

Notes and references

^ "Toledo's medical college reaches golden milestone". The Blade. 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
^ McMillen, William (2006-03-15). "Merger bill passes last legislative hurdle". University of Toledo. Archived from the original on 2006-09-11. Retrieved 2006-07-05.
^ ^a ^b "UT - MUO Merger". University of Toledo. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
^ "History". www.utoledo.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
^ Harris-Taylor, Marlene (2006-03-15). "30 more medical residents ready for work under deal". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2016-06-30.
^ "Departments". www.utoledo.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-30.

External links

[1] "Toledo's medical college reaches golden milestone". The Blade. 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2016-10-10.

[UTNewsMergerBillPasses-2] McMillen, William (2006-03-15). "Merger bill passes last legislative hurdle". University of Toledo. Archived from the original on 2006-09-11. Retrieved 2006-07-05.

[UTMUOmerger-3] "UT - MUO Merger". University of Toledo. 2006-12-18. Retrieved 2008-03-30.

[4] "History". www.utoledo.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-24.

[ToledoBladeProMedicaAffiliationBegins-5] Harris-Taylor, Marlene (2006-03-15). "30 more medical residents ready for work under deal". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2016-06-30.

[6] "Departments". www.utoledo.edu. Retrieved 2017-01-30.

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