The University of Connecticut Health Center is an integrated academic medical center that is involved in three areas: academics, research, and clinical care.
The UConn Health Center is at the center of Bioscience Connecticut, a plan introduced by Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy and approved by the Connecticut General Assembly in 2011.
Based in Farmington, Connecticut – a suburb of the state’s capitol of Hartford – the UConn Health Center is home to the School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, UConn Medical Group, UConn Health Partners, University Dentists and a thriving research enterprise.
With approximately 5,000 employees, the UConn Health Center is closely linked with the University's main campus in Storrs through multiple, cross-campus academic projects.
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