Last week, the X站福利所 community gathered to celebrate an important milestone in the construction of the Michael D. Rankin MD Health Education Building. Faculty, staff, learners, and alumni signed a ceremonial beam, marking the progress of a facility designed to transform health education at UK.
During a 鈥渢opping out鈥 ceremony at the end of August, the beam will be placed atop the structure, completing its structural framework and ushering in the next stage of construction.
Slated to open in 2027, the new building will feature modern classrooms, expanded study areas, and space for students to collaborate and connect with peers. For many, the beam signing event reflected not only construction progress but also the promise of a new era in medical education.
鈥淚鈥檓 excited, not only for me, but I鈥檓 excited for the future,鈥 said Aryan Patel, a second-year medical student who signed the beam alongside classmates. 鈥淔uture students are going to have the opportunity to not only do their classroom work, but also learn in a beautiful state-of-the-art facility to study for board exams.鈥
Christine Haddad, another second-year medical student at the event, shared a similar anticipation. 鈥淚 am looking forward to having a new space with bigger study areas and just a place for my friends and me to all be together and learn on this journey and become great physicians,鈥 she said.
The scale of the new building reflects that vision. The UK X站福利所 will occupy 140,000 net square feet in the Michael D. Rankin MD Health Education Building, increasing student enrollment capacity by 44 percent. Across nine floors, the building will house dedicated spaces for education and training, student and faculty community, and college administration.
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If you were unable to attend last week鈥檚 event, but would still like to sign the beam, email medicine.communications@uky.edu to learn about future opportunities.
