The Louisville Medical Institute was a medical school founded in 1837 in
Louisville, Kentucky
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. It would be merged with two other colleges into the
University of Louisville
The University of Louisville (UofL) is a public research university in Louisville, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky state university system. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one o ...
in 1846 and is considered the ancestor of the university's present day medical school.
The LMI was begun due to a faculty rivalry at
Lexington's Transylvania University medical school, and was established by three defectors, most notably Charles Caldwell. Many of its faculty were among the best doctors in the region, and the school grew quickly, drawing students from Kentucky and several other states. The city of Louisville built the school a new building located at the present day intersection of 8th and Chestnut Streets.
In 1846, the Kentucky General Assembly merged the LMI, along with rival medical school the Louisville Collegiate Institute and a newly created law school, into the University of Louisville.
References
* Encyclopedia of Louisville, p 561.
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Defunct schools in Louisville, Kentucky
University of Louisville
Educational institutions established in 1837
1837 establishments in Kentucky
Educational institutions disestablished in 1846
1846 disestablishments in Kentucky
Medical schools in Kentucky