Boston University School of Medicine
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Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of the graduate schools of Boston University
. Founded in 1848, the medical school
holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was subsequently renamed BUSM in 1873. It is notably also the first medical school in the United States to award an M.D. degree to an African-American man and African-American woman in 1864.
As the only medical school located in the South End
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
, BUSM and Boston Medical Center
, its primary teaching hospital, operates the largest 24-hour Level I trauma center in New England, the largest network of regional community health centers, and possesses the most diverse patient base in New England. BUSM is also the home of the world-renowned Framingham Heart Study
- from which all knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors were originally discovered. Notable alumni of the medical school include Marcia Angell
, former editor-in-chief of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine
and the only woman to hold the position in the journal's almost 200 year history, as well as Louis Wade Sullivan
, former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and founder of Morehouse School of Medicine
. Boston University School of Medicine is ranked 34th on the 2010 list of Best Medical Schools by the US News and World Report.
(MD) program. Seven students were enrolled in the MD/PhD
program, and the rest were in some other type of non-traditional MD track. BUSM also offers joint degrees with other Boston University graduate schools, allowing the medical students to earn an MD degree with a Master of Business Administration
(MBA), Master of Public Health
(MPH), or PhD
.
Over 11,000 people applied for admission to BUSM in 2010, and 171 MD students and 7 MD/PhD students were in the entering class, from 37 states and 19 countries. The acceptance rate for the incoming class was 4.3%. Students' ages ranged from 20 to 40.
(1982–present), recipient of the 2008 Science Medal awarded by the University of Bologna
.
Karen H. Antman
(2005–present) professor of medicine, Provost and Dean
Osamu Shimomura
(1982–present) 2008 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Marcia Angell
'67, National Scientist of the Philippines
Fe Del Mundo
'40, angiography pioneer Lawrence Yannuzzi
'64, Physician-in-Chief of the Texas Children's Hospital
Ralph David Feigin '62, and Louis Wade Sullivan
'58, President of the Morehouse School of Medicine
and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Graduates of New England Female College (1848–1873), prior to the 1873 merger with Boston University, include Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1864), the first African-American to receive an M.D. in the United States.
, MS
, and PhD
degrees through its Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS). GMS offers the MA degree in Bioimaging, Clinical Investigation, Medical Sciences, and Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine. An MS degree is available in Biomedical Forensics and Genetic Counseling.
GMS also grants PhD or MD/PhD degrees in the following areas:
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
. Founded in 1848, the medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was subsequently renamed BUSM in 1873. It is notably also the first medical school in the United States to award an M.D. degree to an African-American man and African-American woman in 1864.
As the only medical school located in the South End
South End, Boston, Massachusetts
The South End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.-Geography:The South End lies south of the Back Bay, northwest of South Boston, northeast of Roxbury, north of Dorchester, and southwest of Bay Village...
neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, BUSM and Boston Medical Center
Boston Medical Center
Boston Medical Center is a non-profit 639 licensed-bed medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the formal merger of Boston City Hospital which was the first municipal hospital in the United States and Boston University Medical Center Hospital in July 1996 which was sponsored...
, its primary teaching hospital, operates the largest 24-hour Level I trauma center in New England, the largest network of regional community health centers, and possesses the most diverse patient base in New England. BUSM is also the home of the world-renowned Framingham Heart Study
Framingham Heart Study
The Framingham Heart Study is a long-term, ongoing cardiovascular study on residents of the town of Framingham, Massachusetts. The study began in 1948 with 5,209 adult subjects from Framingham, and is now on its third generation of participants...
- from which all knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors were originally discovered. Notable alumni of the medical school include Marcia Angell
Marcia Angell
Marcia Angell, M.D. is an American physician, author, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine...
, former editor-in-chief of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine
New England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It describes itself as the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.-History:...
and the only woman to hold the position in the journal's almost 200 year history, as well as Louis Wade Sullivan
Louis Wade Sullivan
Louis Wade Sullivan is an American physician and businessman. He served as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President George H. W. Bush and founded the Morehouse School of Medicine....
, former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and founder of Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.-Establishment:Founded originally as a part of Morehouse College in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M. Gloster, with Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. as dean, The School of Medicine at Morehouse College began as a two...
. Boston University School of Medicine is ranked 34th on the 2010 list of Best Medical Schools by the US News and World Report.
History
The New England Female Medical College was the first institution to medically train women, founded in 1848. The institution was reformed and renamed in 1873 when Boston University merged with the New England Female Medical College. Upon the renaming, BUSM continued its progressive tradition of medical education for both men and women, and for all races and ethnicities.Recent class profile
In the autumn of 2010, BUSM's first year medical students were 52% female, and 19% were of an ethnicity that is under-represented in medicine. Out of the 178 matriculated students, 120 are in the traditional Doctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
(MD) program. Seven students were enrolled in the MD/PhD
MD/PhD
MD/PhD refers to an education which includes both the medical training of a physician with the rigor of a scientific researcher . It can refer to the designation given to a person who has graduated from such an education, or an educational program which incorporates both curricula.-Profession:An...
program, and the rest were in some other type of non-traditional MD track. BUSM also offers joint degrees with other Boston University graduate schools, allowing the medical students to earn an MD degree with a Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
(MBA), Master of Public Health
Master of Public Health
The Master of Public Health and the Doctor of Public Health are multi-disciplinary professional degrees awarded for studies in areas related to public health....
(MPH), or PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
.
Over 11,000 people applied for admission to BUSM in 2010, and 171 MD students and 7 MD/PhD students were in the entering class, from 37 states and 19 countries. The acceptance rate for the incoming class was 4.3%. Students' ages ranged from 20 to 40.
Faculty
There are 1,159 faculty members at BU's School of Medicine: 946 full-time and 213 part-time. Notable faculty include Alfred I. TauberAlfred I. Tauber
Alfred I. Tauber , Zoltan Kohn Professor emeritus of Medicine and Professor emeritus of Philosophy at Boston University, is a philosopher and historian of science, who, from 1993 to 2010, served as Director of the Boston University Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University...
(1982–present), recipient of the 2008 Science Medal awarded by the University of Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
.
Karen H. Antman
Karen H. Antman
Karen H. Antman, MD, is Dean of Boston University School of Medicine and Provost of the Boston University Medical CampusDr. Antman developed standards for the treatment of patients receiving chemotherapy including pharmacology, growth factors and mobilization of peripheral blood derived stem cells...
(2005–present) professor of medicine, Provost and Dean
Osamu Shimomura
Osamu Shimomura
is a Japanese organic chemist and marine biologist, and Professor Emeritus at Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts and Boston University Medical School...
(1982–present) 2008 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Alumni
Graduates of the medical school include former editor of the New England Journal of MedicineNew England Journal of Medicine
The New England Journal of Medicine is an English-language peer-reviewed medical journal published by the Massachusetts Medical Society. It describes itself as the oldest continuously published medical journal in the world.-History:...
Marcia Angell
Marcia Angell
Marcia Angell, M.D. is an American physician, author, and the first woman to serve as editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine...
'67, National Scientist of the Philippines
National Scientist of the Philippines
The rank and title of National Scientist of the Philippines is the highest award accorded to Filipino scientists by the Philippine government.The award was created on December 16, 1976 by President Ferdinand Marcos through Presidential Decree Nos. 1003 and 1003-A, which also created the National...
Fe Del Mundo
Fe del Mundo
Fe del Mundo was a Filipino pediatrician. The first woman admitted as a student of the Harvard Medical School, she founded the first pediatric hospital in the Philippines...
'40, angiography pioneer Lawrence Yannuzzi
Lawrence Yannuzzi
Lawrence Yannuzzi is an American physician, ophthalmologist, and vitreo-retinal surgeon who is noted as an internationally recognized retinal specialist.-Early career and family:...
'64, Physician-in-Chief of the Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital
Texas Children's Hospital is a pediatric hospital located in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas.With 639 licensed beds and 465 beds in operation, Texas Children's is the largest children's hospital in the United States and is affiliated with the Baylor College of Medicine as that...
Ralph David Feigin '62, and Louis Wade Sullivan
Louis Wade Sullivan
Louis Wade Sullivan is an American physician and businessman. He served as the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under President George H. W. Bush and founded the Morehouse School of Medicine....
'58, President of the Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine is a medical school in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.-Establishment:Founded originally as a part of Morehouse College in 1975 during the tenure of college president Hugh M. Gloster, with Louis W. Sullivan, M.D. as dean, The School of Medicine at Morehouse College began as a two...
and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Graduates of New England Female College (1848–1873), prior to the 1873 merger with Boston University, include Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1864), the first African-American to receive an M.D. in the United States.
Division of Graduate Medical Sciences
BUSM offers MAMaster of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
, MS
Master of Science
A Master of Science is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is typically studied for in the sciences including the social sciences.-Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay:...
, and PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degrees through its Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS). GMS offers the MA degree in Bioimaging, Clinical Investigation, Medical Sciences, and Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine. An MS degree is available in Biomedical Forensics and Genetic Counseling.
GMS also grants PhD or MD/PhD degrees in the following areas:
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Clinical affiliates
- Boston Medical CenterBoston Medical CenterBoston Medical Center is a non-profit 639 licensed-bed medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the formal merger of Boston City Hospital which was the first municipal hospital in the United States and Boston University Medical Center Hospital in July 1996 which was sponsored...
— Boston, MA - Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center (West Roxbury) — West Roxbury, MA
- Boston Veterans Administration Medical Center (Jamaica Plain) — Jamaica Plain, MA
- Roger Williams Medical CenterRoger Williams Medical CenterThe Roger Williams Medical Center is a teaching hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.-Overview:Founded in 1878, and located in the Smith Hill neighborhood of Providence, RWMC is community owned and governed. It is named after Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island. Since 1997, it has been...
— Providence, RI - Quincy Medical CenterQuincy Medical CenterQuincy Medical Center is a teaching hospital located in Quincy, Massachusetts. It was affiliated with the Boston Medical Center as part of the "Boston Medical Center Alliance for Quality". However, in 2010, the affiliation had changed to Tufts Medical Center....
— Quincy, MA - Bay Ridge Hospital — Lynn, MA
- Beverly Hospital — Beverly, MA
- Bournewood Hospital — Brookline, MA
- Brockton Hospital — Brockton, MA
- Cape Cod HospitalCape Cod HospitalCape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod. The current administration is headed by CEO Michael K. Lauf....
— Hyannis, MA - Carney HospitalCarney HospitalCarney Hospital is a 159-bed community teaching hospital in Dorchester, Massachusetts, affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center. The hospital had its beginnings in 1863 in South Boston. It was the first Catholic hospital in New England. Among its first patients...
— Dorchester, MA - CityLab — a biotechnology learning laboratory located at the Boston University School of Medicine, using inquiry-based methodology and available to middle and high school students, teachers, and groups interested in biotechnologyBiotechnologyBiotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
. It was founded by the NIH (National Institute of Health), SEPA (Science Education Partnership Award), and the Boston University School of Medicine. - Central Maine Medical Center — Lewiston, ME
- Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital — Bedford, MA
- Franciscan Children’s Hospital & Rehab. Center — Brighton, MA
- Harrington Memorial Hospital — Southbridge, MA
- Human Resource Institute — Brookline, MA
- Columbia MetroWest Medical Center — Framingham, MA
- North Shore Children’s Hospital — Salem, MA
- Norwood HospitalNorwood HospitalNorwood Hospital is a hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. It is a member of Caritas Christi Health Care.-External links:*...
— Norwood, MA - Westwood Lodge Hospital — Westwood, MA
See also
- Boston Medical CenterBoston Medical CenterBoston Medical Center is a non-profit 639 licensed-bed medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. It was created by the formal merger of Boston City Hospital which was the first municipal hospital in the United States and Boston University Medical Center Hospital in July 1996 which was sponsored...
- Goldman School of Dental MedicineGoldman School of Dental MedicineThe Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine is the dental school at Boston University. Its curriculum is noted for the Applied Professional Experience Program, which gives students practical experience at a dental practice as part of clinical training. GSDM is also noted for its student and...
- Boston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public HealthBoston University School of Public Health is Boston University's graduate School of Public Health. It is located in the heart of Boston University's Medical Campus in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The Dean is Robert Meenan...
- Boston University Medical CampusBoston University Medical CampusThe Boston University Medical Campus is one of the two campuses of Boston University, the other being the Charles River Campus. The campus is situated in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. In conjunction with the Charles River Campus, BUMC provides the Boston University Shuttle...