Boston University School of Medicine

The Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) is one of the graduate schools of Boston University. Founded in 1848, the medical school was 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 also the first medical school in the United States to award an M.D. degree to an African-American woman, in 1864.

Boston University
School of Medicine
Latin: Universitas Bostoniensis
TypePrivate
Established1848 (1848)
Parent institution
Boston University
ProvostKaren H. Antman
DeanKaren H. Antman
Academic staff
1,182
Students729
Location
Boston
,
Massachusetts
,
USA
CampusUrban
Tuition$58,976 (2018–2019)
Websitehttp://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/
Instructional building

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, and the largest network of regional community health centers.

BUSM is the home of the 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 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 29th on the 2019 list of Best Medical Schools in the Best Research category by the U.S. News & World Report.[1]

History

The New England Female Medical College was the first institution to medically train women, founded in 1848.[2] The institution was reformed and renamed in 1873 when Boston University merged with the New England Female Medical College.

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.[3] Out of the 178 matriculated students, 120 are in the traditional Doctor of Medicine (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.[3]

People

Notable Faculty

There are 1,159 faculty members at BU's School of Medicine: 946 full-time and 213 part-time.[4] Notable faculty include:

  • Alfred I. Tauber (1982–present), recipient of the 2008 Science Medal awarded by the University of Bologna[5]
  • Karen H. Antman (2005–present), professor of medicine, Provost and Dean[6]
  • Osamu Shimomura (1982–present), 2008 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry[7]
  • J. L. Conel, Emeritus Prof. Anatomy, Boston Univ. Med. Sch., Res. Assoc. in Pathology, Harvard Medical Sch., Children's Hosp. Conel created and published the largest extant dataset (>9 million measures) of microscopic neuroanatomic features of postnatal human cerebral cortex—birth to 6 yrs.[8]

Notable Alumni

Division of Graduate Medical Sciences

BUSM offers MA, MS, and PhD degrees through its Division of Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS). GMS offers the MA degree in Clinical Investigation, Medical Sciences, and Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine. An MS degree is available in Biomedical Forensics, Bioimaging, Forensic Anthropology and Genetic Counseling.

GMS also grants PhD or MD-PhD degrees in the following areas:

Clinical affiliates
Boston Medical Center
  • Boston Medical Center — 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 Center — Providence, RI
  • Quincy Medical Center — Quincy, MA
  • Bay Ridge Hospital — Lynn, MA
  • Beverly Hospital — Beverly, MA
  • Bournewood Hospital — Brookline, MA
  • Brockton Hospital — Brockton, MA
  • Cape Cod Hospital — Hyannis, MA
  • Carney Hospital — 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 biotechnology. 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 Hospital — Norwood, MA
  • Westwood Lodge Hospital — Westwood, MA

See also

References
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  2. "Introduction to BU School of Medicine". Archived from the original on September 8, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
  3. "Class Profile » Admissions » BUMC". Bumc.bu.edu. January 4, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
  4. "About the BU School of Medicine". Boston University. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  5. "Alfred I. Tauber – Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Zoltan Kohn Professor Emeritus of Medicine". Boston University Faculty Profiles. Boston University. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  6. "Karen H. Antman – Provost and Dean". Boston University Faculty Profiles. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  7. "Osamu Shimomura – Nobel Prize Biography". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  8. Conel, J. LeRoy (1939–1967). The Postnatal Development of the Human Cerebral Cortex. Harvard Univ. Press, Cambridge, Mass.CS1 maint: date format (link)
  9. "Marcia Angell – Center for Bioethics". bioethics.hms.harvard.edu. Harvard Medical School. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
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  11. "Changing the Face of Medicine – Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumper". Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  12. Navarro, Mariechel J (2000). National scientists of the Philippines, 1978–1998. Dept. of Science and Technology, National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines. pp. 131–140. ISBN 9712709329.
  13. Pearce, Jeremy (August 22, 2008). "Ralph D. Feigin, 70, Children's Diseases Book Editor, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
  14. Ritvo, A.R. (2013). Volkmar, Fred R. (ed.). "Ritvo, Edward". Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. New York, NY: Springer. pp. 2604–2606. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1871. ISBN 978-1-4419-1698-3. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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