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The School of Medicine, established in 1807, is the first public and the fifth oldest medical school in the United States, and the first to institute a residency training program. The School of Medicine was the founding school of the University of Maryland and today is an integral part of the 11-campus University System of Maryland. On the University of Maryland’s Baltimore campus, the School of Medicine serves as the anchor for a large academic health center which aims to provide the best medical education, conduct the most innovative biomedical research and provide the best patient care and community service to Maryland and beyond. While its tradition of excellence remains constant, the School of Medicine and its reputation for academic achievement continue to grow.
The School of Medicine has 2,685 faculty members (full-, part-time and adjunct), 2,500 full-time administrative, research and clinical staff, and maintains a current enrollment of 1,270 medical, graduate and allied health students. The School of Medicine and its clinical partner, the University of Maryland Medical Center, educate and train over half of the state of Maryland’s medical professionals; continuing education programs serve more than 5,000 physicians and other health professionals annually.
The School of Medicine ranks 18th among all 131 private and public American medical schools in research grants and contracts and 6th among public medical schools (AAMC, 2008), and last year generated over $425 million in research funding.
The combined direct and associated spending for the school and its faculty practice plan last year was $1.5 billion, or about five percent of the total state economy. This equates to $22 in revenue generated for every $1 of the general state support.
The current dean is E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA.
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Our students are our prized asset and our dedicated faculty takes great joy and pride in helping each and every one of them develop into our future colleagues in the profession of medicine.
Through innovative identification, recruitment and development programs, the School of Medicine has become recognized for the rich diversity of its student body. The Committee on Admissions has the daunting yet important job of selecting an outstanding entering freshman class each year from a bright, dedicated and diverse pool of applicants.
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The University of Maryland School of Medicine is one of the country's fastest growing research institutions. Our rich tradition of research support from the National Institutes of Health and other federal agencies,as well as from leading philanthropic sources such as the Gates Foundation, has led to research grants and contracts totaling $377 million in FY08. We rank:
- 19th among all 129 US medical schools in research grant and contract expenditures (AAMC)
- 7th among 76 public US medical schools in research grant and contract expenditures (AAMC)
In partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center, University Physicians, Inc., and the VA Maryland Healthcare System, the School of Medicine serves as the foundation for a world-class academic health center.
Our physicians accommodate more than 600,000 patient visits per year in Maryland alone. In the fight against infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and typhoid, the School of Medicine has established treatment facilities in South America, Africa and in developing countries around the world
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