Boston University School of Medicine

Boston University
School of Medicine
	Latin: Universitas Bostoniensis
Type	Private
Established	1848; 173 years ago
Parent institution	Boston University
Provost	Karen H. Antman
Dean	Karen H. Antman
Academic staff	1,182
Students	729
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Campus	Urban
Tuition	$58,976 (2018–2019)
Website	http://www.bumc.bu.edu/busm/

Instructional building

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.

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 2019, BUSM's first-year medical students were 48% female, and 14% were of an ethnicity that is under-represented in medicine.^[3] Out of matriculated students, 124 are in the traditional 4-year Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. Average GPA was 3.69. Six 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.

Students matriculating came from 29 states and 19 countries. Average MCAT was 517. Students' ages ranged from 18 to 35.^[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]

Notable alumni[]

Marcia Angell (MD'67), Former editor of the New England Journal of Medicine^[8]
Rebecca Lee Crumpler (MD1864), the first African-American to receive an M.D. in the United States and a graduate of the New England Female College (1848–1873), which merged with Boston University in 1873^[9]
Franklin Ware Mann (MD1880) – pioneering ballistics researcher and inventor of the Mann rest adopted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Aberdeen Proving Ground^[10]
Fe Del Mundo (MS'40), National Scientist of the Philippines^[11]
Ralph David Feigin (MD'62), Current Physician-in-Chief of the Texas Children's Hospital^[12]
I Michael Leitman (MD'85) American surgeon and Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Edward Ross Ritvo (MD'55), autism researcher, Neuropsychiatric Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA^[13]
Louis Wade Sullivan (MD'58), President of the Morehouse School of Medicine and former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services^[14]
Lawrence Yannuzzi (MD'64), angiography pioneer^[15]

Graduate Medical Sciences[]

BUSM offers MA, MS, and PhD degrees through Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS). GMS offers the MA degree in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine. An MS degree is available in Anatomy and Neurobiology - Vesalius Program, Bioimaging, Biomedical Forensics, Biomedical Research Technologies, Clinical Research, Forensic Anthropology, Genetic Counseling. Health Professions Education, Healthcare Emergency Management, Medical Anthropology & Cross Cultural Practice, Medical Sciences, Nutrition and Metabolism, Oral Health Sciences, Pathology Laboratory Sciences, Physician Assistant, and Physiology and Biophysics.

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

Anatomy and Neurobiology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Biochemistry

Biomedical Neuroscience
Biophysics
Cell and Molecular Biology

Microbiology
Molecular Medicine

Clinical affiliates[]

Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center — Boston, MA
— West Roxbury, MA
— Jamaica Plain, MA
Roger Williams Medical Center — Providence, RI
Quincy Medical Center — Quincy, MA
Bay Ridge Hospital — Lynn, MA
— Beverly, MA
— 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
— Brighton, MA
— Southbridge, MA
— Brookline, MA
— Framingham, MA
— Salem, MA
Norwood Hospital — Norwood, MA
— Westwood, MA

In popular culture[]

Boston University School of Medicine and the Boston Medical Center serve as the setting for Robin Cook's bestselling novel Coma as well as the film of the same name directed by Michael Crichton.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ "Best Medical Schools | Research Rankings | Top Medical Schools for Research | US News Best Graduate Schools". Grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
^ "Introduction to BU School of Medicine". Archived from the original on September 8, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2007.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "2019 Entering Class Profile". Bumc.bu.edu. 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
^ "About the BU School of Medicine". Boston University. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
^ "Alfred I. Tauber – Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, Zoltan Kohn Professor Emeritus of Medicine". Boston University Faculty Profiles. Boston University. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ "Karen H. Antman – Provost and Dean". Boston University Faculty Profiles. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ "Osamu Shimomura – Nobel Prize Biography". The Nobel Prize. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ "Marcia Angell – Center for Bioethics". bioethics.hms.harvard.edu. Harvard Medical School. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ "Changing the Face of Medicine – Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumper". Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ Popular Science, November 1921, p. 33
^ 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.
^ Pearce, Jeremy (August 22, 2008). "Ralph D. Feigin, 70, Children's Diseases Book Editor, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ Ritvo, A.R. (2013). "Ritvo, Edward". In Volkmar, Fred R. (ed.). 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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Recipient of the 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind" (PDF). National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
^ "University announces Alumni Award winners | BU Today | Boston University". BU Today. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

External links[]

Coordinates: 42°20′10″N 71°04′22″W / 42.336°N 71.0727°W / 42.336; -71.0727

[1] "Best Medical Schools | Research Rankings | Top Medical Schools for Research | US News Best Graduate Schools". Grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved October 7, 2018.

[2] "Introduction to BU School of Medicine". Archived from the original on September 8, 2006. Retrieved March 16, 2007.

[classprofile-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "2019 Entering Class Profile". Bumc.bu.edu. 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2021.

[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] "Marcia Angell – Center for Bioethics". bioethics.hms.harvard.edu. Harvard Medical School. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[9] "Changing the Face of Medicine – Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumper". Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[10] Popular Science, November 1921, p. 33

[Navarro-11] 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.

[12] Pearce, Jeremy (August 22, 2008). "Ralph D. Feigin, 70, Children's Diseases Book Editor, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[13] Ritvo, A.R. (2013). "Ritvo, Edward". In Volkmar, Fred R. (ed.). 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. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[14] "Louis W. Sullivan, MD, Recipient of the 2008 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Award for Humanitarian Contributions to the Health of Humankind" (PDF). National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[15] "University announces Alumni Award winners | BU Today | Boston University". BU Today. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

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