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UMass Chan Medical School

Top 10% for primary care education
Top 1% for student satisfaction
$400M annual research expenditures

UMass Chan Medical School Campus Profile

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UMass Chan Medical School is a nationally ranked medical school and internationally renowned research institution dedicated to the advancement of human health.

The լ�� Chan Medical School, the state’s first and only public medical school, is a world-class health sciences campus renowned for the quality and scope of its medical research and education.

UMass Chan Medical School at a Glance

Perennially ranked in the top 10 percent for primary care education by U.S. լ�� & World Report, UMass Chan Medical School advances the health and well-being of the people of the Commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research and health care delivery.

Student Satisfaction

Located 45 minutes west of Boston in the second-largest city in New England, UMass Chan offers rigorous health sciences programs in three graduate schools: the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. Its School of Medicine is ranked in the top one percent nationally for student satisfaction.

World-Leading Discovery

Boasting some of the world's leading scientific minds, UMass Chan Medical School's faculty includes a Nobel Laureate, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators and a Breakthrough Prize winner. UMass Chan is a globally recognized leader in biomedical research, with its researchers making pivotal advances in the fight against HIV, cancer, diabetes, ALS and infectious diseases, and its campus hosting an institute for rare diseases research and an RNA Therapeutics Institute.

Funded Research

UMass Chan Medical School's relentless commitment to discovery is supported by nearly $400 million each year in external research funding. UMass Chan ranks 14th nationally among public medical schools for funding from the National Institutes of Health, according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.

Total Research & Development Expenditures

The UMass Chan Medical School campus remains committed to research growth, with R&D expenditures approaching $400 million.

Fiscal year expenditures

3,000+

faculty in research and clinical care

$146M

in licensing revenue in FY 2018

$20M

in private sector funding in FY 2018

700+

worldwide patents and applications

From clinical excellence to groundbreaking discovery, UMass Chan Medical School is revolutionizing the medical landscape.

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A Career in Medicine

UMass Chan Medical School includes the T.H. Chan School of Medicine, the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing and the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. A world-class education from UMass Chan Medical School prepares students for a rewarding career in medicine that enriches the lives of others.

Cutting-Edge Medical Research

UMass Chan Medical School is home to some of medicine's preeminent researchers. Working closely together in a uniquely collaborative environment, they seek to identify and develop solutions to devastating ailments ranging from heart disease to ALS. Their efforts have the potential to create a better future for all.

I love UMass Chan Medical School's holistic approach to education. The faculty at UMass Chan strive to educate the whole person and encourage students to be actively engaged in the community, both on and off campus.”

Camilla Yu, MD UMass Chan Medical School, Class of 2018

I have been working at UMass Chan Medical School since I started as a postdoctoral fellow in 1993. What keeps me at UMass Chan Medical School is the opportunity to grow in the institution, the care given to my research work and the success of our department and division chiefs.”

Yunsheng Ma MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine

It was important for me to study where innovation was celebrated and progress in translational medicine was the goal. It became quite clear that UMass Chan Medical School was the right place for me.”

Philip Feinberg UMass Chan Medical School student

If you are looking for a top-notch medical education at a world-class institution with a great sense of community where you are taught and trained by leading minds in their respective fields, then UMass Chan is the place for you!”

Michael Noujaim, MD UMass Chan Medical School, Class of 2020

I really like the extraordinary network of collaboration between faculty, staff and medical students. Whether it is as a clinical site host, as a guest lecturer, mock interviewer, or a mentor to a Medical Scholar, everyone seems to be invested in creating an environment for others to succeed.”

Paul Charles Project Coordinator in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine Office of Admissions

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