Program of Study
Graduate Programs
The Graduate School is the largest of the schools at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), enrolling almost 1,000 students. It offers the MS and PhD degrees and, in conjunction with the professional schools, the opportunity to complete joint degrees including the MD/PhD, PharmD/PhD and the DDS/PhD. Over 300 graduate students are currently pursuing studies in the School of Medicine graduate programs.
PhD students in the School of Medicine are generally provided financial support for the entire course of their studies. This support comes in the form of Graduate Research Assistantships (stipend, tuition remission, and health insurance), provided by the Graduate School and/or by the School of Medicine, during the initial years of study. When a student begins dissertation research, he/she is supported by the research funds of his/her mentor. In recent years research funding to all schools has increased dramatically, with major support coming from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Veteran's Affairs, various agencies of the state of Maryland and the private sector.
The Graduate School at UMB is part of the University of Maryland Graduate School, Baltimore (UMGSB). The UMGSB governs the graduate programs located at UMB and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) campuses, bearing primary responsibility for approval of new courses and programs and admission of faculty to graduate faculty status. An advantage of this linkage is increased access for UMB students to academic research and student life resources at UMBC.
In addition to its degree-granting programs, the Graduate School, in collaboration with the campus office of Student Services, sponsors a Writing Center. It also offers programs in the responsible conduct of research and a survival skills seminar series. The latter aims to provide professional enrichment and addresses topics such as giving good oral presentations, grant writing and mentor selection. These offerings are open to all students (and faculty) on campus.
Students also participate in the governing of the Graduate School through the Graduate Student Association (GSA), a student-run organization represented by several degree programs on campus. The GSA coordinates a variety of services and programs that address the specific professional and social needs of graduate students.
The Graduate School is also a key partner in PROMISE, Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, the alliance of the three public research universities in Maryland, dedicated to increasing the number and diversity of PhD graduates in the sciences and engineering who go on to academic careers. PROMISE uniquely serves the needs of graduate students across the three campuses through activities that range from retreats, seminars, and conferences, to informal discussions during breakfast. The services and programs of PROMISE are open to most graduate students who are seeking or interested in obtaining a PhD, regardless of discipline.
The following graduate programs are offered on the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus:
| Anatomy and Neurobiology | PhD |
| Biochemistry* | MS PhD |
| Biomedical Sciences - Dental School | MS |
| Dental Hygiene | MS |
| Epidemiology | PhD |
| Gerontology* | PhD |
| Human Genetics | MS PhD |
| Marine-Estuarine-Environmental Sciences* | MS PhD |
| Medical and Research Technology | MS |
| Microbiology and Immunology | PhD |
| Molecular and Cell Biology* | PhD |
| Neuroscience and Cognitive Science* | PhD |
| Nursing | MS PhD |
| Oral and Experimental Pathology | MS PhD |
| Pathology | MS PhD |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | PhD |
| Pharmaceutical Health Services Research | PhD |
| Physical Rehabilitation Science | PhD |
| Physiology | MS PhD |
| Preventive Medicine | MS |
| Social Work | PhD |
| Toxicology* | MS PhD |
| *Interdisciplinary programs | |
Interdisciplinary programs, involving multiple departments on the Baltimore campus or departments on several of the campuses of the University System of Maryland, are becoming increasingly important to the Graduate School. Such programs make efficient use of resources while allowing the school to move quickly into emerging research areas of national importance.
Graduate School applications and catalogs can be obtained by contacting:
Graduate Enrollment Affairs
515 West Lombard Street, Room 208
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 706-7131
gradinfo@umaryland.edu
A wide variety of information on the Graduate School, including catalog and application information, can be accessed via the Graduate School web page: http://graduate.umaryland.edu.
Residencies and Fellowships
The Office of Graduate and Continuing Medical Education assists the University of Maryland Medical System in providing collaborative oversight of postgraduate residency education programs. Activities of the office include providing administrative support for the National Residency Matching Program, providing professional and staff support for oversight of Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-approved programs, and developing residency curricula.
Graduate medical education training for residents and fellows is offered in a variety of clinical sites. The majority of clinical training occurs at the University of Maryland Medical Center, the Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Mercy Medical Center. A network of affiliated community hospitals and ambulatory care centers with significant commitment to the importance of a teaching environment provides much of the variety and depth offered to residents and fellows.
Programs are accredited by the ACGME, comprised of the following member organizations: American Board of Medical Specialties, American Hospital Association, American Medical Association, Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council of Medical Specialty Societies.
Residency positions are filled through the National Residency Matching Program. Participating in the match are the following programs: preliminary programs in medicine and surgery; categorical programs in diagnostic radiology, emergency medicine, family practice, general surgery, internal medicine, combined program in internal medicine/pediatrics, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, orthopaedic surgery, pathology, pediatrics, combined program in pediatrics/emergency medicine and psychiatry; advanced programs in anesthesiology, diagnostic radiology and radiation oncology.
Resident and/or fellowship positions are available in the ACGME-approved specialty and subspecialty areas lisred below and are sponsored by the University of Maryland Medical System. Programs identified with an (*) are currently approved University of Maryland Fellowship programs and are not currently overseen by the ACGME. For information on new programs or additional postgraduate training opportunities, please contact the individual departments or the ACGME directly.
Department of Anesthesiology: anesthesiology, critical care, pain management, OB anesthesia*, cardiothoracic anesthesia*
Department of Dermatology dermatology
Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine diagnostic radiology, vascular and interventional radiology, neuroradiology, nuclear radiology and nuclear medicine
Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine preventive medicine
Department of Family Medicine family practice, sports medicine
Department of Medicine internal medicine, cardiolovascular disease, interventional cardiology, clinical cardiac electrophysiology, endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, hematology/oncology, infectious diseases, nephrology, nephrology/renal transplant*, pulmonary disease and critical care medicine, rheumatology, combined program in internal medicine/ pediatrics, combined program in internal medicine/emergency medicine
Department of Neurology neurology, clinical neurophysiology, EEG/epilepsy*, movement disorders*
Department of Neurosurgery neurological surgery
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences obstetrics and gynecology, maternal fetal medicine*
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences ophthalmology, glaucoma*, retina ophthalmology*
Department of Orthopaedics orthopaedic surgery, trauma orthopaedics
Department of Pathology pathology, anatomic and clinical pathology, cytopathology
Department of Pediatrics pediatrics, behavioral and developmental pediatrics, critical care, endocrinology, infectious diseases, neonatology-perinatology, combined programs in internal medicine/pediatrics and pediatrics/emergency medicine and pediatric medicine
Department of Psychiatry psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, forensic psychiatry
Department of Radiation Oncology radiation oncology
Department of Surgery general surgery, endoscopy*, otorhinolaryngology, thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, urology, emergency medicine, pediatric surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, vascular surgery, surgical critical care and combined program in pediatrics/emergency medicine, critical care/emergency medicine*, transplant*
Correspondence, applications and residency inquiries should be addressed to the chairperson of the respective department or program in care of:
University of Maryland Medical System
22 South Greene Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Continuing Medical Education
The University of Maryland School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME and provides a wide array of continuing medical education (CME) activities. These educational activities assist physicians in the maintenance and enhancement of their clinical competence in order to promote high quality health care for the citizens of Maryland and elsewhere. To assure clinical relevance, activities are designed on the basis of identified educational needs of practicing physicians.
CME offerings consist of courses (one-half to five days in length), "hands on" workshops, enduring materials (including self-study programs), and a complex array of clinical departmental and division rounds and conferences. Opportunities for interaction between attendees and presenters are part of all CME activities where possible.
The CME program is administered by the associate dean for Graduate and Continuing Medical Education and a full-time staff, with the assistance of a faculty advisory committee. For further information please contact:
Office of Graduate and Continuing Medical Education
University of Maryland School of Medicine
655 West Baltimore Street, Room 14-015
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 706-3956
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