Established in 1807, The School of Medicine 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.
World-Class Education, Research and Patient Care
The School of Medicine has more than 2,800 faculty members (full-time, part-time and adjunct); 3,200 administrative, research and clinical staff; and maintains a current enrollment of just over 1,300 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.
A Top-Tier Research Institution
Among all 133 medical schools, the School of Medicine ranks 17th in the Association of American Medical College’s (AAMC) rankings of direct grants and contract expenditures. The School of Medicine is ranked 7th among all 76 public medical schools. In FY11, grants and contracts totaled $486.5 million, an increase of 1.5% over the previous year (and a 12.5% increase over the previous year if you do not include the $25 million in one-time "stimulus" funding for construction and equipment that the government allocated in FY10).
Economic Impact
The combined direct and associated spending for the school and its faculty practice plan was $1.5 billion in FY09, or about five percent of the total state economy. This equates to $24 in revenue generated for every $1 of the general state support.
