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Happening at UM School of Medicine

Using Testosterone Gel to Treat Women Recovering from Hip Fractures Provides No Added Benefits, Clinical Trial Finds

Nationally Recognized Emergency Radiologist Tarek Hanna, MD, Named New Chair of Diagnostic Radiology & Nuclear Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine

UMGCCC Researchers Share New Findings on Link Between Lifetime Alcohol Use and Colorectal Cancer and More at AACR 2025

In First-of-Its-Kind Surgery, Rare Spinal Tumor Removed Through Patient’s Eye Socket at University of Maryland Medical Center

UM Medical Alumni Association Honors Maurice Reid ‘99 and Diana Rickard ‘05

New Innovation Alliance Aims to Drive New Med Tech Ventures In Region

While AI Could Be the Game Changer in Predicting Health Outcomes It Should Not Be the Only Method

Faculty Address Future of Federal Research Funding in National Media Panel

Largest Genome-Wide Association Study Uncovers New Drug Targets and Potential Therapies for Osteoarthritis

Unite for Hope: Maryland Half Marathon & 5K Calls on Runners and Walkers to Fuel Cancer Research

Here’s to New Beginnings: UM School of Medicine Celebrates Match Day

$12.75M MPower Grant to Spur Biomedical Tech Advances at 4MLK

Researchers identify “master regulator” gene that could lead to more effective treatment for patients with ovarian cancer

Researchers Reveal Key Brain Differences to Explain Why Ritalin Helps Improve Focus in Some More Than Others

Internationally Recognized Vaccine Expert Dr. Paul Offit to Deliver Graduation Address to the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s 216th Graduating Class

Susan Kinter Named as New President and CEO of the Maryland Medicine Comprehensive Insurance Program

UMSOM Rising Third-Year Medical Students Celebrate Transition to Clinical Care Training at Annual Student Clinician Ceremony

Meningococcal Vaccine Found to be Safe and Effective for Infants in Sub-Saharan Africa

First ever UMSOM "Shark Tank" competition for biomedical research awards $120,000 for innovative faculty projects

In Memoriam: Dr. Joseph S. McLaughlin

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Just the Facts

3.79

Total grants and contracts for our researchers in FY 2021

8th

Among all public medical schools

Ranked bythe AAMC

3.79

Average applicant GPA to the MD Program

Did you Know?

We achieved an historic, first ever pig to human heart transplant in 2022.

Did you Know?

We were the first public medical school in the U.S.

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We were the first to build a teaching hospital and offer a residency program.

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We invented the field of “Shock Trauma.”

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We were the first to discover the relationship between insects and disease.

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We are one of the largest organ transplant centers in the U.S.

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We made vaccine breakthroughs around the world for COVID-19, Ebola, Zika, cholera, MERS/SARS, influenza, malaria and typhoid.

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We were the first to use a drone to deliver a kidney for transplantation.

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We were the first to test a unique RNA COVID-19 vaccine.

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The University of Maryland just has a magic touch when it comes to picking students. Everyone is my class is so warm, wonderful and easy to connect with. Those relationships sustained me through medical school.

Alexis Green, '24 MD Graduate

Events

16May

American College of Surgeons Point Counterpoint Conference 2025 7:30 AM | Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards110 S. Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 We are excited to announce that the 42nd American College of Surgeons Point Counterpoint Conference will take place at the Baltimore Marriot Inner Harbor Camden Yards from May 15-16, 2025.

16May

Annual Dr. Karl L. Prado Physics & Radiobiology Review Course (Day 2) 8:00 AM | Virtual - WebEx Board exam preparation course for senior radiation oncology residents and other healthcare professionals

19May

Master of Public Health Program Spring 2025 Student Poster Session 9:00 AM | SMC Campus Center,621 West Lombard Street, 2nd Floor Elm Ballroom BBaltimore, MD 21201 Master of Public Health Program Spring 2025 Student Poster Session.

20May

Maximizing Your Research with CTRIC 9:00 AM | Zoom Learn how the Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Center (CTRIC) can support your data collection, analysis, and management to maximize your research efforts.

20May

Department of Neurobiology Seminar Series 11:00 AM | Hosick Hall, BRB âDopamine waves support spatiotemporal computations in reinforcement learningâ

21May

Annual Dr. Karl L. Prado Physics & Radiobiology Review Course (Day 3) 8:00 AM | Virtual - WebEx Board exam preparation course for senior radiation oncology residents and other healthcare professionals

21May

Chief Resident Medicine Grand Rounds 12:00 PM | Shock Trauma Auditorium Chief Resident Medicine Grand Rounds

21May

Leading Effective Research Team Meetings 1:00 PM | Zoom This 30-minute session will discuss recommendations for holding effective research meetings that are focused, productive, and engaging all team members.