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This is an old browser. For a better experience, please upgrade your browser or install Google Chrome Frame to better experience our site. Skip to content Skip to search Skip to main menu Skip to footer area Search A-Z | People search | Search All UMMS Additional Resources Alumni Chancellor Commonwealth Medicine Dept. & Centers Human Resources Library MassBiologics -- Search A-Z | People search | Search All UMMS About × About The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) is the commonwealth’s first and only public academic health sciences center, home to three graduate schools. Our mission is to advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research and health care delivery with our clinical partner, UMass Memorial Health Care. About UMMS About About UMMS Administration Resources Community Diversity & Inclusion Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Human Resources Information Technology News & Media Public Safety University Events Around Worcester Careers Chancellor Contact Us Dean/Provost/Executive Deputy Chancellor Prospective Students × Prospective Students UMass Medical School is a special place for learning. Our graduates rank us in the top 1% for student satisfaction among all medical schools, and U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks us as one of the leading medical schools in the nation. We take great pride in helping students to fulfill their potential while advancing the health and well-being of the commonwealth and the world. View the site Prospective Students Education × Education The University of Massachusetts Medical School’s three graduate schools are consistently ranked among the best in the nation. The UMMS educational experience inspires future physicians, researchers and advanced practice nurses to excel in patient care, innovation, discovery, leadership and service. Public Disclosure Education Facts for Prospective & Current Students Schools & Programs School of Medicine MD/PhD Program Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Graduate School of Nursing Graduate Medical Education Continuing Medical Education Student Resources ADA Health & Wellness Global Health Financial Aid Office Registrar Student Life Policies Safety Information Bursar's Office Educational Resources Bookstore Diversity & Inclusion Library Simulation & Experiential Learning Education Overview Admissions School of Medicine Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Graduate School of Nursing Tuition & Fees Financial Aid Research × Research The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) is a world-class research institution with a uniquely collaborative spirit, that consistently produces noteworthy advances in clinical and basic research. With $257 million (FY18) in research funding, UMMS is in the top two percent of all NIH-funded institutions. Research Research Research Overview Partner With Us Clinical Trials Departments and Centers Faculty × Faculty The world-class faculty at the University of Massachusetts Medical School include a Nobel Laureate and many other internationally recognized researchers engaged in cutting-edge science, along with outstanding physicians and nursing professionals who provide the highest quality teaching and clinical care. Faculty Faculty Affairs Faculty Finder Giving × Giving The Office of Advancement is committed to engaging in and building lasting relationships between UMass Medical School, UMass Memorial Health Care and those who support or wish to support our joint enterprise with their gifts, wisdom and time. Together, we are working to advance the health and well-being of the people in the commonwealth and the world through pioneering advances in education, research and health care delivery. Giving Pathways of Promise Alumni Make a gift Office of Advancement Additional Resources Alumni Chancellor Commonwealth Medicine Dept. & Centers Human Resources Library MassBiologics New VA outpatient clinic to be built on UMass Medical School campus in Worcester VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System and UMass Medical School will build a new, community-based outpatient clinic for veterans, projected to open in 2021, on the campus of UMass Medical School in Worcester. Read more ‘Great joy’ as UMass Medical School recognizes medical, biomedical sciences and nursing graduates UMass Medical School awarded 214 degrees at its 46th Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 2, including honorary degrees to keynote speaker Darrell G. Kirch, MD; Susan Coghlin Mailman; and Richard P. Kennedy. Read more UMass Medical School first in New England for primary care The annual U.S. News & World Report rankings of the best graduate schools names UMass Medical School first in all of New England for primary care education. UMMS ranks in the top 10 percent nationwide in primary care by the weekly news magazine in its 2020 edition of the Best Graduate Schools. Read more UMass Medical School recognized with national award for opioid safe-prescribing curriculum UMass Medical School has been selected as one of four recipients of the Association of American Medical Colleges Curricular Innovation Award for its Opioid Safe-prescribing Training Immersion program Read more FDA approves first drug to use RNA interference, based on discoveries made at UMass Medical School The new drug, patisiran, approved Aug. 10 by the FDA, is based on the discovery of RNAi made by Craig Mello, PhD, and Andrew Fire, PhD. It was developed by Alnylam, an RNAi-based drug development company co-founded by Phillip Zamore, PhD. Read more UMassMedTV BaccMD Pathway Program illuminates path to medical school Kevin Enabulele follows brother’s path to UMass Medical School Match Day 2019: Anthony Tran "Grateful" Stay Connected Facebook Twitter You Tube @UMassMedical Cori Bargmann to deliver keynote address at 2020 UMass Medical School Commencement At Commencement on May 31, UMass Medical School will recognize the accomplishments of Cori Bargmann, PhD, head of science at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; Diane Casey Riccio, PhD, and Dan Riccio, committed supporters of UMass Medical School; and Michael P. Angelini, Esq., chairman of the Worcester-based law firm Bowditch. Read more Research Research Dorothy Schafer lab shows gene therapy protection of eyesight in models of multiple sclerosis New research by Dorothy Schafer, PhD, reveals the molecular process in which synaptic connections in the brain are damaged in multiple sclerosis and how it contributes to neurodegenerative symptoms. The paper also shows how gene therapy may be used to preserve neural circuits. Read more hnRNPA2B1: Fueling Antiviral Immunity from the Nucleus Paper Research Program Gain-of-function mutations in the UNC-2/CaV2α channel lead to excitation-dominant synaptic transmission in Caenorhabditis elegans Paper Research Program An order-to-disorder structural switch activates the FoxM1 transcription factor Paper Research Program Nucleic Acid Therapeutics for Neurological Diseases Paper Research Program Education Education BaccMD Pathway Program illuminates path to medical school Third-year School of Medicine student Monica Tawadros came to UMass Medical School by way of the Baccalaureate MD Pathway Program. She is one of 10 students currently enrolled through the program. Learn more about the pathway in this video. Read more Community Community MLK Semester of Service awardees will address local health and education needs Four teams of UMass Medical School students that have been awarded Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service Awards will help improve access to cervical cancer screening, train youth in a lifesaving emergency intervention, integrate medical health records into free medical care and expand tutoring opportunities for high school students. Read more Students Students Student life suite opens at UMass Medical School The new student life suite opened at UMass Medical School with a r...