The University Community

The University of Massachusetts Medical School was founded in 1962 by proclamation of the governor and an act of the legislature to meet the health care needs of the residents of the commonwealth. Its basic mission is to serve the people of the commonwealth and beyond through distinction in health sciences education, research, public service and clinical care. The 67-acre campus located in Worcester comprises the School of Medicine, opened in 1970, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, opened in 1979, and the Graduate School of Nursing, opened in 1986. Though still one of the youngest academic health centers in the United States, UMMS has attained national and international recognition for excellence. UMMS ranks second among public medical schools in the Northeast and in the top quarter of all medical schools in the United States in NIH grant support. In 2005, federal and state grants and sponsored awards for research exceeded $175 million.

There are approximately 35 students enrolled in the MD/PHD Program.

Both the Medical School and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences each enroll approximately 400 students.  UMASS Memorial Health Care (UMMHC)    is the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Central Massachusetts’ largest not-for-profit health care delivery system with 1,700 physicians and over 10,000 employees, the comprehensive network of care includes a multi-campus tertiary hospital, owned and affiliated community hospitals, freestanding primary care practices, ambulatory outpatient clinics, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, hospice programs, a rehabilitation group, mental health services and a 700-member faculty group practice. The system includes approximately 1,100 licensed beds in its facilities and oversees almost 60,000 hospital admissions annually.