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  • Chancellor Michael F. Collins speaks at the 2021 Commencement ceremony on June 6..

    Chancellor Collins to Class of 2021: ‘You are scientists, nurses and doctors at their best’

    The 48th annual UMass Medical School Commencement was held on Sunday, June 6, at Worcester State University following lifting of COVID-19 restrictions in recent weeks. Many graduates reflected on the unusual year in which they completed their studies.

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  • U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation in primary care education

    U.S. News & World Report ranks UMass Medical School 10th in the nation in primary care education

    UMass Medical School ranks 10th nationwide in primary care by U.S. News & World Report in its annual rankings of the best graduate schools. The 2022 report also marks a rise for UMMS in research, this year ranking 45th, up two spots from the previous ranking.

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  • Chancellor Michael F. Collins in a white coat overlooking the UMass Medical School lobby.

    We’re building a vaccine corps of medical and nursing students – it could transform efforts to vaccinate underserved areas

    In a piece published by The Conversation, Chancellor Michael F. Collins writes about the urgent need to vaccinate the U.S. population against COVID-19 and the institution's initiative to mobilize a vaccine corps comprising UMass Medical School students.

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  • Gloved hands preparing avial of COVID-19 vaccine for injection.

    Chancellor Collins and President Meehan call for COVID-19 Vaccine Corps in Boston Globe op-ed

    UMass Medical School Chancellor Michael F. Collins and UMass President Marty Meehan are calling for the creation of a national COVID-19 Vaccine Corps, in a Boston Globe op/ed published Friday, Jan. 1.

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  • Members of the UMMS and UMass Memorial community gather in silence in remembrance of George Floyd.

    UMass Medical School taking a stand in support of positive change

    In a memo to the UMass Medical School community, Chancellor Michael F. Collins and Dean Terence R. Flotte say racism is a public health crisis and outline changes underway at UMMS.

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Welcome Video from Chancellor Collins

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"Throughout the world and close to home we are UMass; dignified and determined; principled and purposeful; respected and relied upon!"

Behind the historic gift: Gerald Chan’s remarks to UMass Chan Medical School community

Behind the historic gift: Gerald Chan’s remarks to UMass Chan Medical School community

Read remarks made by Gerald Chan, on behalf of The Morningside Foundation, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester, during the campus celebration recognizing the $175 million gift from The Morningside Foundation.

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