Office of the Chancellor | UMass Medical School

UMass Medical School announces $250 million comprehensive campaign

The Pathways of Promise capital campaign, the largest fundraising effort since the school was founded, was launched to support the school’s ongoing pursuit of excellence and to shape advances in biomedical research and education well into the 21st century.
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Chancellor Collins: Focus on health care, biomedical research in 2016 elections

Chancellor Michael F. Collins laid out the case during this election season for health care reform and biomedical research funding in an op-ed published in Worcester Medicine.
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Gov. Baker lauds UMass Medical School graduates at 43rd Commencement

Gov. Charlie Baker spoke at the UMass Medical School 43rd Commencement on June 5 and recognized the newly minted doctors and advanced practice nurses as first in the state trained in opioid safe prescribing and pain management in the wake of the national opioid epidemic.
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UMMS implements curriculum changes in current academic year to address opioid crisis

UMass Medical School announced today that it is immediately incorporating into its School of Medicine curriculum specific training in support of 10 agreed-upon core competencies for the prevention and management of prescription drug misuse.
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Cutting edge UMMS Cryo-Electron Microscopy facility opens

The grand opening of the Massachusetts Facility for High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy at UMass Medical School is taking place Tuesday, Oct. 4. The event will feature a ribbon-cutting ceremony; tours of the facility for invited guests; and, open to the public, lectures from world renowned cryo-EM experts.

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Joint Strategic Plan

The year-long process of developing this 2015-2020 Joint Strategic Plan for UMass Medical School and UMass Memorial Medical Center revealed deep connections shared by faculty, staff, students and community members, along with a deep commitment to the future success of our institutions, especially as we face dramatic upheavals in health care financing and delivery; medical and health sciences education; and research funding and the translation of research into practice.