Welcome Message
Welcome to the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, and to the T.H. Chan School of Medicine's Office of Student Affairs! We are delighted to share this incredible journey with you, providing you with a supportive learning environment and guiding you through your years of medical training. Our team works in partnership with your Learning Communities Mentors and the Office of Undergraduate Medical Education to ensure that you receive the academic and personal support that you need in order to meet your educational goals, and to holistically support your professional development as a physician.
Our office coordinates many events that will be memorable milestones in your career development, including Orientation, the White Coat Ceremony, AOA selection and Induction Ceremony, and of course, Match Day and Graduation! Along the way to each of these events, we are here to assist you with planning your preclinical electives, Core Clinical Experiences, Advanced Studies electives both at home and away, transitional experiences throughout your training, and individualized career pathways, including 5th Year Options, and if needed, leaves of absence. Your well-being and career balance are of paramount importance to our team; as such, we are committed to working with you to support you throughout your training.
Once again, welcome to UMass Chan! Please do not hesitate to reach out to our team with any questions about your student experience at the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School.
Latest News
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Military medicine and VA interest group connects students with scholarships, training
Nine T.H. Chan School of Medicine students received a health professions scholarship for the 2023-2024 academic year.
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PhD candidate engineers new RNA sequences to enable mRNA-based therapeutics
PhD candidate Seden Bedir moved from Turkey to the U.S. to study at UMass Chan Medical School. She aims to engineer RNA sequences that don’t exist in nature in order to enable mRNA-based therapeutics beyond vaccines. In her free time, she mentors students from Turkey.
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Mary Munson, Craig Peterson named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
The two UMass Chan faculty members are among 500 scientists, engineers and innovators elected this year.
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