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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PODCAST: Bridging the gap in opioid use disorder treatment
In a new Voices of UMass Chan podcast, Margret Chang, MD, discusses the opioid use disorder crisis and how providing treatment in a primary care setting can reduce the stigma attached to getting help.
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Story of boy with ultra-rare UBA5 disorder being studied at UMass Chan goes to the moon
The story of Raiden Pham, an Oregon toddler with an ultra-rare genetic disease was included on the Lunaprise Museum, a digital time capsule that went to the moon with the Odysseus spacecraft in February. Tommy and Linda Pham founded Raiden Science Foundation in 2021 to raise money to support research on a treatment at UMass Chan’s Translational Institute for Molecular Therapeutics.
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Community convening aims to guide solutions to inequities in caregiving
The second community convening of the Equity in Caregiving Project, which will be 10 a.m. – noon March 28 in the UMass Chan Faculty Conference Room S1-342, will host a panel of family and clinical caregivers to discuss caregivers’ experiences and what might reduce inequities.
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