Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

We are Frontline Medicine. This is no ordinary medical school. Here you’ll find students, researchers, and faculty with a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude, fierce empathy, and a global drive. We not only pay special attention to the underserved, but w ly pay special attention to the underserved, but work tirelessly at the edges of modern medicine. Whether it’s tackling the resurgence of an infectious disease, uncovering brain disease in a retired linebacker, or analyzing health care patterns in rural Zambia, we’ve built our classrooms at the very front lines of the human condition. Boston University established its medical school in 1873 by merging with the New England Female Medical College, founded in 1848, the first such institution for women in the world. In 2022, the School of Medicine was named the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, thanks to a historic gift to support scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, and cutting-edge research and teaching. In addition to the four-year MD program, the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has a number of dual degree options. Students may earn a combined MD-PhD, MD-MPH, MD-JD, MD-MBA, MD-MSCR, or MD-OMFS. Graduate Medical Sciences offers both research and professional master’s and doctoral degrees. The Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is located in Boston’s historic South End, adjacent to its primary teaching hospital Boston Medical Center, on the Boston University Medical Campus, which also includes the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and the School of Public Health, the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, and BioSquare, with research and clinical space. Students enjoy the advantages of comparatively small classes that afford opportunities for considerable personal contact with faculty, and the benefits of study in an urban academic medical center with diverse settings for clinical instruction and externships in affiliated hospitals and community health centers. More than 87 percent of medical students participate in research projects with a faculty member. Twenty-four percent of students participate in a community-based research project and more than 11 percent participate in a global health experience. Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association. The school’s continuing medical education programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Residency programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education of the American Medical Association. Boston University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and is a member of the American Association of University Women, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Urban Universities, Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, EDUCOM Interuniversity Communications Council, Institute of International Education, and National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church. In the autumn of 2019, Boston University School of Medicine's first-year medical students were 48% female, and 14% were of an ethnicity that is under-represented in medicine.[6] Out of matriculated students, 124 are in the traditional 4-year Doctor of Medicine (MD) program. Average GPA was 3.69. Six students were enrolled in the MD-PhD program, and the rest were in some other type of non-traditional MD track. The school also offers joint degrees with other Boston University graduate schools, allowing the medical students to earn an MD degree with a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Public Health (MPH), or PhD. ...view more