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Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Private medical school in Boston, Massachusetts, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (CAMED), formerly known as Boston University School of Medicine,[1] is the medical school of Boston University, a private research university in Boston. It was founded in 1848. The medical school was the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians.[2] Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was subsequently renamed Boston University School of Medicine in 1873, then Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in 2022. In 1864, it became the first medical school in the United States to award an M.D. degree to an African-American woman.
Latin: Universitas Bostoniensis | |
Type | Private medical school |
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Established | 1848; 176 years ago (1848) |
Parent institution | Boston University |
Dean | Karen H. Antman |
Academic staff | 2,052 |
Students | 1,712 |
Location | , , 42.3356°N 71.0716°W / 42.3356; -71.0716 |
Campus | Urban |
Tuition | $58,976 (2018–2019) |
Website | bumc |
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Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is the only medical school located in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Medical Center, its primary teaching hospital, operates the largest 24-hour Level I trauma center in New England, and the largest network of regional community health centers.[3]
Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is the home of the Framingham Heart Study, from which all knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors were originally discovered.[4]