“DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE RISING JUNIOR CLASS THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IS NOT ACCEPTING TRANSFER APPLICATIONS IN 2012”
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The Office of Admissions recruits and matriculates students most likely to enhance the overall health of our local, regional, and national communities through the development of new knowledge and the provision of exemplary patient care. Each year, the School of Medicine matriculates a group of talented individuals who reflect the growing ethnic and cultural diversity of present day society, drawing on the knowledge and skills of individuals from all segments of society. Learn more about our Vision & Values.
Through innovative identification, recruitment and development programs, the School of Medicine has become recognized for the rich diversity of its student body. The Committee on Admissions has the daunting yet important job of selecting an outstanding entering freshman class each year from a bright, dedicated and diverse pool of applicants. The Committee will admit only those individuals who demonstrate the intellectual curiosity necessary for a lifetime of learning and who the Committee believes will maintain the highest standards of ethical and professional conduct.
Our students are our prized asset and our dedicated faculty takes great joy and pride in helping each and every one of them develop into our future colleagues in the profession of medicine.
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University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Groundbreaking Research in Global Health and Development
Shiladitya DasSarma, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and immunology, has won a grant from Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. He will pursue an innovative global health and development research project titled “Vaccine in a Salt Shaker: A New, Safe, Low-Cost Approach,” with the $100,000 grant.
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Department of Pediatrics Faculty's Studies on Obesity and WIC Featured in Special Journal Issue
The major findings of two research teams from the Department of Pediatrics were featured in a special nutrition issue of the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine in May.
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This Year's Historical Clinicopathological Conference (CPC) Examines the Death of Revolutionary Russian Leader Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, who died at only 54 years old in 1924, is remembered as one of the most seminal political figures of the 20th century. The cause of his last difficult years of severe health problems has been debated ever since. What caused the massive stroke that killed him just as the Communist nation he envisioned was taking shape?
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