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Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is currently ranked the #1 research medical school in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[2]

The school has a large and distinguished faculty to support its missions of education, research, and clinical care. These faculty hold appointments in the basic science departments on the HMS Quadrangle, and in the clinical departments located in multiple Harvard-affiliated hospitals and institutions in Boston. There are approximately 2,900 full- and part-time voting faculty members consisting of assistant, associate, and full professors, and over 5,000 full or part-time, non-voting instructors.

The current dean of the medical school is Jeffrey S. Flier, an endocrinologist and the former Chief Academic Officer of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, who succeeded neurologist Joseph B. Martin, M.D., Ph.D on September 1, 2007.[3]

Massachusetts Medical College at Mason St. (Old building)

The school is the third-oldest medical school in the United States (after Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) and was founded by John Warren on September 19, 1782, with Benjamin Waterhouse, and Aaron Dexter. The first lectures were given in the basement of Harvard Hall and then in Holden Chapel. The first class, composed of two students, graduated in 1788.

It moved from Cambridge to 49 Marlborough Street in Boston in 1810. From 1816 to 1846, the school, known as Massachusetts Medical College of Harvard University, was located on Mason Street. In 1847 the school relocated to North Grove Street, and then to Copley Square in 1883. The medical school moved to its current location on Longwood Avenue in 1906, where the "Great White Quadrangle" or HMS Quad with its five white marble buildings was established.[4][5] The architect for the campus was the Boston firm of Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge.

The four major flagship teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School are Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.[6]

Every winter, second year students at HMS write, direct, and perform a full-length musical parody of Harvard, their professors, and themselves. The year 2007 was the centennial performance as the Class of 2009 presented "Joseph Martin and the Amazing Technicolor White Coat"[7] to sellout crowds at Roxbury Community College on February 22, 23, and 24.[8]

Upon matriculation, medical students at Harvard Medical School are divided into five societies named after famous alumni. Each society has a master along with several associate society masters who serve as academic advisors to students.[9] In the New Pathway program, students work in small group tutorials and lab sessions within their societies. Every year, the five societies compete in "Society Olympics" for the famed "Pink Flamingo" trophy in a series of events (e.g.,dance-off, dodgeball, limbo contest) that test the unorthodox talents of the students in each society. The most recent champions are London (Class of 2015), London (Class of 2014) and Cannon (Class of 2013). London (HST) has won the competition most frequently.

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Nearly 10,000 physicians have graduated from UT Southwestern Medical School since our founding as Southwestern Medical College during the middle of World War II.

Our graduates have distinguished themselves at top medical facilities around the world, in communities large and small, and in all areas of medicine.

The UT Southwestern Office of Alumni Affairs serves our family of physicians and supports the needs of UT Southwestern Medical School, including current students.

Cumulative Degrees Conferred (through Summer 2012): 10,164 M.D. Degrees Conferred (201112): 227 Medical School Enrollment (Fall 2012): 947

Your connection to UT Southwestern continues long after graduation. Learn more about:

Have a new position or practice? A special project or announcement? Have you moved? Is your family growing?

Wed love to hear from you, and so would your fellow alumni. Send updates you want to include in the Class Notes section of Center Times to alumni@utsouthwestern.edu.

The UT Southwestern Alumni Association now has a Facebook page. Please like or visit us.

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Along with the Biosciences Office of Graduate Education, SUMCAA hosted a reception and ceremony on October 1 for 133 students, faculty, families, and guests. The incoming PhD students were each presented and cloakedwith their white lab coats by distinguished faculty members and alumni. Please click here to view photos from this event.

SUMCAAs Annual Fall Tailgate and Football game was held on October 5, bringing together over 250 medical alumni, students, and their guests. All enjoyed the afternoon reconnecting at the tailgate and in the evening watching Stanfords victory over the University of Washington! Please click here to view photos from this event.

Over 100 alumni, students, and guests attended the biannual Women in Medicine and Science Conference held on October 12 this year. It was a day of learning from and connecting with female leaders in medicine who are innovators in the medical industry including keynote speaker, Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, President of Brigham and Womens Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Please click here to view photos from this event.

On October 22, SUMCAA sponsored the first of three annual SOAR Mentorship Dinners in collaboration with the Stanford Biosciences Student Association and the Biosciences Office of Graduate Education. SOAR Student Outreach to Alumni Resources is an initiative aimed at increasing opportunities for current PhD students and alumni to connect with one another in meaningful ways. This dinner brought together over 130 graduate students, postdocs, alumni, and faculty.

If you are interested in attending future SOAR mentorship dinners, please contact Brittany Malitsky at malitsky@stanford.edu.

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Office of Development

Visit the Office of Development Website to learn more about giving to the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Established in 1875, the Medical Alumni Association is an independent charitable organization dedicated to supporting the 10,000 alumni, students, faculty, and friends of the School of Medicine. The association hosts the annual alumni reunion, regional receptions, student events, and the annual Historical Clinicopathological Conference with the Baltimore Veterans' Administration.

The Medical Alumni Association is also the official steward of Davidge Hall, the oldest medical school building in continuous use for medical education.In addition, the Associationpublishesthe University of Maryland Medicine Bulletin, a quarterly magazine that features alumni profiles and School of Medicine achievements.

For information on making a gift to the School of Medicine, please contact Michael D. Moyer.

The Physical Therapy Alumni Association of the University of Maryland School of Medicine was created in 1986 to promote and foster an ongoing relationship between the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and its alumni.

For information about supporting the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science and the PTRS Annual Fund, please contact Irene Amoros.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Medical & Research Technology (DMRT) educates the majority of Maryland's medical technology workforce and many of Maryland's biotechnologists. Through its faculty and graduates, the DMRT promotes and enhances Maryland's burgeoning biotechnology sector. For more information about supporting the University of Maryland School of Medicine's efforts in medical and research technology, please contact Sandy Harriman.

By perfecting their clinical skills as residents, conducting research and making new discoveries, residents and fellows have had a positive impact on the lives of many. Through the Fellows and Residents Alumni Association, the University of Maryland School of Medicine maintains an ongoing relationship with these very important groups who carry the Maryland banner through their important work. For more information, please contact the development office at410-706-8503.

Founded by University of Maryland School of Medicine alumnus R Adams Cowley, MD, the expertise and reputation of the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center draws fellows, residents and observers from around the world. Through the Shock Trauma Fellows and Residents Association, the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center maintain an ongoing relationship with those who have trained at this world-renowned trauma center. For more information, please contact Jane Anderson.

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In sweltering heat that failed to melt the enthusiasm of graduates and their supporters, the University of Massachusetts Worcester awarded 211 degrees, including two honorary degrees, at its 40th Commencement exercises on Sunday, June 2. Honorary degrees were presentedto cardiologist James Dalen, MD, MPH, a founding UMass Worcester faculty member and champion of integrated medicine, and former MIT president Susan Hockfield, PhD, the first life-scientist to lead the prestigious institution. UMW awarded 117 doctor of medicine degrees; 32 doctor of philosophy degrees in the biomedical sciences; one master of science in clinical investigation degree; five MD/PhDs; and, in nursing, 49 master of science degrees, two post-masters certificates, one PhD and two doctor of nursing practice degrees. Read the complete story.

The Worcester Telegram and Gazette applauds UMass Medical School in a June 5 editorial, recognizing the critical role UMMS plays in developing primary care physiciansas the nation deals with a shortage in the field. "The University of Massachusetts Medical School has been part of the solution since it opened in Worcester, using tuition incentives and other means to steer medical students into primary care, the editors wrote. The school held its graduation Sunday, sending 54 percent of its new MDs into residency programs in internal medicine, family medicine or pediatrics. Read the complete story.

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Nearly 10,000 physicians have graduated from UT Southwestern Medical School since our founding as Southwestern Medical College during the middle of World War II.

Our graduates have distinguished themselves at top medical facilities around the world, in communities large and small, and in all areas of medicine.

The UT Southwestern Office of Alumni Affairs serves our family of physicians and supports the needs of UT Southwestern Medical School, including current students.

Cumulative Degrees Conferred (through Summer 2012): 10,164 M.D. Degrees Conferred (201112): 227 Medical School Enrollment (Fall 2012): 947

Your connection to UT Southwestern continues long after graduation. Learn more about:

Have a new position or practice? A special project or announcement? Have you moved? Is your family growing?

Wed love to hear from you, and so would your fellow alumni. Send updates you want to include in the Class Notes section of Center Times to alumni@utsouthwestern.edu.

The UT Southwestern Alumni Association now has a Facebook page. Please like or visit us.

Copyright 2013.

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Along with the Biosciences Office of Graduate Education, SUMCAA hosted a reception and ceremony on October 1 for 133 students, faculty, families, and guests. The incoming PhD students were each presented and cloakedwith their white lab coats by distinguished faculty members and alumni. Please click here to view photos from this event.

SUMCAAs Annual Fall Tailgate and Football game was held on October 5, bringing together over 250 medical alumni, students, and their guests. All enjoyed the afternoon reconnecting at the tailgate and in the evening watching Stanfords victory over the University of Washington! Please click here to view photos from this event.

Over 100 alumni, students, and guests attended the biannual Women in Medicine and Science Conference held on October 12 this year. It was a day of learning from and connecting with female leaders in medicine who are innovators in the medical industry including keynote speaker, Elizabeth G. Nabel, MD, President of Brigham and Womens Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Please click here to view photos from this event.

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Washington, DC, Oct. 31, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will present its 2013 Alumni Leadership Award to U.S. Army General Dennis L. Via at the TMCF Leadership Institute Closing Luncheon on November 11, 2013 at the Washington Hilton, announced TMCF President and CEO Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.

For the last 12 years, TMCF has hosted its annual Leadership Institute, where 500 of the best and brightest students attending publicly-supported Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) participate in a professional development conference and recruitment fair. This year marks the first time the Institute will be held in Washington, DC.

"The TMCF Leadership Institute gives talented future leaders a one-of-a-kind intensive professional and career development experience," says Taylor. "This is also a great opportunity for these hand-picked students to network and interview with some of the nation's top executives and elite graduate school recruiters."

A highlight of the Institute will be the presentation of the 2013 TMCF Alumni Leadership Award, at the Institute's closing luncheon to an accomplished HBCU alumnus, General Dennis L. Via, for his exemplary military record and lifetime achievements. A distinguished military graduate from Virginia State University (class of 1980), he also holds a Master's Degree from Boston University, is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College (class of 1991), and the U.S. Army War College (class of 1999).

General Via had numerous assignments during his career and received many awards for his distinguished service to this Country. He is the first-ever signal officer in the history of the Army to be promoted to a four-star general, a rank held by only 13 other Army officials, and is the 7th African-American to be promoted to this rank.

He assumed duties as the 18th Commander of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC) Aug. 7, 2012. AMC is the Army's premier provider of materiel readiness to ensure dominant land force capability for the U.S. Warfighter and our allies. The magnitude of this assignment is reflected in the facts that the AMC is responsible for one out of every six contracting dollars in the Department of Defense and has approximately 68,000 employees and a presence in all 50 states and 144 countries.

"General Via is a perfect example of an HBCU graduate who has demonstrated supreme leadership throughout his career and we are proud to honor him with this award in the presence of all the students," said Taylor.

As TMCF wraps up its Leadership Institute, General Via will join other distinguished guests, on the evening of November 11th, as TMCF hosts 1,800 of its closest friends, an impressive group of Congressional Members, Fortune 500 executives, and HBCU Presidents/Chancellors, at its annual black-tie Gala. This year, Emmy and Grammy Award winner comedian and actor Bill Cosby will host the event with special appearances from Broadway's original Dreamgirl Jennifer Holliday and the reigning Miss America, Nina Davuluri.

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Tufts, MetroWest Medical centers open primary care practice Tufts Medical Center, in partnership with MetroWest Medical Center, has opened an adult primary care practice in Framingham. Located at 85 Worcester Road (Rte. 9) next to Shoppers World, Tufts Medical Center Primary Care Framingham is comprised of three physicians of various age ranges, male and female, with diverse backgrounds and care interests. In addition to English, certain physicians are fluent in Hindi and Korean. The new practice provides patients with comprehensive primary care with individualized diagnosis and treatment plans. Its physicians also will work closely with a wide range of specialists at MetroWest Medical Center and Tufts Medical Center to assist patients who need to be referred or transferred for follow-up care. In addition, the practice offers same-day appointments, includes on-site blood-drawing services and features centralized digital medical records. For more information, visit tuftsmedicalcenter.org/FraminghamPCP.

Framingham's Samba supports local organizations Samba Steak & Sushi House and Samba West, both in Framingham, this week announced the "Samba Serves" program, created to support local charities, schools and nonprofits in MetroWest. As part of the program, Samba will give back 20 percent of customers food purchases to an accredited charity, school or NPO of the customers choosing. Customers can join the program by contacting Traci Simpson at traci@fishercommunicationsllc.com or 978-395-6638. Customers will be asked to provide their name, the name their organization and their organizations tax ID number; all organizations will need to be approved by Samba prior to issuance of "Samba Serves" cards. Once approved, the customer will be issued the card with his or her organizations name on it. Every time the customer dines in or orders takeout from either Samba Steak & Sushi House or Samba West, Samba will give back 20 percent of whatever the customer spends (food purchase only) to the organization on the customers "Samba Serves" card.

Babson to host Rocket Pitch in Wellesley Ninety-six teams participate today, Oct. 31, in Babson Colleges 14th annual Rocket Pitch, where Babson undergraduate, graduate and alumni businesses will present their entrepreneurial ideas to an audience of entrepreneurs, investors, service providers, faculty and students. Armed with only three minutes of stage time and three PowerPoint slides, these entrepreneurs will have to succinctly communicate the uniqueness and necessity of their business ventures. The event takes place on the colleges Wellesley campus from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Stop & Shop to deliver 1,000 turkeys to food bank Stop & Shops Turkey Express trucks will deliver 1,000 turkeys to the Worcester County Food Bank in Shrewsbury on Nov. 1. The delivery is one of eight stops on Stop & Shops Turkey Express route throughout New England and 12 across the Northeast. This November, Stop & Shop will donate more than 21,000 turkeys to local food banks throughout the Northeast with its Turkey Express program. Deliveries will run through Thanksgiving.

Marlborough Chamber to hold Educational Showcase The Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce holds its annual Educational Showcase and Networking Before Nine on Nov. 7 from 8 to 10 a.m. at Marlborough High School, 431 Bolton St., Marlborough. Representatives will be on site from Advanced Science and Math Academy Charter School, Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School, Becker College, Hudson High School, Immaculate Conception School, Marlborough High School, Massachusetts International Academy and Qunsigamond Community College. This is a free event, though registration is requested for planning purposes. For more information, call the chamber at 508-485-7746.

Women's Business Council to meet in Marlborough The Womens Business Council of the Marlborough Regional Chamber of Commerce meets Nov. 8 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 123 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough. A full buffet luncheon is served. The cost is $28 and registration is required. For more information, call the chamber at 508-485-7746.

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ELMHURST York High School alumni will be honored next week for their significant accomplishments.

The York Distinguished Alumni Program was launched last fall to recognized alumni who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary accomplishments, service and/or an outstanding contribution to society.

This year's Dukes of Distinction include 1962 York graduate John Baumrucker, MD, who provides medical care in Bolivia.

Former athletic director at the University of Illinois, Ron Guenther who graduated from York in 1963, will also be recognized along with John Hagstrom, class of 1983, a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Other honored alumni include former Chief Medical Officer at Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C., Peter Holbrook, MD, who graduated from York in 1962, and Claudia Lucchinetti, MD, a full-time clinician, researcher and professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic, who graduated from York in 1982.

Ken Paulson, a 1972 York graduate, was one of the founding editors of USA Today. He is now dean at the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University.

Director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatories, Sidney Carne Wolff graduated in 1958 and is a founding editor of the Astronomy Educational Review.

York will also honor the late Charles Tilly who graduated in 1946 and contributed to the development of seven subfields of sociology during his career as a comparative and historical sociologist, analyst of social movements, a social theorist, political sociologist and methodological innovator.

The Dukes of Distinction will be honored at 6 p.m. Nov. 7 in the York Community High School Commons. The event is free and open to the public.

Honorees will speak and mingle with York students in various group settings Nov. 8.

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