Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine (CAMED), formerly known as Boston University School of Medicine, 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. 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 |
|---|---|
| Established | 1848 |
Parent institution | Boston University |
| Dean | Karen H. Antman |
Academic staff | 2,052 |
| Students | 1,712 |
| Location | , Massachusetts , U.S. 42.3356°N 71.0716°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Tuition | $58,976 (2018–2019) |
| Website | bumc |
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.
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. Notable alumni of the medical school include Marcia Angell, former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and the only woman to hold the position in the journal's almost 200-year history, as well as Louis Wade Sullivan, former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and founder of Morehouse School of Medicine. Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is tied for 32nd on the 2023 list of Best Medical Schools in the Research category, and tied for 36th in the Primary Care category, by the U.S. News & World Report.