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| Type | Privatemedical school |
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| Established | 1893 |
Parent institution | Tufts University |
| Dean | Helen Boucher |
Academic staff | 3,925 |
| Students | 826 |
| Location | ,, U.S. |
| Campus | Urban |
| Hospital Affiliations | Tufts Medical Center |
| Website | medicine |
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TheTufts University School of Medicine is themedical school ofTufts University, aprivateresearch university inMassachusetts. It was established in 1893 and is located on the university's health sciences campus in downtownBoston. It has clinical affiliations with numerous doctors and researchers in the United States and around the world, as well as with its affiliated hospitals in both Massachusetts (includingTufts Medical Center,St. Elizabeth's Medical Center,Lahey Hospital and Medical Center andBaystate Medical Center), and Maine (Maine Medical Center).
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The School of Medicine was established by vote of the Trustees of Tufts College on April 22, 1893.[1] It was formed by the secession of seven faculty from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Boston, a school which was formed in 1880. These "original seven" faculty members successfully lobbied to establish a medical school under the auspices of Tufts College. The new school, which was designated the Medical School of Tufts College, opened its doors in October 1893 with eighty students.[2] The school was, from the very beginning, coeducational, and of the twenty-two students who graduated that first year, eight were women. When the trustees changed the name of the institution from "Tufts College" to "Tufts University" in 1954, the medical school became the "Tufts University School of Medicine."
The Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital of TUSM, came into existence in 1930 through the alliance of theBoston Dispensary, the Boston Floating Hospital for Children, and the Trustees of Tufts College. The New England Medical Center (NEMC) was established as a non-profit corporation to coordinate the administrative activities of its constituent organizations.
In 1946, the Pratt Diagnostic Clinic, an extension of the Boston Dispensary established in 1938, joined NEMC. In 1950, when the Medical School and Dental School relocated to Harrison Avenue, the NEMC became known as the New England Medical Center Hospital.[3] The name of the institution changed to the Tufts New England Medical Center (T-NEMC) in 1968, to New England Medical Center in the 1980s, back to T-NEMC in 2002, and ultimately to the Tufts Medical Center in 2008. Over the years, the governing boards ofTufts University and the medical center negotiated a series of affiliation agreements. Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center are separate corporate entities. However, the president and several other senior officers of Tufts University areex officio members of the board of directors of the Medical Center.
Notable past deans of the school includeLauro Cavazos (acting dean 1973–1975, dean 1975–1980),Harris Berman (interim dean 2009–2011, dean 2011–2019), andHelen Boucher (interim dean 2021–2022, dean 2022–present).[4]
In 2022, Tufts University was ranked #81 in clinical and health studies byTimes Higher Education (THE), #201-300 byAcademic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), and #56 in medical research byUS News.[5][6][7]
The Tufts University School of Medicine does not directly own or operate any hospitals and instead relies on affiliate hospitals for clinical education and patient care. While medical students can spend time at any of the affiliate centers, they primarily complete their clinical experiences atTufts Medical Center.[8]
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