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Traditionally, orthopaedic surgeons have repaired a common fracture of the upper part of the thigh bone, or femur, near the hip using screws and plates to piece together slightly separated pieces of bone. But many surgeons now treat these “minimally displaced” femoral neck fractures by replacing the hip joint with a metal implant.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/um-school-of-medicine-surgeon-scientist-to-co-lead-large-international-clinical-trial-to-determine-most-effective-treatment-for-common-hip-fracture-in-older-adults.html' },{ title: 'Two UM School of Medicine Faculty Appointed as 2025 MPower Professors', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2025/MPOWER-featured.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, February 05, 2025', teaser: 'The University of Maryland Strategic Partnership: MPowering the State (MPower) today announced the appointment of seven professors from the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) as 2025 MPower Professors.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/two-um-school-of-medicine-faculty-appointed-as-2025-mpower-professors.html' },{ title: 'University of Maryland, Baltimore and Wexford Science & Technology Cut Ribbon on 4MLK Building', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2025/4MLK-featured.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, January 15, 2025', teaser: 'The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and Wexford Science & Technology, LLC, celebrated the grand opening of 4MLK, the newest addition to the University of Maryland BioPark, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The event brought together distinguished guests, including Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller and Mayor Brandon Scott, alongside University and Wexford leaders, neighborhood representatives, innovation community members, economic development officials, and BioPark tenants.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/university-of-maryland-baltimore-and-wexford-science--technology-cut-ribbon-on-4mlk-building.html' },{ title: 'Jeremy L. Davis, MD, Named UMGCCC Surgical Oncology Lead and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology at UMSOM', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2025/Davis_Jeremy.JPG', publishDate: 'Wednesday, January 15, 2025', teaser: 'University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC) Executive Director, Taofeek K. Owonikoko, MD, PhD, and University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Department of Surgery Chair, Christine Lau, MD, MBA, have announced that Jeremy L. Davis, MD, will serve as the new Surgical Oncology Lead for UMGCCC and Chief of the Division of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Surgery at UMSOM. Dr. Davis is a nationally recognized surgical oncologist and leader in gastric cancer research.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/jeremy-l-davis-md-named-umgccc-surgical-oncology-lead-and-chief-of-the-division-of-surgical-oncology-at-umsom.html' },{ title: 'University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Maryland, College Park Announce $10 Million Joint Gift from Edward and Jennifer St. John and the Edward St. John Foundation for New Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2025/EDWARD-AND-JENNIFER-ST.-JOHN-CENTER-FOR-TRANSLATIONAL-ENGINEERING-AND-MEDICINE20250109_1383.jpg', publishDate: 'Tuesday, January 14, 2025', teaser: 'The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) and the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) are pleased to announce a $10 million joint gift from Edward and Jennifer St. John and the Edward St. John Foundation. This landmark investment will launch the Edward & Jennifer St. John Center for Translational Engineering and Medicine (CTEM), a collaboration between the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) at UMB and the A. James Clark School of Engineering at UMCP. Together, researchers from these distinct disciplines will tackle a broad spectrum of generational health challenges and drive medical innovations that benefit patients in Maryland and beyond.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/university-of-maryland-baltimore-and-university-of-maryland-college-park-announce-10-million-joint-gift-from-edward-and-jennifer-st-john-and-the-edward-st-john-foundation-for-new-center-for-translational-engineering-and-medicine.html' },{ title: 'UMMS Rolls Out Virtual \'NEST\' to Support Bedside Care Teams in Labor and Delivery Units Across the System', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2025/NEST-Image_NEST-nurses-consulting-with-care-unit.jpg', publishDate: 'Monday, January 13, 2025', teaser: 'The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) has launched NEST (Neonatal Outcomes Impacted by Escalation Safety Telemetry), a groundbreaking remote fetal monitoring center that offers continuous, real-time monitoring of critical elements of labor and delivery across System hospitals. NEST is led by a medical director and team of highly specialized nurses who bring more than 200 years of combined experience in safely delivering thousands of babies.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/umms-rolls-out-virtual-nest-to-support-bedside-care-teams-in-labor-and-delivery-units-across-the-system.html' },{ title: 'Experts Propose New Framework for Evaluating Sex in Clinical Algorithms to Reduce Bias and Ensure Legality', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2022/images/Goodman_Katherine.jpg', publishDate: 'Monday, January 13, 2025', teaser: 'Many physicians are now using algorithms that consider a patient’s sex, like heart disease risk assessment tools, to help with clinical decision-making. Reliance on these algorithms may result in men and women receiving different care or having different eligibility for healthcare resources, for example placement on an organ transplant list.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/experts-propose-new-framework-for-evaluating-sex-in-clinical-algorithms-to-reduce-bias-and-ensure-legality.html' },{ title: 'Presenting a Path Forward for Future Genetically-Modified Pig Heart Transplants: Lessons Learned from Second Patient', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2023/Xeno-featured-2023.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, January 08, 2025', teaser: 'Continuing significant advancements in the field of xenotransplantation, surgeon-scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine provided an extensive analysis on the second patient in the world to receive a genetically-modified pig organ. Lawrence Faucette, 58, received a pig heart at the University of Maryland Medical Center in 2023 to treat his end-stage heart failure. He lived for 40 days before choosing to forgo additional treatment after the transplant began to fail due to rejection.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/presenting-a-path-forward-for-future-genetically-modified-pig-heart-transplants-lessons-learned-from-second-patient.html' },{ title: 'Medical Student Researchers Win Recognition at 47th Annual UMSOM Medical Student Research Day event', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2024/msrd-2-2024.JPG', publishDate: 'Sunday, January 05, 2025', teaser: 'On November 12 and 13, the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) hosted the 46th annual Medical Student Research Day), where more than 140 UMSOM students presented posters on their research in basic, clinical, translational, and population sciences. Jointly sponsored by the UMSOM Chapter of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society and the Office of Student Research in the Dean’s Office, the event marked an opportunity for medical students to both exhibit their research before expert faculty judges and learn from working physician-scientists how to balance research alongside clinical practice. ', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/medical-student-researchers-win-recognition-at-47th-annual-umsom-medical-student-research-day-event.html' },{ title: 'Researchers Discover New Neurons that Suppress Food Intake', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/faculty/faculty-portraits/Herb_Brian.jpg', publishDate: 'Monday, December 16, 2024', teaser: 'Obesity affects a staggering 40 percent of adults and 20 percent of children in the United States. While some new popular therapies are helping to tackle the epidemic of obesity, there is still so much that researchers do not understand about the brain-body connection that regulates appetite. Now, researchers have discovered a previously unknown population of neurons in the hypothalamus that regulate food intake and could be a promising new target for obesity drugs.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/researchers-discover-new-neurons-that-suppress-food-intake.html' },{ title: 'Exposure to Remote Wildfire Smoke Drifting Across the U.S. Linked to Increased Medical Visits for Heart and Lung Problems', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2024/Mary-Maldarelli.jpg', publishDate: 'Friday, December 13, 2024', teaser: 'Wildfire smoke has long been known to exacerbate health problems like heart disease, lung conditions, and asthma, but now a new study finds that smoke from these fires can lead to poor health thousands of miles away. Researchers from the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing (UM-IHC) found that medical visits for heart and lung problems rose by nearly 20 percent during six days in June, 2023, when smoke from Western Canadian wildfires drifted across the country, leading to very poor air quality days in Baltimore and the surrounding region.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/exposure-to-remote-wildfire-smoke-drifting-across-the-us-linked-to-increased-medical-visits-for-heart-and-lung-problems.html' },{ title: 'Cynthia Egan Named Board of Visitors Chair Emerita in Recognition of Her Dedication and Leadership to UMSOM', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2024/Egan-Featured.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, December 11, 2024', teaser: 'University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, has announced that former UMSOM Board of Visitors Chair Cynthia Egan has been honored for her service with the title of “Chair Emerita.” Ms. Egan has served with distinction on the Board since 2013, with four years as Board Chair, until the recent appointment of Michael Greenebaum to that role.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/cynthia-egan-named-board-of-visitors-chair-emerita-in-recognition-of-her-dedication-and-leadership-to-umsom.html' },{ title: 'Business Leader and Philanthropist Michael Greenebaum Named New Chair of the University of Maryland School of Medicine\'s Board of Visitors', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2024/M-Greenebaum-968-.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, December 04, 2024', teaser: 'University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, has announced that prominent business leader and philanthropist Michael Greenebaum has been named Chair of the School\'s Board of Visitors. Mr. Greenebaum served as the Inaugural Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors since 2021 and has been a board member since 2012.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/business-leader-and-philanthropist-michael-greenebaum-named-new-chair-of-the-university-of-maryland-school-of-medicines-board-of-visitors.html' },{ title: 'UM Joins TouchPoint Baltimore to Provide Healthcare Resources for the West Baltimore Community ', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2024/Touchpoint-featured.jpg', publishDate: 'Tuesday, November 26, 2024', teaser: 'On November 12, faculty from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) joined partners across the University of Maryland health system and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) to participate in TouchPoint Baltimore’s community resource fair, where they provided healthcare services and educational information to residents of West Baltimore. The event was held at TouchPoint Baltimore’s offices at Mondawmin Mall, close to the Village at Mondawmin which will house a new 17,000 square foot space bringing a range of medical, dental, and ancillary services to the community.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/um-joins-touchpoint-baltimore-to-provide-healthcare-resources-for-the-west-baltimore-community-.html' },{ title: 'University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives Full Approval for Re-Accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2022/images/GLADWIN-news-story.jpg', publishDate: 'Tuesday, November 26, 2024', teaser: 'University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) Dean Mark T. Gladwin, MD, announced today that the UMSOM has received full approval for re-accreditation for the maximum term of 8 years by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education or “LCME.” The LCME is jointly sponsored by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Medical Association (AMA), and is the official accrediting body for all programs leading to the MD degree in the U.S.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/university-of-maryland-school-of-medicine-receives-full-approval-for-re-accreditation-by-the-liaison-committee-on-medical-education-lcme.html' },{ title: 'UMSOM Students\' Team Wins National Academy of Medicine Public Health Challenge', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2024/Case-UMD-Maryland_thumb.jpg', publishDate: 'Thursday, November 21, 2024', teaser: 'On October 18, two University of Maryland School of Medicine students and their University of Maryland, Baltimore student teammates won the 11th annual National Academy of Medicine’s DC Public Health Case Challenge grand prize. ', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/umsom-students-team-wins-national-academy-of-medicine-public-health-challenge.html' },{ title: 'UM School of Medicine Researchers Link Snoring to Behavioral Problems in Adolescents without Declines in Cognition', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/faculty/faculty-portraits/ISAIAH_AMAL.jpg', publishDate: 'Thursday, November 21, 2024', teaser: 'Adolescents who snore frequently were more likely to exhibit behavior problems such as inattention, rule-breaking, and aggression, but they do not have any decline in their cognitive abilities, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM). This is the largest study to date tracking snoring in children from elementary school through their mid-teen years and it provides an important update to parents struggling with what medical measures to take to help manage snoring in their children.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/um-school-of-medicine-researchers-link-snoring-to-behavioral-problems-in-adolescents-without-declines-in-cognition.html' },{ title: 'High School Students Explore Career Paths in Healthcare Through MAHEC Program Visit', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2024/MAHEC-featured.jpg', publishDate: 'Thursday, November 21, 2024', teaser: 'During the 2024 summer, the Maryland Area Health Education Center (MAHEC) Program at UMSOM welcomed 40 high school students to campus across Western Maryland, rural Eastern Shore, and Baltimore City schools to explore a broad spectrum of careers in healthcare, from Shock Trauma to dentistry. ', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/high-school-students-explore-career-paths-in-healthcare-through-mahec-program-visit.html' },{ title: 'Exposure to Marijuana in the Womb May Increase Risk of Addiction to Opioids Later in Life, Study Finds', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/news/2019/images/Joseph-Cheer.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, November 13, 2024', teaser: 'With the increased legalization of recreational cannabis, as many as 1 in 5 pregnant women in the U.S. are now using the drug to help with morning sickness, lower back pain or anxiety. Evidence has been growing, however, to suggest that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis, poses risks to the developing fetus by impacting brain development. Now a new study finds that this could increase the risk of addiction to opioids later in life.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/exposure-to-marijuana-in-the-womb-may-increase-risk-of-addiction-to-opioids-later-in-life-study-finds.html' },{ title: 'Genomic Databases Need More Diversity', image: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/media/som/faculty/faculty-portraits/OConnor_Timothy.jpg', publishDate: 'Wednesday, November 06, 2024', teaser: 'It is commonly known that most genomic databases are biased toward people with European ancestry. Scientists have warned that leaving out other populations could skew results in areas such as drug development, diagnostic testing, and polygenic risk scores—which looks at many genetic variations in a person’s DNA to predict their disease risk.', url: 'https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2024/genomic-databases-need-more-diversity.html' }, { title: '', active: 0 } ]; </script> <div class="news-wrapper owl-carousel" data-ajax-controller="news-t4" data-ajax-template="news-carousel" data-news-zone="41" data-count="20" data-owl-items="4" data-owl-navigation="true" data-owl-pagination="false" data-owl-navigation-text="["",""]" data-owl-scroll-per-page="true" data-module="carousel" data-content-id="89951"></div> <div class="social-container"> <div><ul class="social"> <li><a href="http://www.facebook.com/Maryland.Medicine?sk=wall" class="umsom-facebook"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Facebook</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://twitter.com/ummedschool" class="umsom-twitter"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Twitter</span></a></li> <li><a href="http://www.youtube.com/schoolofmedicine" class="umsom-youtube"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">YouTube</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/Marylandmedicine/" class="umsom-instagram"><span class="visible-for-screen-readers">Instagram</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <a class="more" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2025/">More Stories</a> </div>  <div class="videos"> <div class="container"> <div class="vertical-tabs" data-module="video-tabs" data-ajax-controller="youtube" data-ajax-function="playlist" data-ajax-template="youtube-playlist-tabs" data-playlist="PLuLPiTWmOc7K8j_434P1ykVZ3NCp1gTUx" data-count="10">  </div> </div> </div> <a class="more" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/frontline/">More Videos</a>   <div class="container"> <div class="events"> <div class="container"> <div class="events-heading"> <h2>Events</h2> </div> </div> <div class="events-list">  <span id="d.en.455057"></span> <div id="common-calendar-feed-id-455057"></div> <script type="text/javascript"> /*Fetch Calendar events with AJAX*/ $calendarFeedSource = 'https://calendar.umaryland.edu/embed/?eventlist=true&category=School+of+Medicine&subcategory=University+AdministrationICTR&view=month&upcoming=true&max=8'; /*Ensures calendar source uses https*/ $calendarFeedSource = $calendarFeedSource.replace('http://', 'https://'); $.get( $calendarFeedSource, function( data ) { if ( data.indexOf("There are currently no events for this period.") !== -1) { /*Replace the default Elm Calendar message (There are currently no events for this period) with a custom message*/ data = "<p><em>More events coming soon! 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class="fact-heading"> <h4>Total grants and contracts</h4> </div> <p>For our researchers in FY 2024 <br /></p> </a> </div><div class="fact"> <a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/just-the-facts/"> <div class="callout"> <h3>13th</h3> </div> <div class="fact-heading"> <h4>Among all public medical schools</h4> </div> <p>Ranked by the AAMC</p> </a> </div><div class="fact"> <a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/just-the-facts/"> <div class="callout"> <h3>2M</h3> </div> <div class="fact-heading"> <h4>Patient Visits</h4> </div> <p>Outpatient and Inpatient</p> </a> </div> <a class="more" href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/about/just-the-facts/">More Facts</a> </div> </div>  <div class="silk-tabs"> <section> <header> <h2>Departments</h2> </header> <div> <div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span4"> <ul> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/Anesthesiology/">Anesthesiology</a></li> <li><a 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href="http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/radonc/">Radiation Oncology</a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/surgery/">Surgery</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section><section> <header> <h2>Graduate Programs</h2> </header> <div> <div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span4"> <h3 class="medium">Graduate Programs</h3> <p><a title="University of Maryland Baltimore 禄 SOM 禄 Home 禄 Graduate Program In Life Sciences (GPILS)" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/">GPILS-Graduate Program in Life Sciences</a></p> <ul> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20Biochemistry%20and%20Molecular%20Biology" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry and Molecular Biology</a></li> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20Epidemiology%20and%20Human%20Genetics" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology & Human Genetics</a></li> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20Gerontology" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/gerontologyphd/">Gerontology</a></li> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20Molecular%20Medicine" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/molecularmedicine/">Molecular Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/microbiology/">Molecular Microbiology & Immunology</a></li> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20Neuroscience" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/neuroscience/">Neuroscience</a></li> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20Physical%20Rehabilitation%20Science" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/rehabscience/">Physical Rehabilitation Science (PhD)</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="span4"> <h3 class="medium">Master's Programs</h3> <ul> <li><a href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/biochemistry/">Biochemistry & Molecular Biology</a></li> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20MS%20in%20Cellular%20%26%20Molecular%20Biomedical%20Science%20%BB%20Program%20Home" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/CMBS/">Cellular and Molecular Biomedical Science MS Program</a></li> <li><a title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Graduate%20Program%20In%20Life%20Sciences%20%28GPILS%29%20%BB%20Programs%20%BB%20Epidemiology%20and%20Human%20Genetics" href="http://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/">Epidemiology & Human Genetics</a></li> <li><a title="Genetic Counseling" href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/mgc/">Genetic Counseling</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/Academic-Programs--Policies/Master-of-Science-Program/Laboratory-Management-Track/" target="_blank">Laboratory Management</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/dmrt/Academic-Programs--Policies/Master-of-Science-Program/Biomedical-Research/" target="_blank">MS-Biomedical-Research</a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/mph/">The Master of Public Health (MPH)</a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/pathology/Pathologists-Assistant-Program/">Pathologists' Assistants Program</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="span4"> <h3 class="medium">Combined Degrees</h3> <ul> <li class="first-child"><a href="https://lifesciences.umaryland.edu/microbiology/Program-of-Study/MDPhD--DDSPhD-Curriculum/" target="_blank">DDS/PhD </a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/mph/">MD/MS in Public Health</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/mph/Prospective-Students/Program-Options/Joint-MPH-Degree-Programs/MDMPH/" target="_blank">MD/MPH</a> </li> <li class="last-child"><a href="http://mdphd.umaryland.edu">MD/PhD (Medical Scientist Training Program)</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section><section> <header> <h2>Programs, Research Centers, and Institutes</h2> </header> <div> <div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span4"> <h3 class="medium">Programs</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/epidemiology/programs/program-for-aging-trauma--emergency-care-patec/">Aging, Trauma, & Emergency Care (PATEC)</a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/programs/equity/">Health Equity & Population Health</a></li> <li><a href="//lifesciences.umaryland.edu/neuroscience/">Program in Neuroscience</a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/oncology/">Oncology</a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/genetics/">Personalized and Genomic Medicine</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/program-in-transplantation/" target="_blank">Transplantation</a></li> <li><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/trauma/">Program in Trauma</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/programs-general/">Other Programs</a></p> </div> <div class="span4"> <h3 class="medium">Research Centers</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/carti/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Advanced Research Training & Innovation (CARTI)</a></li> <li class="first-child"><a href="http://www.biomet.umaryland.edu" title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20BioMET%20-%20The%20Center%20for%20Biomedical%20Engineering%20and%20Technology">Biomedical Engineering & Technology</a> </li> <li class="first-child"><a href="http://medschool.umaryland.edu/cbt/">Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT)</a></li> <li class="first-child"><a href="http://cerch.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Epigenetic Research in Child Health & Brain Development</a></li> <li id="menu_252"><a href="//cim.umaryland.edu/" title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Center%20for%20Integrative%20Medicine">Integrative Medicine</a> </li> <li><a href="//www.mprc.umaryland.edu/" title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Maryland%20Psychiatric%20Research%20Center%20%28MPRC%29">Maryland Psychiatric Research Center (MPRC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research-centers/center-for-research-on-aging/">Research on Aging</a></li> <li class="first-child"><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/star/">Shock, Trauma & Anesthesiology Research (STAR)</a></li> <li id="menu_254"><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/stemcell/" title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Research%20Centers%20%BB%20Center%20for%20Stem%20Cell%20Biology%20%26%20Regenerative%20Medicine%20">Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine</a> </li> <li class="first-child"><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cvd/">Vaccine Development & Global Health (CVD)</a></li> <li id="menu_257" class="last-child"><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cvid/" title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Research%20Centers%20%BB%20Center%20for%20Vascular%20%26%20Inflammatory%20Diseases%20%28migrated%29">Vascular & Inflammatory Diseases (CVID)</a> </li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/research-centers-general/">Other Research Centers</a></p> </div> <div class="span4"> <h3 class="medium">Institutes</h3> <ul> <li id="menu_96" class="first-child"><a href="http://www.igs.umaryland.edu/" title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Institutes%20%BB%20Institute%20for%20Genome%20Sciences" target="_blank">Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS)</a> </li> <li class="first-child"><a href="https://www.ihc.umd.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Institute for Health Computing (IHC)</a></li> <li id="menu_97"><a href="http://www.ihv.org/" title="University%20of%20Maryland%20Baltimore%20%BB%20SOM%20%BB%20Home%20%BB%20Institute%20of%20Human%20Virology%20%28IHV%29">Institute of Human Virology (IHV)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/um-mind/">Institute for Neuroscience Discovery (UM-MIND)</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </section><section> <header> <h2>CIBR Core Facilities</h2> </header> <div> <h3><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/">Center for Innovative Biomedical Resources</a></h3> <div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span6"> <h3>Animal Model Resource</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://cibr.umaryland.edu/service_center/show_external/6079?name=musculoskeletal-physiology-core" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Musculoskeletal Physiology Core</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CBOTH/Core-Facilities/Small-Animal-Surgery-and-Physiology-Core/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Small Animal Surgery and Physiology (SASP) Core</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/translational_lab/">Translational Laboratory Shared Services (TLSS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/vetmedicine/">Veterinary Resources (VR)</a></li> </ul> <h3>Bioinformatics & Statistics</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CIBR/CORE/Biostatistics-Shared-Core/">Biostatistics and Informatics Core (UMGCCBIOSTATS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/chib/">Center for Health-Related Informatics and Bioimaging (CHIB)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CIBR/CORE/CTRIC/">Clinical and Translational Research Informatics Center (CTRIC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://marylandgenomics.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maryland Genomics</a> *CLIA</li> <li><a href="http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/centers/prc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pharmaceutical Research Computing</a></li> </ul> <h3>Clinical Resource</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://cibr.umaryland.edu/service_center/show_external/4547?name=amish-research-center-arc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Amish Research Center (ARC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/btbank/">Brain and Tissue Bank (BTB)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/cytogenetics-lab/">Cytogenetics Laboratory *CLIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/gcrc/">General Clinical Research Center (GCRC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://cibr.umaryland.edu/service_center/5274/?tab=about">Pathology Histology (PHC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CIBR/CORE/path_biorepository/">Pathology Biorepository Shared Services (PBSS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/ped-bio-gen/">Pediatric Biochemical Genetics *CLIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://marylandgenomics.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maryland Genomics *CLIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/tgl/">Translational Genomics Laboratory (TGL) *CLIA</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/translational_lab/">Translational Laboratory Shared Services (TLSS)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/umm-biorepository/">UMM Biorepository (UMM_BIOBANK)</a></li> </ul> <h3>Cytometric & Bioassay</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/cytokine-laboratory/">Cytokine Core Laboratory (CCL</a>)</li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/umgccc_flow/">Flow Cytometry Core (FCC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/cibr/core/cvd_flow/">Mass and Flow Cytometry Core (CVD FLOW)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CBOTH/Core-Facilities/Red-Blood-Cell-and-Hematology-Core-/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Red Blood Cell (RBC) Physiology and Hemostasis Core</a></li> <li><a href="http://ihv.org/Research/Core-Facilities/IHV-Flow-Cytometry-Core/">BSL-3 (Infectious Cells) Flow Cytometry</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.ihv.org/Research/Core-Facilities/Quant-Core/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">μQUANT Facility</a></li> </ul> <h3>Drug Development Resource</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/centers/bio-and-nano-technology-center/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center for Nanomedicine and Cellular Delivery</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/facilities/cpu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clinical Pharmacology Unit</a></li> <li><a href="https://cadd.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Computer Aided Drug Design Center</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CIBR/CORE/cbt/">Center for Biomolecular Therapeutics (CBT)</a> <br />NMR | CryoEM | Xray Crystallography | & More</li> <li><a href="https://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/facilities/gmp/fees.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Industrial Pharmaceutics & GMP Manufacturing Lab</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/CBOTH/Core-Facilities/Nanofabrication-and-Characterization-Core/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nanofabrication and Characterization Core</a></li> <li><a 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