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The University offers 97 doctoral, master’s, baccalaureate, and certificate programs and confers most of the professional practice doctoral degrees awarded in Maryland.</p> <p>UMB is a thriving academic health center combining cutting-edge biomedical research and exceptional patient care. UMB’s extramural funding totaled $638 million in Fiscal Year 2024, and each tenured/tenure-track faculty member brings $1.45 million in research grants, on average, into UMB every year.</p> <p>UMB’s 14-acre BioPark is Baltimore’s biggest biotechnology cluster, with nearly three dozen tenants and more than 1,000 employees. The research park fuels the commercialization of new drugs, treatments, and medical devices.</p> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.322278"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p><img src="/media/umb/cpa/CV22.jpg" alt="UMB's Core Values" style=" " /></p> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.322192"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p class="core-values">Respect and Integrity  |  Well-Being and Sustainability<br>Equity and Justice       |  Innovation and Discovery</p> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.322279"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p><em> </em><em><a href="/core-values/" target="_blank">Learn more about UMB's core values.</a></em></p> </div></div> </div></div><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322171"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Mission</h4> <p><em>To improve the human condition and serve the public good of Maryland and society at-large through education, research, clinical care, and service.</em></p> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.322172"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Vision</h4> <p class="p1">The University will excel as a preeminent institution in its missions to educate professionals, conduct research that addresses real-world issues affecting the human condition, provide excellent clinical care and practice, and serve the public with dedication to improve health, justice, and the public good. The University will become a dominant economic leader of the region through innovation, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and interdisciplinary and interprofessional teamwork. The University will extend its reach with hallmark local and global initiatives that positively transform lives and our economy. The University will be a beacon to the world as an environment for learning and discovery that is rich in diversity and inclusion. The University鈥檚 pillars of professionalism are civility, accountability, transparency, and efficiency. The University will be a vibrant community where students, faculty, staff, visitors, and neighbors are engaged intellectually, culturally, and socially. </p> <p class="p1"> </p> </div></div> </div></div></div><span id="d.en.777324"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.322233"></span> <div class="umb-internal-slider single-slide"> <div class="slides"> <div class="umb-internal-slide pin-slide-horzcenter pin-slide-vertcenter includes-text includes-text "> <div class="umb-slide-container"> <div class="umb-slider-image" style="background-image: url('/media/umb/umb-fast-facts/thecampus.jpg');" title="An aerial view of the campus" >  <div tabindex="0" class="umb-slider-textcol covid-slider"> <h3>The Campus</h3> <p class="p1">Located in Baltimore, the UMB campus consists of:</p> <p><span class="umb_lead"><strong>65</strong></span><strong> acres</strong></p> <p><span class="umb_lead"><strong>6.3</strong></span><strong> million gross square feet of space </strong></p> <p><span class="umb_lead"><strong>57</strong></span><strong> buildings</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.421176"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Degrees at UMB</h4> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.421174"></span> <div class="media thumbnail-list-item"> <img src="/media/umb/umb-fast-facts/Fast-Facts-Icons_Degrees.png" alt="Degrees icon" style=" " /> <div class="media-body">   <p class="fast-facts-featured-stat"><strong>97</strong> degree and certificate programs</p> <p class="fast-facts-featured-stat"><strong>2,503</strong> degrees awarded (FY 2024)</p> </div> </div><span id="d.en.322229"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h6>The University offers the following degrees:</h6> <ul class="umb_underlined_list"> <li>7 professional practice doctorate</li> <li>16 research and scholarship doctorate</li> <li>32 master's</li> <li>3 bachelor's</li> <li>29 postbaccalaureate certificate</li> <li>6 postdoctoral certificate</li> <li>4 certificate of advanced study</li> </ul> <p><em><a href="/program-explorer/" target="_blank">Browse academic programs.</a></em></p> </div></div> </div></div><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322228"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Seven Schools, One University</h4> <table border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">School</th> <th scope="col">Year Founded</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School of Medicine</a></td> <td>1807</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.law.umaryland.edu/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carey School of Law</a></td> <td>1824</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.dental.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School of Dentistry</a></td> <td>1840</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.pharmacy.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School of Pharmacy</a></td> <td>1841</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.nursing.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School of Nursing</a></td> <td>1889</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.graduate.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School of Graduate Studies</a></td> <td>1918</td> </tr> <tr> <td><a href="http://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School of Social Work</a></td> <td>1961</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div></div> </div><script> $(document).ready(function(){ $('#specificVideo518676').css('padding-bottom',(($('#specificVideo518676 iframe').attr('height') / $('#specificVideo518676 iframe').attr('width') * 100) + '%') ); }); </script> <span id="d.en.518676"></span> <div class="row-fluid video-wrapper video-wrapper-fullwidth"> <div class="videoWrapper no_link_icon" id="specificVideo518676"> <div> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/pZcmP3OYjTk?si=TMktfK-x9wCD_y45" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322230"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p><img src="/media/umb/umb-fast-facts/studentsthefutureofcare.png" alt="A student clad in a lab coat examining a microscope" style=" " /></p> <p> </p> </div></div> </div></div><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.421205"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Students: The Future of Care</h4> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.421192"></span> <div class="media thumbnail-list-item"> <img src="/media/umb/umb-fast-facts/Fast-Facts-Icons_Students.png" alt="Students icon" style=" " /> <div class="media-body">   <p class="fast-facts-featured-stat"><strong>6,636</strong> students</p> </div> </div><span id="d.en.322219"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p>As the state鈥檚 only public health, law, and human services university, UMB confers the majority of professional practice doctoral degrees awarded in Maryland each year.</p> </div></div> </div><h5 class="umb_medium">Student Demographics</h5> <p class="bargraph-container graphstyle3"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:67%"> </span> </span> <span class="label1">67% In-State<span>, <span class="label2">33% Out-of-State</span> </p> <p class="bargraph-container graphstyle3"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:72%"> </span> </span> <span class="label1">72% Female<span>, <span class="label2">28% Male</span> </p> <p class="bargraph-container"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:21%"> </span> </span> 21% African American </p> <p class="bargraph-container graphstyle2"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:51%"> </span> </span> 51% Minorities </p> </div></div><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322291"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Enrollment by Program</h4> </div></div> </div><p class="bargraph-container graphstyle3"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:86%"> </span> </span> <span class="label1">86% Professional/Graduate<span>, <span class="label2">14% Undergraduate</span> </p> <span id="d.en.322294"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <table border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col"> </th> <th scope="col"># of students</th> <th scope="col">% of total</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Nurses</th> <td>930</td> <td>14%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dental Hygienists</th> <td>24</td> <td>0.4%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Medical Technologists</th> <td>6</td> <td>0.1%</td> </tr> <tr class="table-subtotal"> <th scope="row"><strong>Undergraduate Total</strong></th> <td><strong>960</strong></td> <td><strong>14%</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Biomedical</th> <td>1,438</td> <td>22%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Nurses</th> <td>1,048</td> <td>16%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Social Workers</th> <td>743</td> <td>11%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Lawyers</th> <td>713</td> <td>11%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Physicians</th> <td>599</td> <td>9%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dentists</th> <td>584</td> <td>9%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Pharmacists</th> <td>342</td> <td>5%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Physical Therapists</th> <td>209</td> <td>3%</td> </tr> <tr class="table-subtotal"> <th scope="row"><strong>Professional/Graduate Total</strong></th> <td><strong>5,676</strong></td> <td><strong>86%</strong></td> </tr> <tr class="table-total"> <th scope="row">Total - Fall 2024</th> <td><strong>6,636</strong></td> <td><strong>100%</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> </div></div> </div></div><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322286"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>National Rankings</h4> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row"><strong>Dentistry</strong></th> <td><strong>8th*</strong>  — National Institutes of Health Funding, FY 2023</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Law  </th> <td> <p><strong>3rd</strong> — State and Local Clerkships, <em>Princeton Review</em>, 2024<br /><strong>4th</strong> — Health Care Law, <em>U.S. News & World Report</em>, 2024<br /><strong>5th</strong> — Clinical Training, <em>U.S. News & World Report</em>, 2024<br /><strong>7th </strong>— Dispute Resolution, <em>U.S. News & World Report</em>, 2024<strong><br /></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Medicine</th> <td> <p><strong>Tier 1**</strong> — Primary Care, <em>U.S. News & World Report</em>, 2024<br /><strong>Tier 2**</strong> — Research, <em>U.S. News & World Report</em>, 2024</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Nursing </th> <td> <p><strong>1st* — </strong>Master of Science (MSN) Nursing Leadership and Management, Online Programs;  MSN Nursing Leadership and Management, Graduate Programs <br /><strong>T-1st*</strong>  — Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner <br /><strong>3rd*</strong> —  DNP Family Nurse Practitioner   <br /><strong>T-4th*</strong> — Doctor of Nursing Practice <br /><strong>T-7th* </strong>— DNP Nurse Anesthesia<strong> <br /></strong></p> <p>All<em> U.S. News & World Report, </em>2024</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Pharmacy</th> <td><strong>15th</strong> — <em>U.S. News & World Report, </em>2024</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Social Work</th> <td><strong>24th</strong> — <em>U.S. News & World Report, </em>2024</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><br />* Ranking among public universities.</p> <p>**<span><em>U.S. News & World Report</em> revised its medical school rankings in 2024 to use a tier system, </span>ranking schools by tiers 1, 2, 3, or 4, and listing each tier alphabetically.</p> <p>For more information, contact the <a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/government/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UMB Office of Government Affairs</a> at 410-269-5087.</p> <p><br /><img src="/media/umb/cpa/ChangingFutureToday.jpg" alt="Tagline Header 2021" style=" " /></p> </div></div> </div></div></div><span id="d.en.322296"></span> <div class="row-fluid general_content"><h3 class="short_headline">History</h3></div> <div class="row-fluid column-content general_content "> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1807 </span></h3> <p>The Maryland General Assembly chartered the <strong>College of Medicine</strong> in 1807; it is now the nation鈥檚 oldest public medical school.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1812 </span></h3> <p>In 1812, the Maryland General Assembly rechartered the College of Medicine as the <strong>University of Maryland</strong> and expanded its mission.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1824 </span></h3> <p>The forerunner of <strong>Maryland Carey Law</strong>, the Maryland Law Institute, was opened in 1824.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1840 </span></h3> <p>The world鈥檚 first dental college, the <strong>Baltimore College of Dental Surgery</strong>, was chartered in 1840.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div><span id="d.en.322297"></span> <div class="row-fluid column-content general_content "> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1841 </span></h3> <p>The following year in 1841, the Maryland General Assembly chartered the <strong>College of Pharmacy</strong>, making it the fourth-oldest pharmacy school in the nation.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1889 </span></h3> <p>In 1889, Louisa Parsons, a colleague of Florence Nightingale, established the <strong>School of Nursing</strong>, one of the nation’s oldest formal nursing training programs, at the University of Maryland.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1918 </span></h3> <p>To promote and enhance research, scholarship, and advanced study, the <strong>School of Graduate Studies</strong> opened in 1918.</p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="span3 hascontent hascontent "> <h3 class="medium"><span> 1961 </span></h3> <p>In response to growing social and cultural needs, the <strong>School of Social Work</strong> opened in 1961.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div><span id="d.en.657277"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p><strong><a href="/media/umb/umb-fast-facts/UMB-ListFirsts-FY25-WEB-v8_FINAL.pdf">Learn about other historical firsts associated with the University of Maryland, </a></strong></p> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.322298"></span> <div class="umb-internal-slider single-slide"> <div class="slides"> <div class="umb-internal-slide pin-slide-horzcenter pin-slide-vertcenter includes-text includes-text "> <div class="umb-slide-container"> <div class="umb-slider-image" style="background-image: url('/media/umb/umb-fast-facts/communityservice.png');" title="Volunteers work with young children in the local community" >  <div tabindex="0" class="umb-slider-textcol covid-slider"> <h3>Community Service</h3> <p class="fast-facts-featured-stat"><strong>2 <span class="fast-facts-featured-stat-minor">million</span></strong> volunteer hours annually</p> <p>Students, faculty, and staff at UMB contribute more than 2 million hours of service annually to citizens throughout Maryland, providing programming that improves health and wellness, advances justice, promotes economic development, and strengthens families and communities.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322384"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Employment: Fall 2024</h4> <table border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Faculty</th> <td>3,255</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Executive/Professional</th> <td>2,911</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Support Personnel</th> <td>1,290</td> </tr> <tr class="table-subtotal"> <th scope="row"><strong>Total Regular Employees</strong></th> <td><strong>7,456 <br /></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Student Employees</th> <td>824</td> </tr> <tr class="table-total"> <th scope="row">Total Employees</th> <td><strong>8,280</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div></div> </div><h5 class="umb_medium">Employee Demographics</h5> <p class="bargraph-container graphstyle3"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:63%"> </span> </span> <span class="label1">63% Female<span>, <span class="label2">37% Male</span> </p> <p class="bargraph-container"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:25%"> </span> </span> 25% African American </p> <p class="bargraph-container graphstyle2"> <span class="bargraph"> <span class="bargraph-bar" style="width:49%"> </span> </span> 49% Minorities </p> <span id="d.en.692719"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p><a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/jobs/">Join our diverse workforce and help us make a difference in our community and the world.</a></p> </div></div> </div></div><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322383"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Non-Discrimination Policy</h4> <p><span class="umb_lead">The University of Maryland, Baltimore prohibits sex discrimination in any educational program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to the <a href="mailto:titleix@umaryland.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Title IX Coordinator</a>.</span></p> <p>Read the <a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/policies-and-procedures/library/administration/policies/vi-100c.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UMB Notice of Non-Discrimination.</a></p> </div></div> </div></div></div><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322396"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>Driving the Economy</h4> <h5 class="umb_medium">Dramatic Achievements</h5> <ul class="umb_underlined_list"> <li>Fiscal Year 2024: Awarded <strong>$636 million</strong> in grants and contracts</li> <li>Yield: <strong>$1.45 million</strong> research dollars per core faculty</li> <li> <p>With combined research expenditures of <strong>$1.39 billion</strong>, UMB and the University of Maryland, College Park ranked No. 11 among public institutions in the National Science Foundation’s Higher Education Research and Development survey for FY23.</p> </li> </ul> <h5 class="umb_medium">Return on Investment</h5> <ul class="umb_underlined_list"> <li>Yields <strong>$13</strong> in economic activity for each $1 of state general fund appropriation</li> <li>Generates nearly <strong>16,000 </strong>jobs</li> <li>With UMB’s affiliated physician practices and the University of Maryland Medical Center, generates <strong>$8 billion</strong> in annual economic activity</li> </ul> </div></div> </div><span id="d.en.322395"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4>An Entrepreneurial University</h4> <table border="0"> <thead> <tr> <th colspan="2" scope="col">FY 2025 - Sources of Funds</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Research Grants and Contracts</th> <td>38%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Clinical (Patient) Care</th> <td>27%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">State Funds</th> <td>21%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Tuition and Fees</th> <td>11%</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Auxiliary Fees</th> <td>3%</td> </tr> <tr class="table-total"> <th scope="row">Total: $1.67 billion</th> <td><strong>100%</strong></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> <br />See the <a href="https://www.umaryland.edu/iespa/university-characteristics/budget-and-fundraising/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Strategic Planning, and Assessment </a>for more data.</p> <p> </p> </div></div> </div></div><div class="span6"> <span id="d.en.322409"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <h4><strong>Community and Civic Engagement in Baltimore</strong></h4> <p><strong>The Office of Community and Civic Engagement</strong> partners with community-based, local, state, and national organizations to improve health, education, economic, and social conditions in West Baltimore, with much of the support provided in direct services at the Community Engagement Center.</p> <hr /> <p>UMB contributes to community revitalization and stabilization through its <strong>Live Near Your Work Program</strong>, which helps students and employees buy homes in select Baltimore neighborhoods by providing money for the down payment and closing costs.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>The CURE Scholars Program i</strong>s a long-term mentoring initiative that is designed to excite West Baltimore middle and high school students about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) subjects and begin preparing them for potential careers in research and health care.</p> <hr /> <p><strong>The Center for Violence Prevention </strong>works to conduct community-based participatory research, provide creative and impactful education, and inform and advocate for impactful policies that will reduce violence and trauma in Baltimore.</p> </div></div> </div></div></div><div class="row-fluid"><div class="span6"> </div><div class="span6"> <p style="height: 4%; margin: 0;"> </p></div></div><span id="d.en.322399"></span> <div class="row-fluid general_content"><h3 class="short_headline">Health Care/Legal and Social Justice Services</h3></div> <div class="row-fluid column-content general_content "> <div class="span6 hascontent "> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY<br /></strong></p> <p>The only dental school in Maryland also is the <strong>largest provider of oral health services </strong>to Medicaid children and the largest provider of oral health care to people living with HIV disease who are uninsured or underinsured.</p> <p><strong>Notable Number:<br />77,000-plus: </strong>Patient visits recorded each year, with more than 20,000 patients treated</p> <p><strong>FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW<br /></strong>The Center for Dispute Resolution, Cannabis Legal Resource Center, Chaco虂n Center for Immigrant Justice, Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, and Legal Resource Center for Public Health Law Policy<strong> provide services and advocacy to improve laws and lives</strong> in Maryland and beyond.</p> <p><strong>Notable Number:<br />75,000: </strong>Hours of free legal services provided by students annually through 18 legal clinics<br /><br /><strong>SCHOOL OF MEDICINE<br /></strong>Faculty, staff, and students annually <strong>contribute hundreds of hours of community outreach </strong>in hospitals, clinics, homeless shelters, and schools, while programs such as Mini-Med School, Mini-Med School for Kids, and the Seniors Medical Institute provide free faculty-led classes designed to improve health and well-being.</p> <p><strong>Notable Number:<br />1.6 million: </strong>In-patient and outpatient visits at the University of Maryland Medical Center and clinical practice locations throughout Maryland</p> </div> <div class="span6 hascontent "> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF NURSING<br /></strong>The West Baltimore <strong>Reducing Inequities in Cardiovascular and Mental Health Collaborative </strong>— Stronger Together (RICH 2.0), a UMSON-led partnership of 17 community- and faith-based academic and health organizations — aims to reduce cardiovascular health disparities; improve health outcome and access to primary care; and reduce health care costs in seven West Baltimore ZIP codes.</p> <p><strong>Notable Number:<br /></strong><strong>2,000-plus: </strong>Community members enrolled in West Baltimore RICH 2.0</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF PHARMACY<br /></strong>UMSOP <strong>provides clinical service to about 32,000 patients each year </strong>at over 35 practice settings in specialties such as community pharmacy, oncology, pediatrics, HIV/AIDS, mental health, geriatrics, and palliative care. Students provide 190,300 hours of pharmacy services each year.</p> <p><strong>Notable Number:<br /></strong><strong>2.6 million: </strong>Marylanders helped since 1972 by the Maryland Poison Center, a free 24/7 phone service staffed by pharmacists and nurses certified as specialists in poison information.</p> <p><strong>SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK<br /></strong>The Center for Restorative Change brings together the resources of two community outreach initiatives, Promise Heights and the Social Work Community Outreach Service, <strong>to promote social justice and the well-being of individuals and communities</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Notable Number:<br /></strong><strong>500,000: </strong>Hours of care provided to Maryland citizens annually by UMSSW students</p> </div> </div><p> </p> <p> </p> <div class="smsb-social-media-sharing-buttons no-link-icon umb_medium ">Share this page<br /> <a class="smsb-fb" href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.umaryland.edu/about-umb/umb-fast-facts/" target="popup" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=656,width=600'); return false;" title="Share on Facebook" ></a> <a class="smsb-tw" href="https://twitter.com/share?url=http://www.umaryland.edu/about-umb/umb-fast-facts/&text=UMB Fast Facts" target="popup" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=450,width=585'); return false;" title="Share on X" ></a>  <a class="smsb-li" href="https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=http://www.umaryland.edu/about-umb/umb-fast-facts/&title=UMB Fast Facts" target="popup" onclick="window.open(this.href, '', 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,height=500,width=600'); return false;" title="Share on LinkedIn" ></a> <a class="smsb-em" href="mailto:?subject=UMB Fast Facts&body=http://www.umaryland.edu/about-umb/umb-fast-facts/" title="Share in an Email"></a>  </div><span id="d.en.322415"></span><div class="row-fluid general_content"> <div class="span12"> <div class="one-column-content"> <p class="umb_lead"> </p> <hr /> <p class="umb_lead"> </p> <p class="umb_lead">For more information, contact the University of Maryland, Baltimore <a href="/government/">Government Affairs Office</a> at <a href="tel:410-269-5087">410-269-5087</a>.</p> <p><strong>Produced by the <a href="/cpa/">Office of Communications and Public Affairs</a>, updated December 2023. <a href="/media/umb/umb-fast-facts/UMB-Fast-Facts.pdf">Download UMB Fast Facts as a PDF.</a></strong></p> <p class="umb_light">The University of Maryland, Baltimore does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, marital status, protected veteran’s status, or age in its programs and activities. 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