Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
History, Campus, and Student Opportunities
Boston University established its medical school in 1873 by merging with the New England Female Medical College, founded in 1848, the first such institution for women in the world. In 2022, the School of Medicine was named the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, thanks to a historic gift to support scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, and cutting-edge research and teaching. In addition to the four-year MD program, the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine has a number of dual degree options. Students may earn a combined MD-PhD, MD-MPH, MD-JD, MD-MBA, MD-MSCR, or MD-OMFS. Graduate Medical Sciences offers both research and professional master’s and doctoral degrees.
The Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is located in Boston’s historic South End, adjacent to its primary teaching hospital Boston Medical Center, on the Boston University Medical Campus, which also includes the Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and the School of Public Health, the Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, and BioSquare, with 314,000 square feet of research space and more than 30,000 square feet of clinical space.
Students enjoy the advantages of comparatively small classes that afford opportunities for considerable personal contact with faculty, and the benefits of study in an urban academic medical center with diverse settings for clinical instruction and externships in affiliated hospitals and community health centers.
Boston Medical Center is the largest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England. The emergency medicine department had more than 116,094 visits in fiscal year 2022.
More than 86 percent of medical students participate in research projects with a faculty member. Due to the pandemic, fewer students are participating in international health experiences; however, in a typical year, approximately 25 percent participate in a variety of global health electives.
Accreditation
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association.
The school’s continuing medical education programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
Residency programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education of the American Medical Association.
Boston University is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and is a member of the American Association of University Women, American Council on Education, Association of American Medical Colleges, Association of Urban Universities, Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, EDUCOM Interuniversity Communications Council, Institute of International Education, and National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church.
For program information, please visit the Programs section.
