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Boston
University Medical Campus
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Located
in Boston's South End, Boston University Medical Center
(BMC) is composed of the Boston University Schools of
Medicine, Public Health and Dental Medicine, and Boston
Medical Center Hospital. With more than 2,000 physicians
and researchers, BUMC is a nationally recognized leader
in cardiovascular medicine, women's health, trauma, cancer
Parkinson's disease, arthritis, infectious diseases including
AIDS, and spinal cord injuries. In addition, the hospital
operates the nation's first geriatric home medical program,
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Boston University Medical School (BUSM) BUSM celebrates
its sesquicentennial in 1998. BU established the School
of Medicine in 1873 by merging with the New England Female
Medical College, which had been founded in 1848 as the
first medical college for women in the world. The School
of Medicine became a constituent member of the BUMC in
1962. |
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Boston
Medical Center (BMC) Boston University Hospital founded
in 1855 and Boston City Hospital, founded in 1864, have
been the principal teaching hospitals for BUSM. On July
1996, these outstanding institutions merged and created
a new private, not-for-profit hospital emphasizing community-based
care: Boston Medical Center. This new hospital represents
the country's first full merger of a public hospital
with a private academic medical center and its hospital.
BMC
offers a full spectrum of pediatric and adult care services,
including primary and advanced specialty care, as well
as outreach programs, particularly for the city's homeless
population. BMC is at the hub of a culturally, socially,
and economically diverse population. Annually, BMC provides
more than 300,000 outpatient visits and 85,000 emergency
department visits. BMC has more than 3,800 employees,
1,400 physicians, and has an annual operating budget
over $500 million.
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Boston
HealthNet
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Focusing
on urban health, BMC is a founder of the Boston HealthNet,
a partnership of the hospital, the School of Medicine
and 11 community health centers located in neighborhoods
throughout Boston. These community health centers provide
health care and social services to residents of those
communities. This unique partnership provides a community-driven
urban health network that goes beyond traditional patient
care to address the full spectrum of health issues facing
families living in Boston. |
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What is Family Medicine?
Family Medicine doctors provide primary care to patients of all ages from birth to geriatrics. It is the specialty of breadth that integrates the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences. The scope of family practice is not limited by the patient's age or sex, organ system, or disease entity.
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