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 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 research and clinical space.

Students study in an urban academic medical center with diverse settings for clinical instruction and externships in affiliated hospitals and community health centers.

Numerous opportunities are available for medical students to perform research at Boston University in the basic science departments, clinical departments, and specialized centers. The vast majority of our medical students engage in research training during their time at Boston University. 

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.