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COMMEMORATING ITS 210TH ANNIVERSARY, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WAS CHARTERED IN 1807 AS THE FIRST PUBLIC MEDICAL SCHOOL IN THE UNITED STATES. THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING, TOP-TIER BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH ENTERPRISES IN THE WORLD - WITH 43 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS, CENTERS, INSTITUTES, AND PROGRAMS; AND A FACULTY OF MORE THAN 3,000 PHYSICIANS, SCIENTISTS, AND ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, AND A DISTINGUISHED RECIPIENT OF THE ALBERT E. LASKER AWARD IN MEDICAL RESEARCH. THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FACULTY, WHICH RANKS AS THE 8TH-HIGHEST PUBLIC MEDICAL SCHOOL IN RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY, IS AN INNOVATOR IN TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE WITH 600 ACTIVE PATENTS AND 24 START-UP COMPANIES. THE SCHOOL WORKS LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND GLOBALLY, WITH RESEARCH AND TREATMENT FACILITIES IN 36 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. WITH AN OPERATING BUDGET OF MORE THAN $1 BILLION, THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WORKS CLOSELY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER AND MEDICAL SYSTEM TO PROVIDE RESEARCH-INTENSIVE, ACADEMIC AND CLINICALLY-BASED CARE FOR MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION PATIENTS EACH YEAR. THE SCHOOL HAS OVER 2,500 STUDENTS, RESIDENTS, AND FELLOWS, AND NEARLY $450 MILLION IN EXTRAMURAL FUNDING, WITH MORE THAN HALF OF ITS ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS RANKED IN THE TOP 20 AMONG ALL PUBLIC MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE NATION IN RESEARCH FUNDING. AS ONE OF THE SEVEN PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS THAT MAKE UP THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE CAMPUS, THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE HAS NEARLY 7,000 TOTAL EMPLOYEES. WHILE OUR MEDICAL STUDENTS COMPRISE NEARLY HALF OF THE TOTAL STUDENT ENROLLMENT, OUR STUDENT BODY ALSO INCLUDES ALLIED HEALTH AND PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENTS, AS WELL AS GRADUATE STUDENTS AND STUDENTS PURSUING COMBINED DEGREES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TEN JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMS: TWO DOCTORATE PROGRAMS (MD/PHD AND MD/DDS), SEVEN MD/MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS, AND A DPT/PHD DEGREE PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY & REHABILITATION SCIENCES. THE COMBINED SCHOOL AND MEDICAL SYSTEM HAS A TOTAL BUDGET OF $5 BILLION AND AN ECONOMIC IMPACT OF NEARLY $15 BILLION ON THE STATE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY.

THE UMB FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND CLINICAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND FRANCIS KING CAREY SCHOOL OF LAW (MARYLAND CAREY LAW). ESTABLISHED IN 1816, MARYLAND CAREY LAW BEGAN REGULAR INSTRUCTION IN 1824. IT IS THE THIRD OLDEST LAW SCHOOL IN THE NATION. THE INNOVATIVE ACADEMIC AND SPECIALTY PROGRAMS HAVE GARNERED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION. THE MARYLAND CAREY LAW'S EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS ARE AMONG THE MOST EXTENSIVE IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING THE NATIONALLY RANKED CLINICAL LAW PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS MORE THAN 60,000 HOURS OF FREE LEGAL SERVICES TO THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR MORE THAN 40 YEARS. INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIALTY PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED IN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND LAW AND HEALTH CARE. OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE ADVOCACY, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, BUSINESS LAW, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW AND INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW. THE MARYLAND CAREY LAW SEEKS TO PROMOTE A MORE JUST SOCIETY BY EDUCATING OUTSTANDING LAWYERS AND LEADERS, ADVANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF LAW AND LEGAL INSTITUTIONS AND ENHANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE. EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING PREPARES STUDENTS FOR LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS IN A WIDE RANGE OF CAREERS AND PROMOTES IN BOTH STUDENTS AND FACULTY THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE.

THE UMB FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ACADEMIC PROGRAMS, RESEARCH AND COMMUNITY WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (SSW). SSW'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP PRACTITIONERS, LEADERS AND SCHOLARS TO ADVANCE THE WELL-BEING OF POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES AND TO PROMOTE SOCIAL JUSTICE. AS NATIONAL LEADERS, WE CREATE AND USE KNOWLEDGE FOR EDUCATION, SERVICE INNOVATION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT. SSW IS A HIGHLY-RANKED INSTITUTION THAT PRODUCES OUTSTANDING SOCIAL WORKERS WHOSE PRACTICE ADVANCES THE WELL-BEING OF ALL THE PEOPLE THEY SERVE. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT RANKS THE SCHOOL 17TH IN THEIR LIST OF SOCIAL WORK GRADUATE SCHOOLS IN AMERICA. THE SCHOOL SERVES SOCIETY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE INNOVATION, AND ADVOCACY. SSW WAS CREATED IN 1961 AND HAS GROWN TO BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST RESPECTED SCHOOLS OF SOCIAL WORK IN AMERICA. PART OF A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY IN A DIVERSIFIED STATE AND REGION, THE SCHOOL PROMOTES RESEARCH ON SOCIAL WORK SERVICES AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE IN ALL OF ITS ACTIVITIES. SSW STUDENTS PROVIDE OVER 395,000 HOURS OF SOCIAL WORK SERVICES A YEAR WITHIN THE STATE OF MARYLAND AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE STUDENT BODY CONCENTRATION BREAKOUT IS GENERALLY 80% CLINICAL AND 20% MACRO (MANAGEMENT & COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION), THE LARGEST MACRO CONCENTRATION PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY. IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC SIDE, SSW HAS MULTIPLE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SWCOS (SOCIAL WORK COMMUNITY OUTREACH SERVICES). SWCOS PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WORKING ON CRITICAL SOCIAL ISSUES IN AN ENCOURAGING, CREATIVE ATMOSPHERE THAT PREPARES THEM TO BE LEADERS IN COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORK; IT PROVIDES THOSE IN NEED WITH QUALITY SERVICES; AND CREATES RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE NEW KNOWLEDGE IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. THE SSW ALSO HAS MORE THAN $36M IN ANNUAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING GRANTS.