Boston University School of Medicine
| Type | Private medical school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1848 |
Parent institution | Boston University |
| Dean | Karen H. Antman |
Academic staff | 2,052 |
| Students | 1,712 |
| Location | , , 42°20′08″N 71°04′18″W / 42.3356°N 71.0716°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Tuition | $58,976 (2018–2019) |
| Website | bumc |
The Boston University School of Medicine (formally the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine) is the medical school of Boston University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1848. Originally known as the New England Female Medical College, it was renamed Boston University School of Medicine in 1873. It became the Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, in 2022. In 1864, it became the first medical school in the United States to award an MD degree to an African-American woman.
The school is the only medical school located in the South End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Boston Medical Center, its primary teaching hospital, operates the largest 24-hour Level I trauma center in New England, and the largest network of regional community health centers. The school is the home of the Framingham Heart Study, from which all knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors were originally discovered.