The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) admitted its first class in 1970 as the only public medical school in Massachusetts, and celebrates its first 50 years in 2020. With a strong emphasis on and dedication to primary care, the school has forged a reputation of excellence through innovative teaching and learning, the early use of standardized patients, and recognized success in all of our missions, including education, research, and clinical care. Now having finished the first decade of the Learner-centered Integrated Curriculum (LInC), we have embraced early clinical experiences, integrated clerkships, and flexible experiences to achieve our core competencies: physician as scientist, problem solver, communicator, professional, advocate, and person. Students participate in interprofessional activities throughout the curriculum, and the spirit of giving back is powerful, with virtually 100% of students engaging in service to the community. We greatly value the emotional well-being of our students and, as such, have established the robust Student Life Office, emphasizing perhaps our most important competency of physician as person.
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