About this School

The mission of UMass Chan Medical School is to advance the health and wellness of our diverse communities throughout Massachusetts and across the world by leading and innovating in education, research, health care delivery and public service.

The mission of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is to prepare nurses who embrace diversity and promote health equity to improve the quality of life and human health in the Commonwealth and beyond by leading and innovating in education, research, health care delivery and public service.

The vision of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is to create an equitable inclusive community of wellness, health, discovery and human dignity.

As the commonwealth's only public medical school, we take seriously our mission to serve the people of Massachusetts. We welcome the responsibilities we face in caring for their needs. We meet these challenges by providing clinical staff for public and private institutions, emphasizing training in the primary care specialties and encouraging graduates to practice in the state's underserved areas.

UMass Chan Medical School's educational mission stems from its founding in 1962 to provide affordable, high-quality medical education to qualified residents of the commonwealth. With that goal as its cornerstone, UMass Chan's educational mission has expanded to include residency and fellowship training, graduate education in nursing and the biomedical sciences, training in allied health professions, and continuing education for health care practitioners.

Our students are highly motivated, intelligent, thoughtful and compassionate. They volunteer to work with community organizations and are fully imbued with the school's commitment to public service. Our faculty have developed a curriculum designed to stimulate and support students in the acquisition of advanced knowledge and skills, while instilling compassionate attitudes and values so that they may best serve their patients.

In the area of research, UMass Chan has achieved world-class status. Research is conducted in the laboratory, ambulatory clinic and at the bedside, contributing significantly to medical science and to the state's economy, as well as enhancing our ability to attract outstanding faculty members for all three schools. Federal and private research grants and contracts at UMass Chan rose from about $2 million in 1977 to more than $322 million in FY 2023, making it one of the fastest growing research institutions in the United States. As our researchers continue to make discoveries and explore new avenues of inquiry, we continue to grow with exceptional principal investigators conducting clinical and basic research in such areas as cancer, molecular genetics, neurobiology, chemical biology and immunology.

In all that we do, we place the highest priority on respect for the dignity and diversity of the members of the Medical School community - patients, students, faculty, employees and volunteers. We are committed to supporting their professional, intellectual and emotional growth so they may have the opportunity to fulfill their potential and achieve their goals.

In the spirit of serving the public, we dedicate these pages to those who want to learn more about our innovative T.H. Chan School of Medicine, Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, and our centers, institutes and programs of national distinction. 

Information about the University of Massachusetts Trustees may be obtained at the following link:

https://www.umassp.edu/bot/members

Financial information pertaining to the University of Massachusetts is available at:

https://www.umassp.edu/controller/reports

The vision of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is to create an equitable inclusive community of wellness, health, discovery, and human dignity.

The mission of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is to prepare nurses who embrace diversity and promote health equity to improve the quality of life and human health in the Commonwealth and beyond by leading and innovating in education, research, health care delivery and public service.

The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing’s distinct focus and location generates many interprofessional opportunities for collaborative graduate education, research and practice because it is the only nursing school associated with a medical school in the commonwealth. The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is distinctive as the only publicly funded nursing school in the commonwealth with a sole focus on graduate nursing education. It is also one of only three nursing schools in New England based at an academic health sciences center, sharing campus resources and facilities with its clinical partner, UMass Memorial Medical Center, part of UMass Memorial Health Care.

According to the 2020 Rankings by the Nursing Schools Almanac, the UMass Chan Medical School, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing ranked #2 overall in the state of Massachusetts.  In addition, the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing ranked #4 overall in the New England region; #23 overall among all public nursing schools in the US; and #41 overall among all nursing schools in the United States (US).  In addition, the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program is ranked in the top 50 nursing schools across the country (#47) nationally by US News & World Report 2022 Best Graduate Schools in Nursing. 

The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Accreditation was granted to the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and Post-Graduate Certification (PGC) APRN Program for 10 years, extending to June 30, 2035.  In addition, the Masters of Science (MS) program was granted accreditation for 10 years, extending to June 30, 2030.

Inquiries regarding the accreditation status by the CCNE should be directed to administrative staff at Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing. Individuals may also contact:

UMass Chan Medical School was accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education in 2012. UMass Chan Medical School consists of the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and the T.H. Chan School of Medicine.

Accreditation of an institution of higher education by NECHE indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied through a peer review process. An accredited college or university is one that has available the necessary resources to achieve its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity is also addressed through accreditation.

Accreditation by the NECHE isn't partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.

Inquiries regarding the accrediation status by the NECHE should be directed to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals may also contact:

New England Commission of Higher Education
3 Burlington Woods Drive, Suite 100
Burlington, MA 01803-4514
(781) 425-7785
cihe@neasc.org

A list of institutions with educational affiliations at the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing are listed below:

• Ajay Anand, PC; Weston, Mass.
• Anchor Medical Associates; Lincoln, R.I.
• Assumption College; Worcester, Mass.
• Aum Healing Center; Boston, Mass.
• Barre Health Center; Barre, Mass.
• Bayberry Commons; Pascoag, R.I.
• Baystate Medical Center; Springfield, Mass.
• Baystate Noble Hospital; Westfield, Mass.
• Baystate Wing Hospital; Palmer, Mass.
• Beaumont Northbridge; Northbridge, Mass.
• Beaumont Rehab & Skilled Nursing Center; Westborough, Mass.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital; Needham, Mass.
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston, Mass.
• Boston Community Medical Group; Boston, Mass.
• Boston Healthcare for the Homeless; Boston, Mass.
• Boston Medical Center; Boston, Mass.
• Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Boston, Mass.
• Brockton Hospital; Brockton, Mass.
• Brockton Neighborhood Center; Brockton, Mass.
• Cambridge Health Center Alliance; Cambridge, Mass.
• Caring Health Center; Springfield, Mass.
• Catholic Medical Center; Manchester, N.H.
• CentMass Association of Physicians; Leominster, Mass.
• Central New England Health Alliance, Inc; Leominster, Mass.
• Charles River Medical Associates, PC; Framingham, Mass.
• Charles River Primary Care; Hudson, Mass.
• Charlton Family Practice; Charlton, Mass.
• Charter Oak Health Center; Hartford, Conn.
• Child Health Association; Auburn, Mass.
• Children’s Hospital Boston; Boston, Mass.
• Clark University-Student Health; Worcester, Mass.
• Coastal Medical; East Providence, R.I.
• Coastal Medical Associates; Salisbury, Mass.
• Codman Square Health Center; Dorchester, Mass.
• Collaborative Care Services; Waltham, Mass.
• Community Care Alliance; Charlestown, Mass.
• Community Health Center of Franklin County; Greenfield, Mass.
• Community Health Connections Family Health Center; Fitchburg, Mass.
• Community Healthlink; Worcester, Mass.
• Concord Hospital; Concord, N.H.
• Connecticut Multi-Specialty Group; Enfield, Conn.
• Cooley Dickenson Hospital; Northampton, Mass.
• Countryside Healthcare of Milford; Milford, Mass.
• Dana Farber Cancer Institute; Boston, Mass.
• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center; Lebanon, N.H.
• Dermatology Center of Worcester; Worcester, Mass,
• Devens Federal Medical Center/Federal Bureau of Prisons; Ayer, Mass,
• Doctor’s Express-Urgent Care; Natick, Mass.
• East Boston Neighborhood Health Clinic; East Boston, Mass.
• Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center; Framingham, Mass.
• Elliot Health System; Manchester, N.H.
• Emerson Hospital; Concord, Mass.
• EverCare; Waltham, Mass.
• Experience Wellness Centers; Springfield, Mass.
• Fairlawn Rehab Hospital; Worcester, Mass
• Family Health Center; Worcester, Mass.
• Family Medical and Maternity Care; Leominster, Mass.
• Fenway Health; Boston, Mass.
• Fitchburg State University Health Services; Fitchburg, Mass.
• Framingham State University; Framingham, Mass.
• Geriatric Authority of Milford; Milford, Mass.
• Golden Living Center; Fitchburg, Mass.
• Hamden County House of Correction; Ludlow, Mass.
• Harbor Health Services; Mattapan, Mass.
• Harrington Hospital; Southbridge, Mass.
• Harrington Physician Services; Southbridge, Mass.
• Harvard Family Medicine; Cambridge, Mass.
• Harvard University Health Services; Cambridge, Mass.
• Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates; Newton, Mass.
• Hawthorne Medical; No. Dartmouth, Mass.
• Health Alliance Home Health and Hospice; Leominster, Mass.
• Health South-Fairlawn Rehab Hospital; Worcester, Mass.
• Hebrew Senior Life; Boston, Mass.
• Integrative Medicine-The Rothfeld Group; Waltham, Mass.
• Jewish Health Care; Worcester, Mass.
• Kindred Hospital Park View-Vibra Hospital of Western MA; Rochdale, Mass.
• Kuchnir Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery; Marlborough, Mass.
• Lahey Clinic; Burlington, Mass.
• Lawrence General Hospital; Lawrence, Mass.
• LGH-Memorial Valley Cardiology; Chelmsford, Mass.
• Life Center of Auburn; Auburn, Mass.
• Longview Orthopedic Center; Leominster, Mass.
• Lowell General Hospital; Lowell, Mass.
• Marie Esther Health Center; Marlborough, Mass.
• Marlborough Hills HealthCare; Marlboro, Mass.
• Massachusetts General Hospital; Boston, Mass.
• Massachusetts Partnership for Correctional Health; Vienna, Va.
• Meadows of Leicester; Rochdale, Mass.
• Medical Associates Pediatrics; Leominster, Mass.
• Medway Country Manor; Medway, Mass.
• Merrimack Valley Cardiology; Chelmsford, Mass.
• Merrimack Valley Internal Medicine; No. Chelmsford, Mass.
• Metrowest Medical Center; Framingham, Mass.
• Milford Gastroenterology; Milford, Mass.
• Milford Regional Medical Center; Milford, Mass.
• Minute Clinic; Woonsocket, R.I.
• Miriam Hospital; Providence, R.I.
• MIT Medical Department; Boston, Mass.
• Mt. Auburn Healthcare; Medford, Mass.
• Mt. Auburn Primary Care; Cambridge, Mass.
• New England Baptist Hospital; Boston Mass.
• New England Reproductive Medicine and Surgery; Millbury, Mass.
• Newton-Wellesley Hospital; Newton, Mass.
• Noble Hospital; Westfield, Mass.
• No. Charles Institute for Addictions; Somerville, Mass.
• Northampton OB-GYN; Northampton, Mass.
• North Shore Medical Center; Salem, Mass.
• Northern Berkshire Healthcare; No. Adams, Mass.
• Notre Dame Long Term Care Center; Worcester, Mass.
• Oriol Health Care; Holden, Mass.
• Orleans Health Care; Orleans, MA
• Overlook Masonic Health Center; Charlton, Mass.
• Pine Grove; Pascoag, R.I.
• Pioneer Valley Cardiology; Springfield, Mass.
• Plumley valley health Services; Worcester, Mass.
• Primary Care Associates; Springfield, Mass.
• Primary Physician Partners; Worcester, Mass.
• Quality Kids Kare, PC; Worcester, Mass.
• Quinsigamond Community College Dept. of Nursing; Worcester, Mass
• Reliant Medical Group; Worcester, Mass.
• Rhode Island Hospital; Providence, R.I.
• Riverbend Medical Group; Agawam, Mass.
• Roger Williams Medical Center; Providence, R.I.
• Salmon VNA and Hospice; Milford, Mass.
• Sisters of Providence Health Systems; Springfield, Mass.
• Southcoast Hospitals Groups; New Bedford, Mass.
• South County Pediatrics; Webster, Mass.
• Southboro Medical Group; Southboro, Mass.
• Spaulding Rehab; Cambridge, Mass.
• St. Vincent’s Hospital; Worcester, Mass.
• Sterling Family Medicine; Sterling, Mass.
• Steward Carney Hospital; Dorchester, Mass.
• Steward Medical Group; Boston, Mass.
• Steward Norwood Hospital; Norwood, Mass.
• Sturdy Memorial Hospital; Attleboro, Mass.
• Sun Medical Clinic; Leominster, Mass.
• Teens and Tots Pediatrics; West Boylston, Mass.
• Tri-County Medical Associates; Franklin, Mass.
• Tri River Family Health Center; E. Uxbridge, Mass.
• Trinity Family Medicine; No. Easton, Mass.
• Tufts New England Medical Center; Boston, Mass.
• UMass Memorial Community Medical Group; Worcester, Mass.
• UMass Memorial Medical Center; Worcester, Mass.
• UMass Memorial – Clinton Hospital; Clinton, Mass.
• UMass Memorial – Marlboro Hospital; Marlboro, Mass.
• UMass at Amherst – Health Services; Amherst, Mass.
• VA Bedford; Bedford, Mass.
• VA Boston; Boston, Mass.
• VA Northampton and Leeds; Northampton, Mass.
• Vision Health Care – Functional Medicine Primary Care; Needham, Mass.
• VNA Care Hospice; Worcester, Mass.
• VNA Care Network; Worcester, Mass.
• Wentworth-Douglas Health System; Dover, N.H.
• Whittier Rehab Hospital; Westborough, Mass.
• Winchester Physician Associates; Winchester, Mass.
• Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Center; Palmer, Mass.
• Worcester Dermatology Associates; Worcester, Mass.
• Worcester Division of Public Health; Worcester, Mass.
• Worcester Internal Medicine; Worcester, Mass.
• Worcester Public Schools; Worcester, Mass.
• Worcester State University Student Health Services; Worcester, Mass.
• WPI Health Services; Worcester, Mass.
• Zhou MD; Shrewsbury, Mass.

• Joan M. Vitello-Cicciu, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAHA, FAAN; Dean & Professor, Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing
• Susan Feeney, DNP, FNP-C, FNP-BC, FAANP; Associate Dean for Advanced Practice Programs
• Priscilla Gazarian, PhD, CNS, RN, FAAN; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
• Jill M. Terrien, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, Associate Dean for Interprofessional & Community Partnerships

Contact the Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing Office of Student Affairs & Admissions:
Phone: 774-455-6689
Admissions E-mail: gsnadmissions@umassmed.edu
Student Affairs E-mail: gsnstudentaffairs@umassmed.edu

Contact the Financial Aid Office at 508-856-2265 with questions about financial aid. 

Contact the Bursars Office at 508-856-6641 with questions about tuition.