About this School
About the T.H. Chan School of Medicine
As the commonwealth's only public medical school and part of the not-for-profit University of Massachusetts, the T.H. Chan School of Medicine takes seriously its mission to serve the people of Massachusetts. We welcome the responsibilities we face in caring for their needs. It meets 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.
The T.H. Chan School of Medicine was founded in 1962 with the mission to advance the health and well-being of the people of the commonwealth and the world through pioneering education, research, and health care delivery with our clinical partners. The T.H. Chan School of Medicine educational experience inspires our future physicians and physician scientists to excel in patient care, innovation, discovery, leadership and service.
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.
Students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine are educated in a range of medical disciplines with an emphasis on training for practice in general medicine and primary care specialties in the public sector. Our clinical partner is UMass Memorial Health Care, with two acute care hospitals in Worcester. Clinical education is also conducted at a number of affiliated community hospitals and health centers in the region.
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.
PhD students of the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences are taught by the distinguished faculty of the T.H. Chan School of Medicine who have joint appointments in the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The research distinctions of these faculty are evidenced by their accomplishments. See the Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences page for further information.
Accreditation Status
The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) determined in 2022 that the T.H. Chan School of Medicine's medical education program leading to the MD degree is in compliance with their standards.
UMass Chan Medical School is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).
Accreditation of an institution of higher education by the 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 accreditation 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
Phone: 781-425-7785
Email: cihe@neasc.org
Administrative Officers
Terence R. Flotte, MD
Dean, Provost and Executive Deputy Chancellor
Anne Larkin, MD
Vice Provost for Educational Affairs; Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs
Anne Garrison, MD
Associate Dean for Student Affairs; Assistant Dean for Professional Development
Tracy Kedian, MD
Associate Dean of Admissions
Peter Sell, DO
Associate Dean for Continuing Medical Education
Manas Das, MD, MS
Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education
Patricia Seymour, MD
Assistant Dean of Clinical Curriculum
Michael Ennis, MD
Assistant Dean for Student Advising
UMass Chan Medical School Administrative Officers
Stacy Potts, MD
Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Clinical Affairs
Alan Acosta, PhD
Associate Vice Provost for Student Life
Melissa Fischer, MD, MEd
Associate Vice Provost for Interprofessional and Instructional Innovation
Michael Hirsh, MD
Assistant Vice Provost for Health and Wellness Promotion
Brian Lewis, PhD
Assistant Vice Provost for Outreach and Recruitment
Deanna Richmond, MD
Director, Center for Academic Achievement
List of Educational Affiliates
In addition to UMass Memorial Health hospitals at the University and Memorial campuses, and our regional campuses at Baystate Health and Lahey Clinic, the T.H. Chan School of Medicine has educational affiliates at several clinical sites to support undergraduate medical education.
Major educational affiliations:
- UMass Memorial Medical Center: University campus and Memorial campus
- Baystate Health, Regional campus
- Berkshire Medical Center
- Cape Cod Healthcare
- Milford Regional Medical Center
- St. Vincent Hospital
- Southcoast
- Lahey
- DJ Corrigan Mental Health
- Falmouth Hospital
- Taunton State Hospital
Other teaching affiliations:
- Ammonoosuc Community Health Services
- Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
- A.T. Still University – Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
- A.T. Still University SOMA
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Baystate Health System (Regional Campus)
- Berkshire Medical Center
- Berkshire Health System
- Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM)
- Cape Cod Healthcare & Falmouth Hospital
- Cleveland Med Center
- Community Health Center
- Comm Health Center, Franklin County CHCFC
- Community Health Connections
- Community Health Programs/Berkshires
- Correct Care Solutions
- City University of New York
- John C Corrigan Comm Mental Health Center
- Des Moines University
- Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
- Family Health Center of Worcester
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
- Greater New Bedford Community Health Center
- Harrington Hospital
- Health Alliance Hospital
- Heywood Hospital
- Hilltown Community Health
- Holyoke Medical Center
- Hospital for Behavioral Medicine
- John Muir Health
- Lahey Clinic
- Marlborough Hospital
- Marcus Daly Memorial Hospital
- Milford Regional Medical Center
- Morehouse College
- Nantucket Cottage Hospital
- NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Oregon Health & Sciences University
- Perelman School of Medicine at UPenn
- Pocasset Community Mental Health Center
- Providence St Patrick Hospital
- Reading Hospital - PA
- Reliant Medical Group
- Southcoast Health
- Southern New Hampshire health System
- St. Vincent’s Hospital
- Suburban Internal Medicine
- TaraVista Behavioral Health Center
- Taunton State Hospital
- Tulane University
- UConn
- University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine
- University of California, San Francisco
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
- University of New England
- University of Louisville
- University of Tennessee – Health Science Center
- University of New Mexico– Health Sciences Center
- University of WA CVCH Chelan
- University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine
- Veteran Affairs
- Valley Medical Group
- Walter Reed Medical Center
- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- Washburn House
- Western Montana CMC Stevensville
- William Carey University
- Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital
Non-Clerkship Sites
- City of Springfield HHS
- UMass Memorial Health Community Healthlink
- Lowell Community Health Center
- Lowell General Hospital
- MetroWest Medical Center
- New Bedford Community Health Center
- New England Journal of Medicine (Non-Clinical)
- Outer Cape Health Services
How Inquiries Can Be Addressed
Contact the Office of Admissions at 508-856-2323 for questions about admission.
Contact the Financial Aid Office at 508-856-2265 for questions about financial aid.
Contact the Bursar's Office at 508-856-6641 for questions about tuition.
All other inquiries may be addressed to the Office of Communications at or to the appropriate office at:
UMass Chan Medical School
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA
01655-0002
Travel to Worcester
T.H. Chan School of Medicine interviews are held in Worcester, MA for all applicants. PURCH Track applicants will also interview at our regional campus UMass Chan-Baystate in Springfield, MA.
Our admissions staff and students are here to help make your interview day pleasant and answer any questions you may have while making travel arrangements to central and western Massachusetts.
Explore the following pages for additional details on getting to campus and local accommodations:
Mission
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.
About UMass Chan
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.
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