University of Maryland School of Medicine

06/23/2026

That's a wrap on another incredible season of Mini Med School! 🎓👏

Thank you to everyone who joined us this season for Mini Med School at TouchPoint Baltimore. It is a joy to open the doors of medical education to our community.

Thank you to our faculty presenters at our last session: Dr. Bernadette Siaton who presented on understanding autoimmune diseases, and Dr. Kiranpreet Chawla who spoke about osteoporosis.

Mini Med School will resume in the fall, and we'd love to see you there! Visit our website to stay updated on upcoming programming and be the first to know when registration opens.

🔗 https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/minimed/

See you in the fall! 🍂 👋

06/22/2026

🎬 Got a story to tell? Submit your video before June 30th for your chance to win $1,000!

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is launching the Dean's Video Challenge, open to all Physician Residents, Fellows, and MD Students at the University of Maryland.

The concept is simple: 1 idea. 1 video. Under 2 minutes. Choose your prompt:
✅ Why I love being at the University of Maryland
✅ Why I love living in Baltimore

Up to $2,000 in total prizes across two categories. 🎥

🏆 Read the contest rules and submit your videos here: www.medschool.umaryland.edu/video-contest/
📅 Deadline: June 30th. Start filming!

06/20/2026

Rural health needs champions — and our Rural-MD team showed up to champion it on a national stage! 🎤🔬

The Rural-MD Scholars Program leadership team from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore recently traveled to San Diego for this year's Annual Rural Health Conference held by the National Rural Health Association, where they presented four impressive works showcasing the program's impact and innovation.

From physician shadowing experiences and community partnerships to simulations that build empathy and interprofessional skills, the Rural-MD team is reimagining what medical education can look like for students who want to serve rural communities.

Rural communities across Maryland's Eastern Shore deserve excellent, compassionate, community-rooted care. This team is building the future that makes that possible — one scholar at a time. 👏

06/18/2026

Three projects. $2.2 million. One shared mission: protect lives here in Maryland and around the world. 🌍👏

We're proud to share this exciting news from our Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health. From dengue virus to respiratory disease to infant gut health, these funded initiatives tackle some of the most pressing public health challenges of our time — and they're being led by some of the brightest minds in the field.

This is what our commitment to research resilience looks like in action. 💡

In light of changing Federal funding priorities, the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) created a Pivot Strategic Investment Initiative, committing up to $33 million in research support to strengthen the institution’s resilience. The funds will be distributed across the university. With the m...

06/16/2026

This June, we’re celebrating our community with pride! 🏳️‍🌈

We joined forces with the University of Maryland, Baltimore, University of Maryland Medical Center, and University of Maryland Medical System at the 2026 Baltimore Pride Parade for a joint float — because what better way to celebrate than alongside our partners in care?

At the University of Maryland School of Medicine, we are an institution built on the belief that the best science, the best care, and the best education happen when every person feels seen, valued, and celebrated.

Happy Pride Month! 🌈 👏❤️

06/15/2026

TOMORROW join us for our last Spring Mini-Med School session at TouchPoint Baltimore! 🩺 🎓

This final session will explore autoimmune disorders and women's health from School of Medicine experts from 4:30 to 6 pm.

⭐ For more information and registration: https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/minimed/registration/

🥗 Light refreshments and free parking provided!

06/14/2026

The University of Maryland School of Medicine and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center are launching something that could reshape trauma care as we know it: the Center for Combat Casualty Care. 🏥👏

Supported by a $1 million grant from the Maryland Department of Commerce, the new center will include a state-of-the-art 5,000-square-foot secure research facility where scientists, surgeons, and military medical professionals will work side by side to develop and test the next generation of life-saving tools and treatments.

But this is about more than military medicine. Every innovation developed here — every new technique, every new technology — has the potential to transform care for civilian trauma patients too. This builds on more than 20 years of Shock Trauma's legendary military-civilian partnership through C-STARS, the largest program of its kind in the country, which has trained countless Air Force physicians, nurses, and Special Operations medics for deployment.

🔗 Learn more about the Center for Combat Casualty Care: https://bit.ly/3QzkrqU

The University of Maryland School of Medicine is receiving $1 million in grant funding through the Maryland Department of Commerce to establish a Center for Combat Casualty Care with the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. The Center will include a 5,000-square-foot Sensitive....

06/12/2026

❄️ Frozen in time. Revealed in extraordinary detail.

At our Electron Microscopy Core Imaging Facility (EMCIF), something remarkable is happening. Researchers Joe Mowery and Tijana Dukic — working under the direction of Dr. Christine Brantner — have helped develop a brand-new imaging technique that's changing what's possible in biomedical research.

It's called DAMP-CryoSEM (Dual-layer Absorptive Membrane Preparation CryoSEM), and here's why it matters: biological specimens are incredibly fragile. Traditional preparation methods can alter or destroy the very structures scientists are trying to study. DAMP-CryoSEM solves that by preserving specimens in a frozen, near-native state — capturing them almost exactly as they exist in the body, at breathtaking resolution. 🧬🔬

For researchers across University of Maryland, Baltimore and the School of Medicine, that means structural details that were once nearly impossible to observe are now coming into focus — and with them, new opportunities for discovery that could shape the future of medicine.

Science is pretty amazing.👏

06/11/2026

We are excited to share that the University of Maryland School of Medicine has officially appointed Michael E. Winters, MD, MBA as the permanent Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine — and as Chief of Emergency Medicine Clinical Services at the University of Maryland Medical Center.👏🎉

Dr. Winters has dedicated more than 20 years to UMSOM, rising through the ranks from residency chief to program director, medical director, and vice chair. Along the way, he earned a reputation as one of the most respected voices in emergency and critical care medicine — with over 100 publications, nearly 800 international lectures, and multiple national teaching awards to his name. 🏥🩺

But perhaps most importantly, he's already making a real difference for patients. Under his leadership, UMMC emergency departments across multiple campuses have seen meaningful reductions in wait times and improved patient experiences.

Congratulations, Dr. Winters — and thank you for your extraordinary commitment to patients, trainees, and the field of emergency medicine. 🙌

📰 Learn more about Dr. Winters here: https://bit.ly/4ejeIgC

06/09/2026

The Ebola outbreak in Africa is raising questions — and we have answers.

Watch Dr. Kristen Lyke, an infectious disease specialist at the Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health and professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, speak to WBFF FOX 45 and break down what's happening, what it means for public health, and what you need to know to stay informed.