UMB Experts Guide

Our experts are working to change the future of health care, addressing critical issues such as cardiovascular health, pain and neuroscience, HIV/AIDS research and other infectious and emerging diseases, genomics, and telemedicine.

Our global health experts are leaders in researching and addressing diseases and conditions impacting the world’s most vulnerable populations in more than 36 countries. Our experts have advanced HIV/AIDs research and treatments as well as vaccine development and administration to address leading risks such as malaria, COVID-19, and typhoid. Our emergency medicine experts have helped to set the standard globally, and all of our experts spanning the globe have worked to foster standards and policy in global health.

Access to health care, particularly among those in underserved communities, is a key focus of UMB’s experts. Our research, treatments, and expertise focus on a wide range of areas including elder care, health equity, drug policy, behavioral health, and pediatrics.

Central to UMB’s mission is addressing important diseases and conditions impacting the most vulnerable communities. Our research and expertise focus on a broad range of areas including addiction disorder, behavioral health, women’s health, poison control, workplace wellness and health, and palliative care.

As an anchor institution in West Baltimore, UMB is committed to serving the community. Our experts in this area provide services and research and help develop important policies related to community and public health, pediatric health and development, patient-centered research, and a broad range of community-based social work outreach.

As a leading bioscience university, our experts have conducted extensive work on health equity, child welfare, domestic violence, privacy, and health law and policy. In addition, our experts are committed to improving the criminal justice system, advancing policies in employment law, intellectual property, and immigration law.

Spanning across all of our schools, our experts have worked to bring an end to conditions impacting the most vulnerable communities in Maryland and beyond. This includes expertise in a wide range of research such as genomics, transplantation, diabetes and obesity, cardiovascular health, opioid disorders, brain injury, obstetrics, oral health technologies, sports medicine, and trauma surgery.

Our experts have worked to advance counterterrorism treatments in radiation oncology. Our legal expertise spans across emergency preparedness and cybersecurity.

UMB’s expertise in community development, bioscience research, and social work has also worked to improve Baltimore’s well-being. These efforts have expanded across Maryland, helping to empower our communities and build a stronger state and beyond.

At UMB, our experts are committed to creating, developing, and setting policy in health care, research, law, and our community to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Established as the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery in 1840, the School of Dentistry is the world's first dental college. The school is an exciting place to be, an institution with a unique history and tradition that honors our profession yet eagerly embraces the future.

The School of Graduate Studies was formed during the academic year 1918-19. Twelve graduate students were enrolled at that time, with five departments offering graduate courses. Fast-forward to the present day, and the school offers graduate education and training in biomedical, health, and human service sciences.

The Francis King Carey School of Law was authorized by the Maryland legislature in 1813 and began regular instruction in 1824. It is one of the oldest law schools in the nation, but its innovative programs make it one of the liveliest and most dynamic today.

The School of Medicine was chartered in 1807 as the first public medical school in the United States. It continues today as one of the fastest-growing, top-tier biomedical research enterprises in the world, with 46 academic departments, centers, institutes, and programs, and a faculty of more than 3,000 physicians, scientists, and allied health professionals.

During its more than 130-year history, the School of Nursing has been a driving force in advancing the science of nursing through innovative research, practical learning, and an unwavering commitment to the community. Today, it is one of the premier nursing schools in the country.

The School of Pharmacy, founded in 1841, is the fourth-oldest school of pharmacy in the nation. Through its education, research, and service programs, the school strives to improve the health and well-being of society by aiding in the discovery, development, and use of medicines.

The School of Social Work was founded in 1961 and has grown to become one of the largest and most respected schools of social work in the United States. In a short period of time, the school has emerged as the leader in social work education in Maryland and become known to national and international audiences.