Bicentennial - January

IN JANUARY, THE UNIVERSITY of Maryland Medical Alumni Association published a 200-year retrospective of the School of Medicine, detailing the achievements of our graduates and faculty. In addition, the Journal of American Medical Association published an article about our 200-year history and our many accomplishments. Both publications had a nationwide Events audience and garnered tremendous visibility for the medical school’s 200th anniversary celebration.

On January 30th, the medical school hosted a bicentennial kick-off breakfast for the Maryland General Assembly in Annapolis. House Speaker Michael E. Busch and Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller, Jr., were our honored guests and both spoke eloquently about the school and our two centuries of discoveries, breakthroughs and contributions to the state and nation. After the breakfast, students and faculty met with legislators from their home districts to ask for their support to ensure that medical education remains of the highest caliber.

University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty and students in the Miller Senate Office Building, just prior to setting off for their appointments with legislators from their home districts

University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty and students in the Miller Senate Office Building, just prior to setting off for their appointments with legislators from their home districts

L-R: Speaker Michael Bush, Delegate Melvin Stukes, UMB President David J. Ramsay, MD, DPhil, Dean Reece, Delegate Ruth Kirk and
Delegate Keith Haynes with the School of Medicine
resolution on the floor of the Maryland House

Vice Dean Bruce Jarrell, MD, and two medical students meet with a legislator in Annapolis to ask for continued support from the Maryland state legislature.