UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE

ORIGIN & FUNCTIONS

The University of Maryland, Baltimore, was the first school founded within the University System of Maryland. The school began in 1807 as the College of Medicine of Maryland (Chapter 53, Acts of 1807). In 1812, it enlarged its professional curricula and changed its name to the University of Maryland (Chapter 159, Acts of 1812).

In 1856, the Maryland State College of Agriculture was founded, and in 1920 it merged with the Baltimore professional schools to form a new University of Maryland. Its Baltimore campus was the University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMAB) (Chapter 480, Acts of 1920).

The University of Maryland System was created in 1988 through the merger of campuses and components of the University of Maryland with those formerly under the Board of Trustees of the State Universities and Colleges (Chapter 246, Acts of 1988). At that time, the University of Maryland at Baltimore was made part of the University of Maryland System. In 1997, the System was renamed the University System of Maryland (Chapter 114, Acts of 1997).

The University of Maryland at Baltimore (UMAB) offers professional and graduate instruction. It includes the schools of Dentistry, Law, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Complementing these schools at the Baltimore City campus are the University of Maryland Medical System, which includes the University of Maryland Hospital, University of Maryland Cancer Center, R Adams Cawley Shock Trauma Center, and other research and public service centers.

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