Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences: Difference between revisions

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The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is one of UB's 13 schools and colleges. It is located on the Downtown Campus and South Campus.^[1] As of 2025, the school has over 700 medical students, over 800 residents and fellows, and over 1,000 undergraduate students.^[2]

The medical school is the oldest school at UB and was founded in 1846.^[3]

Academic Programs & Departments

Academic Departments

Additional Programs

Medical Education Program (the school's Medical Doctor (MD) program)^[5]
Prehealth Advising Program^[6]
PhD Program in Biomedical Sciences^[7]
Biomedical Sciences Master's Program^[8]
Office of Graduate Medical Education^[9]

Dual Degree Programs

The school offers a joint MD/MBA program (with the School of Management), MD/MPH program (with the School of Public Health and Health Professions), a Medical Oral Maxillofacial Surgery MD/Certificate program (with the School of Dental Medicine), and an MD/PhD program.^[10]

MD-PhD Program

The Jacobs School offers a joint Medical Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy program with the Medical Education Program and PhD programs across the university:^[11]

Biochemistry (with the Department of Biochemistry)
Biomedical Informatics (with the Department of Biomedical Informatics)
Biophysics (with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics)
Computational Cell Biology, Anatomy, and Pathology (with the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences)
Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics (with the Genetics, Genomics, and Bioinformatics Program)
Microbiology and Immunology (with the Department of Microbiology and Immunology)
Neuroscience (with the Neuroscience Program)
Oral Biology (with the School of Dental Medicine Department of Oral Biology)
Pathology (with the Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences)
Pharmacology and Toxicology (with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology)
Physiology (with the Department of Physiology and Biophysics)
Structural Biology (with the Department of Structural Biology)
Epidemiology (with the School of Public Health and Health Professions Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health)
Nutrition and Exercise Science (with the SPHHP Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences)
Biomedical Engineering (with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Department of Biomedical Engineering)
Chemical and Biological Engineering (with the SEAS Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering)
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (with the SEAS Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering)
Cancer Prevention (with the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center)
Cancer Genetics, Genomics and Development (with RPCCC)
Tumor Immunology (with RPCCC)
Cell Stress and Biophysical Oncology (with RPCCC)
Experimental Therapeutics (with RPCCC)

Locations & Facilities

Brain Museum

The Brain Museum has locations on the Downtown Campus at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Building and on South Campus at the Biomedical Education Building.^[12] This museum is free, open to the public, and hosts a collection of human brains.^[13]

Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic

The Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic is a student-run medical clinic in Buffalo providing free services to the community.^[14]

Associated Research Centers and Facilities

Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Confocal Microscope and Flow Cytometry Facility^[15]
Electron Microscopy Core Lab
Histology Core
Multispectral Imaging Suite
Western New York Stem Culture and Analysis Center
Biochemistry Stockroom
Clinical Research Center
CTSI Translational Imaging Center
Health Sciences Instrument Shops
Institute for Healthcare Informatics
Molecular Interactions Facility
Next-Generation Sequencing and Expression Facility
Protein Expression and Crystallization Facility
Proteomics/Mass Spectrometry
Toxicology Research Center
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute^[16]
New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences
Alzheimer's Disease Translational Genomics Research Laboratory^[17]
Buffalo Neuroimaging Analysis Center
Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center
Center for Computational Research
Center for Developmental Biology of the Lung
Center for Research in Cardiovascular Medicine
Children's Guild Foundation Autism Spectrum Disorder Center
Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions (with faculty membership from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Social Work, School of Nursing, College of Arts and Sciences, Graduate School of Education, and School of Public Health and Health Professions)^[18]
Cystic Fibrosis Center of Western New York
Diabetes-Endocrinology Center of Western New York
Institute for Myelin and Glia Exploration
Ira G. Ross Eye Institute Research Center
Jacobs Multiple Sclerosis Center for Treatment and Research
Liver Biorepository at the UB Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Center for Biomedical Imaging
Neuromuscular Disease Research Center
Neuropsychology Center
Primary Care Research Institute
Upstate New York Practice Based Research Network
Witebsky Center for Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology

Affiliated Hospitals

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is affiliated with many hospitals in the WNY region:^[19]

Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute
Oishei Children's Hospital
Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
DeGraff Medical Park
Erie County Medical Center
Great Lakes Health System of Western New York
Buffalo VA Medical Center
Sisters of Charity Hospital
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

Residency Controversies

UB has faced scrutiny for its treatment and compensation of medical residents. This resulted in a strike in September 2024 after residents unionized.^[20] Members of medical student communities on Reddit have openly warned incoming residents against choosing UB.^[21]^[22]

References

[1] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/maps_and_directions.html

[2] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/about/employment.html

[3] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/175/celebrating.html

[4] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/departments.html

[5] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/education/md.html

[6] ttps://www.buffalo.edu/prehealth.html

[7] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/phdprogram.html

[8] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/education/nsim.html

[9] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/offices/gme.html

[10] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/education/md/about-the-program/joint-and-dual-degree-programs.html

[11] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/education/mdphd/education/phd-overview/phd-programs.html

[12] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/about/community_outreach/brain-museum.html

[13] ttps://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/38659

[14] ttps://www.lighthousefreemedicalclinic.com/

[15] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/research/core_facilities.html

[16] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/about/hospital_and_researchaffiliations/institutes.html

[17] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/research/research_centers.html

[18] ttps://www.buffalo.edu/cria/staff/scientists.html

[19] ttps://medicine.buffalo.edu/about/hospital_and_researchaffiliations/hospital.html

[20] ttps://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2024/09/labor-negotiations-standstill-after-ub-physicians-four-day-strike

[21] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/ERAS2024Match2025/comments/1iay9hh/4th_years_beware_of_ub/

[22] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/Residency/comments/1iarmma/more_from_ub_residents/

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 == Residency Controversies ==
+UB has faced scrutiny for its treatment and compensation of medical residents. This resulted in a strike in September 2024 after residents unionized.<ref>https://www.ubspectrum.com/article/2024/09/labor-negotiations-standstill-after-ub-physicians-four-day-strike</ref> Members of medical student communities on Reddit have openly warned incoming residents against choosing UB.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/ERAS2024Match2025/comments/1iay9hh/4th_years_beware_of_ub/</ref><ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/Residency/comments/1iarmma/more_from_ub_residents/</ref>
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