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From Pitch to Reality: School of Graduate Studies’ Grid Pitch Helps UMB Alumna Open Ryan’s Place

The Grid Pitch was a critical step in moving forward School of Nursing alumna Debbie Sahlin’s idea to open a specialized primary care practice.

Davon Nixon (second from left), speaking at a hearing.

Improving Lives: Maryland Carey Law’s Health Law Program Prepares Students to Serve

Students can gain hands-on experience through a number of clinics or through more than 30 externship placements at hospitals, federal and state agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

School of Dentistry DDS student Jeremie Oliver Piña, PhD, MBA, MS, presents at the School of Pharmacy HiPitch competition.

‘In a Tier of His Own’: 2026 UMSOD Graduate Studies Gene Therapies to Prevent and Treat Cleft Lip

Jeremie Oliver Piña foresees a future for himself as “a surgeon innovator” specializing in cleft care and prevention.

Cadet Jenny Fobang will graduate in December and is on track to earn her commission shortly after graduation.

Corps Values: Continuing the UMSON Military Nursing Legacy

For some UMSON students, ROTC provides a pathway to a BSN degree, military commission, and career in the U.S. Army.

Innovation and Discovery

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Scratching Out Solutions: School of Medicine’s Maryland Itch Center Brings Relief to Patients

The center welcomes patients from across the nation and the world seeking relief from chronic, unexplained itch as well as itch associated with inflammatory skin diseases.

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Student Life

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Improving Lives: Maryland Carey Law’s Health Law Program Prepares Students to Serve

Students can gain hands-on experience through a number of clinics or through more than 30 externship placements at hospitals, federal and state agencies, and nonprofit organizations.

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Community Impact

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UMSOD’s Erica Caffrey (center) performs a dental exam on a patient at Kennedy Krieger.

Filling the Gaps: UMSOD-Kennedy Krieger Dental Partnership Treats Kids with Special Needs

The program’s approach is based on interdisciplinary collaboration among pediatric dentistry, pediatric medicine, and behavioral psychology practitioners.

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Initiatives

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The Washington Post’s Michelle Singletary, MS (left), who writes “The Color of Money” personal finance column, and Tisha Edwards, JD ’01, MSW ’00, president/CEO of the Maryland Bankers Association and member of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents.

Four Takeaways from the Women’s History Month Symposium

Thriving was the event’s theme as the featured speakers and workshop presenters emphasized health, wealth, and resilience.

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Features

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Ann Wolbert Burgess, DNSc, MS ’59, RNCS, FAAN

The Power of a Pioneering Mind: School of Nursing Alumna’s Work Chronicled in Netflix’s ‘Mindhunter’

Ann Wolbert Burgess’ collaborations with the FBI’s Behavioral Science Unit as a methodologist helped identify, interview, and understand the motivations behind violent offenders and serial killers.

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Etc.

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Five Questions with USGA President Kelly Grover

The nursing student who graduated this May has focused on strengthening student advocacy, advancing transparency, and encouraging innovation.

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Rooted in History: The Knipp Family, Five Generations of UMSOM Physicians

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Donna Parker, MD, FACP (right), senior associate dean for medical education and chief academic officer for the Medical Education Program, addressing a few medical students in an office.

Treatment Plan: School of Medicine Addresses Growing Physician Shortage by Expanding MD Class Size

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Four Takeaways from the Women’s History Month Symposium

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President’s Message

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Scratching Out Solutions: School of Medicine’s Maryland Itch Center Brings Relief to Patients

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Next-Generation Drug Development: School of Pharmacy’s MS Program Shows How Artificial Intelligence Can Innovate

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Finding Community and Leading Change: Social Work Graduate’s Rise to LGBTQIA+ Affairs Commission

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Amy Kruger Howard, PharmD ’17, MS ’21 (left), and Jill Morgan, PharmD, BCPS, BCPPS, FNAP.

Good Taste: Pharmacists Develop List to Help Kids Take and Tolerate Their Medicine

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