Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

In the years preceding the Women’s Fund campaign the university had assembled a top-notch faculty for the medical school that included William H. Welch, William Osler, William S. Halsted and Howard A. Kelly. Welch, the first faculty appointment to the school of medicine, and Gilman were the main intellectual architects of the curriculum. Over the decades, the school evolved into one of the leading models for medical education.

From the beginning, the school set standards that would be followed by other medical schools. It was the first medical school in the United States to make the college degree a requirement of admission. For the first time, all professors in the preclinical branches served on a full-time university basis. Curriculum advances included extensive intern and residency training and the creation of full-time clinical departments. Medical students at Johns Hopkins became an integral part of the staff of The Johns Hopkins Hospital, learning largely by participation in patient care in addition to attendance at lectures. They also participated in research activities in the laboratories and clinics under the supervision of faculty members.

The school’s faculty has a distinguished history of contributions to medical advances and training outstanding physicians and scientists. There are over thirty academic departments, numerous graduate and clinical training programs, and extensive state of the art biomedical research and treatment facilities. The school trains medical and graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in a wide range of specialties, internships, and residencies.

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is now an integral part of Johns Hopkins Medicine, the governing structure which coordinates operations of the school and The Johns Hopkins Health System. The dean of the school of medicine serves as CEO of Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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