Boonshoft School of Medicine
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The Boonshoft School of Medicine, also known as Wright State University School of Medicine, is an accredited medical school at Wright State University. It is located in Dayton, Ohio, United States and serves the Miami Valley region of southwestern Ohio. The school was renamed in 2005 in honor of Oscar Boonshoft who gifted $28.5 million to further medical education, research, and scholarship.[1]
History
Wright State University School of Medicine was established by the Ohio General Assembly in 1973 after Congress passed the Veterans Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act, which provided financial support for establishing five new U.S. medical schools.[2] The VA awarded the school a $19.5 million, seven-year grant for faculty support and facilities. Other major founding donors included Mrs. Virginia Kettering, who contributed $1 million in unrestricted funds, and the Fordham Foundation, which provided $500,000 for a medical library.
The school's charter class began studies in 1976 and graduated in 1980. Since then, more than 2,820 physicians have graduated from the School of Medicine.[3]
In 2005, the school changed its name to the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in recognition of the Oscar Boonshoft family, which gave Wright State's largest
In 2009, the school became the first medical school in the United States to debut its own medical student-produced radio program, dubbed Radio Rounds.[4]
Education
Curriculum
The Boonshoft School of Medicine is accredited by the
The Boonshoft School of Medicine also offers combined degree programs, including:[7]
- MD/MBA
- MD/MPH
- MD/MS
- MD/PhD
Major teaching affiliates
The school's major teaching affiliates include:[8]
- Dayton Children's Hospital[9]
- Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center[10]
- Miami Valley Hospital[11]
- Kettering Medical Center[12]
- Wright-Patterson Medical Center[13]
Apart from the above list, the medical school also has 26 other minor affiliates.[14]
Research
The school houses National Centers of Research Excellence including the National Center for Medical Readiness, the Lifespan Health Research Center, which houses the nation’s largest and oldest study of human growth and development, the Wright State University and Premier Health Partners Neuroscience Institute at Miami Valley Hospital, and the Center for Interventions, Treatment, and Addictions Research.
The Department of Community Health at Boonshoft School of Medicine ranks 10th out of 129 accredited M.D.-granting U.S. medical schools for the total amount of
The National Center for Medical Readiness (NCMR), housed at the Boonshoft School of Medicine, is a response organization for large scale emergencies, such as a weather disaster, terrorist attack or hazmat situation. The Center was established by the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine and has been certified as a National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF) Regional Training Center.[19]
Notable people
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Faculty
- Siva S. Banda – aerospace engineer
- Kenneth N. Beers – NASA physician
- Mary Anne Frey - NASA physician
- Alireza Marandi – physician
- Jerrold S. Petrofsky – physician
- Charles H. Roadman II – Air Force Surgeon General
- Rosalyn Scott – the first African-American woman to become a thoracic surgeon
Alumni
- Mark E. Green– American politician, physician, and retired U.S. Army Major
- NASA Flight surgeon
References
- ^ "WSU Receives Monetary Gift For School Of Medicine". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ISSN 1040-2446.
- ^ "Boonshoft's history and information". Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ "Radio Rounds gets around" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Curriculum | Boonshoft School of Medicine | Wright State University". medicine.wright.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "About Boonshoft School of Medicine". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Dual Degree Programs | Boonshoft School of Medicine | Wright State University". medicine.wright.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "Major teaching hospital affiliates". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Children's Hospital | Welcome to Dayton Children's Hospital". Childrensdayton.org. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Dayton VA Medical Center, Ohio". Dayton.va.gov. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Miami Valley Hospital". Mvh.org. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ Kettering Health Network 2016. "Kettering Medical Center". Kettering Health. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Wright-Patterson Air Force Base - Wright-Patterson Medical Center". Wpafb.af.mil. 2015-08-27. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
- ^ "Other affiliated institutions". Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Research at Boonshoft School of Medicine". Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "Prestigious $4.8 Million Grant Advances Neuroscience Research". Retrieved 2009-08-23.
- ^ a b "Boonshoft School of Medicine Research and Sponsored Program Funding". Retrieved 2011-07-01.
- ^ "National ranking for research in public health". Retrieved 2009-09-14.
- ^ "National Center for Medical Readiness". Retrieved 2009-11-05.
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