Tulane University School of Medicine

Infobox_University
name = Tulane University School of Medicine
established = 1834
type = Private
dean = Benjamin Sachs
city = New Orleans
state = Louisiana
country = USA
students = 640
faculty = 309 (full-time), 1,289 (part-time)
campus = Urban
website= http://www.som.tulane.edu/

Tulane University School of Medicine is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

History

The School of Medicine was founded in 1834 and is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States. Today the medical school is but one part of the Tulane University Health Sciences Center, which includes the School of Medicine, the Tulane University Hospital and Clinic, the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, the University Health Service, the Tulane National Primate Research Center, the U.S.-Japan Biomedical Research Laboratories, and the Tulane/Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research. Most components of the Health Sciences Center are located in the heart of New Orleans, in the medical district that comprises Tulane facilities and the LSU/Charity Hospital center just north of the Central Business District.

Affiliations

* [http://www.tuhc.com/ Tulane University Hospital and Clinic]
* [http://www.mclno.org/mclno/menu/ Medical Center of Louisiana]
* Ochsner Medical Center
* Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Clinical Departments

* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/anesthesiology Department of Anesthesiology]
* [http://www.biochemistry.tulane.edu/ Department of Biochemistry]
* [http://www.immunology.tulane.edu/ Department of Immunology]
* [http://www.fammed.tulane.edu/ Department of Family and Community Medicine]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/medicine/ Department of Medicine]
* [http://www.microbiology.tulane.edu/ Department of Microbiology]
* [http://www.nsurg.tulane.edu/ Department of Neurosurgery]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/ob-gyn/ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/ophthalmology/ Department of Ophthalmology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/orthopaedics/ Department of Orthopaedics]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/otolaryng/ Department of Otolaryngology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/pathology/ Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/pediatrics/ Department of Pediatrics]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/pharmacology/ Department of Pharmacology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/physiology/ Department of Physiology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/psych_neuro/ Department of Psychiatry and Neurology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/radiology/ Department of Radiology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/scb Department of Structural and Cellular Biology]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/surgery/ Department of Surgery]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/urology/ Department of Urology]

Centers

* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/gene_therapy Center for Gene Therapy]
* [http://www.tulane.edu/~cid/ Center for Infectious Diseases]
* [http://gcrc.tulane.edu/ General Clinical Research Center]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/human_genetics Hayward Genetics Center]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/centprog/htn/ Hypertension and Renal Center]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/tccep Tulane Center for Clinical Effectiveness and Prevention (TCCEP)]
* [http://www.cbr.tulane.edu/ Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities]

Programs

* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/crca Clinical Research Curriculum Award Training Program]
* [http://www.biomedicalsciences.tulane.edu/ Graduate Program in Biomedical Sciences]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/human_genetics/main.htm Human Genetics Program]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/neurograd Neuroscience]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/departments/physiology Physiology]

TUHC Centers of Excellence

* [http://www.tuhc.com/CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID=0AEF914C-9FB5-11D4-81F3-00508B1249D5 Depaul-Tulane Behavioral Health Center]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/cancer Tulane Cancer Center]
* [http://www.tulanetransplant.com/ Tulane Center for Abdominal Transplant]
* [http://www.tuhc.com/custompage.asp?guidCustomContentID=DE30D27C-296D-11D4-A2D8-00508B62BE1F Tulane Hospital for Children]
* [http://www.tuhc.com/CustomPage.asp?guidCustomContentID=DE30D4E4-296D-11D4-A2D8-00508B62BE1F Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine]
* [http://www.tulane.edu/~tuxcoe/ Tulane-Xavier National Women's Center]
* [http://www.som.tulane.edu/cardiohealth/default.html Tulane Cardiovascular Center of Excellence]