{"id":6,"date":"2010-05-12T12:04:55","date_gmt":"2010-05-12T16:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-08-14T12:45:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:45:28","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to BU Chobanian &#038; Avedisian School of Medicine Graduate Medical Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Who We Are<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">BU Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Graduate Medical Sciences is a recognized leader in biomedical research and graduate education spanning numerous disciplines. Our faculty and staff support the education and training through our numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/academics\/masters-programs\/\">Master&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/academics\/phd-programs\/\">PhD programs<\/a>. We are also committed to supporting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/professional-development\/\">professional development<\/a> of our trainees through workshops that enable our trainees to hone their communication skills, networking, and exploring career pathways. We also support our community&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/students\/student-life\/\">well-being<\/a> through a wide range of services, programs, and events.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Whether you are a prospective student interested in joining us, a current trainee, postdoc, or alum, BU Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Graduate Medical Sciences is eager to support you through your academic, research, and professional journey.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_107843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107843\" style=\"width: 398px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/gms\/files\/2026\/06\/Matthew-Layne_2026.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2026\/06\/Matthew-Layne_2026-636x424.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"286\" class=\"wp-image-107843\" title=\"Matthew Layne, PhD Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Sciences, ad interim\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-107843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matthew Layne, PhD Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Sciences, ad interim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who We Are BU Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine Graduate Medical Sciences is a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":15,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"bu-landing","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109157,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/109157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}