The\u00a0Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep, and Critical Care Medicine<\/a> integrates clinical medicine with basic and translational research to provide an exceptional environment for education, discovery, and clinical care relating to these sub-specialties.<\/p>\n Boston University<\/a> was founded in 1839 and includes ~32,000 students and ~3800 faculty across 2 major campuses within the city of Boston.<\/p>\n The Boston University School of Medicine<\/a> (named for Aram Chobanian and Ed Avedisian in 2022) was founded in 1873, the first coeducational medical school in the world. Its mission is highlighted in the brief Frontline Medicine<\/a> video.<\/p>\n Boston Medical Center<\/a> is the largest safety net hospital in New England, a not-for-profit medical center with the motto of “Exceptional Care Without Exception.”<\/p>\n The Department of Medicine<\/a> is renowned for it’s impact of teaching and research programs, and state-of-the-art clinical care for patients.<\/p>\n The Department of Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology<\/a> emphasizes research and training focusing on the molecular mechanisms underlying microbial infection and the host immune response.<\/p>\n The Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology<\/a> uses the latest technologies and experimental systems to address the molecular, cellular, and genetic mechanisms of biological processes, including many that relate to human disease<\/span>.<\/p>\n The National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory<\/a> (NEIDL, spoken as “the needle”) is a 194,000 square foot research facility being built for the development of diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics to combat emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.<\/p>\n WBUR<\/a> is the BU radio station, Boston’s NPR news source, and a source of 25 hours of original news and programming for public radio stations each week.<\/p>\n Boston’s South End<\/a> neighborhood is where we are located, and is filled with many things to do including great restaurants and clubs. And there are many reasons to love Boston<\/a>!<\/p>\n Recent developments are communicated with BUMC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n A timeline with BU related interests is available at BU Timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n More institutional info includes BU history trivia<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/pneumonia\/files\/Images\/tn_bostonaerial_bumc.jpg\")
Campus locations are depicted on the BUMC map<\/a>.<\/p>\n