UMB School-Led Community Engagement Initiatives

All of UMB's professional schools have a history of serving the Baltimore community. Many of our most well-known and respected community programs have been led by our students, faculty, and staff for decades.

UMB ICTR Community Engagement Highlights

 

Promise Heights

Promise Heights - Institute of Clinical and Translational Research

Promise Heights programs include B'more for Healthy Babies, Parent University, Judy Center, Breath Mobile, and the Family Prosperity Program.

 

Law Clinic

Law Clinic - Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

The Clinical Law Program provides legal services to individuals, families, and communities throughout Maryland.

 

The Jacques Initiative

The Jacques Initiative - Institute for Clinical an Translational Research

The mission of the JACQUES Initiative is to change lives, engage communities, and support health systems affected by HIV and Hepatitis C.

 

Governor's Wellmobile

Governor's Wellmobile - Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

Our Wellmobiles provide primary health care to uninsured and underserved residents across Central Maryland while serving as interprofessional clinical education sites.

 

International Brain Bee

International Brain Bee - Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

The International Brain Bee is a neuroscience competition for high school students. Its purpose is to motivate young men and women to learn about the human brain and to inspire them to enter careers in the basic and clinical brain sciences.

 

A Bridge to Academic Excellence

A Bride to Academic Excellence - Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

A Bridge to Academic Excellence is a Universitywide student organization that requests student volunteers to tutor middle and high school students, typically on Saturday mornings.  

 

The Patients Program

Patients Program - institute for Clinical and Translational Research

The PATIENTS Program leverages innovative partnerships to ensure that patients, health care providers, and other partners are actively engaged in research.

 

Mini-Med School

Mini-Med School - Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

Offered as a public service by the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Mini-Med School is a series of tuition-free classes designed to help Baltimore residents improve their health and well-being.