Howard University College of Medicine (HUCOM)

Founded in 1868, the College of Medicine (COM) takes pride in its long and illustrious history of training students to become competent and compassionate physicians who provide health care in medically underserved communities. While the College offers excellent research and research training opportunities, the major emphasis is on preparing students to deliver patient care in communities that have a shortage of physicians and public health professionals.

HUCOM living alumni, more than 4,000, are a testimony that an excellent medical education can be obtained at Howard. Although opportunities for minority students have increased at other medical schools, the College uniquely addresses the special health care needs of medically underserved communities and continues to produce a significant number of the nation's minority physicians. The COM is a part of Howard University, a comprehensive research university. While the University community has traditionally been predominantly black, Howard has been an interracial and cosmopolitan institution throughout its history, with students, faculty, and staff of all races and from many foreign nations. All must meet the high standards of excellence of Howard University, which has the largest concentration of black faculty and student scholars in the country.

In addition to the COM, the Howard University Health Sciences Center includes the Howard University Hospital; the College of Dentistry; the College of Pharmacy, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences; the Louis Stokes Health Sciences Library; and the Student Health Center. Located in the nation's capital, the College can draw upon the immense medical resources of this area, including the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine.

Click on the images to learn more about Our Team and our Advisory Board; scroll down to learn more about Our Partners and Faculty Coaches.

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Our Team

• Goulda A. Downer
• Denise Bailey, M.Ed
• Rachel Gonzalez
• Debra Holly Ford, MD
• Victor Scott, MD
• David A. Rose, MD

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Our Advisory Board

• Sabrina A. Aaron, MD
• Eric Abdullateef
• Billy Ballard, MD, DDS
• Kanwal K. Gambhir, Ph.D
• Garfield A. D. Clunie, MD
• Tai Hunte-Ceasar, MD, MPH

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Our Partners

• Benedict College
• Bowie State University
• Coppin State University
• Hampton University
• Norfolk State University
• Talladega College
• Tuskegee University
• University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
• University of the Virgin Islands
• Winston Salem State University 

Faculty Coaches

• Benedict College: Dr. Larry Lenard Lowe
• Bowie State: Dr. Donovan Griffin-Blake
• Coppin State: Dr. Kavita Hegde
• Hampton University: Dr. Akinremi
• Norfolk State: Keirra D. Wilkins
• Talladega College: Dr. Andrew Coleman
• Tuskegee University: Garland Wise
• University of Maryland Eastern Shore: Dr. Linda Johnson
• University of the U.S. Virgin Islands: Dr. Lavida Rogers
• Winston Salem State University: Dr. Errol Thompson