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Longwood Medical and Academic Area

<p><b>The Longwood Medical and Academic Area</b> (also known as <b>Longwood Medical Area</b>, <b>LMA</b>, or simply <b>Longwood</b>) is a medical campus in <a href="/en/Boston" title="Boston" class="wl">Boston</a>, <a href="/en/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts" class="wl">Massachusetts</a>. Flanking Longwood Avenue, LMA is adjacent to the <a href="/en/Fenway–Kenmore" title="Fenway–Kenmore" class="wl">Fenway–Kenmore</a>, Audubon Circle, and <a href="/en/Mission_Hill,_Boston,_Massachusetts" title="Mission Hill, Boston, Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect wl">Mission Hill</a> neighborhoods, as well as the town of <a href="/en/Brookline,_Massachusetts" title="Brookline, Massachusetts" class="wl">Brookline</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></p>

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<p>It is most strongly associated with <a href="/en/Harvard_Medical_School" title="Harvard Medical School" class="wl">Harvard Medical School</a>, the <a href="/en/Harvard_T.H._Chan_School_of_Public_Health" title="Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health" class="wl">Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health</a>, the <a href="/en/Harvard_School_of_Dental_Medicine" title="Harvard School of Dental Medicine" class="wl">Harvard School of Dental Medicine</a>, and other medical facilities such as Harvard's teaching hospitals, but prominent non-Harvard institutions are located there as well.  Long known as a global center of research, institutions in the Longwood Medical Area secured over $1.2 billion in NIH funds alone, in FY 2018 which exceeds funding received by 44 states.</p>



The Longwood Medical and Academic Area is a medical campus in Boston, Massachusetts. Flanking Longwood Avenue, LMA is adjacent to the Fenway–Kenmore, Audubon Circle, and Mission Hill neighborhoods, as well as the town of Brookline. It is most strongly associated with Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and other medical facilities such as Harvard's teaching hospitals, but prominent non-Harvard institutions are located there as well.  Long known as a global center of research, institutions in the Longwood Medical Area secured over $1.2 billion in NIH funds alone, in FY 2018 which exceeds funding received by 44 states. 