CUNY School of Medicine

CUNY School of Medicine
TypePublic medical school
EstablishedJune 10, 2015
DeanCarmen Renée Green
Academic staff
117
Students400
Location
New York
,
New York
,
USA

40°49′10″N 73°57′00″W / 40.8194°N 73.9500°W / 40.8194; -73.9500
CampusUrban
ColorsSky Blue  
AffiliationsThe City College of New York
Websitemedicine.cuny.edu
Townsend Harris Hall houses the CUNY School of Medicine. Designed by famed New York architect George B. Post and completed in 1908, the Collegiate Gothic-style building is named for Townsend Harris, the founder of City College, and was dedicated in a ceremony at which Mark Twain was the featured speaker.

The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine is a public medical school that was established on June 10, 2015, and began operation in the fall of 2016. The school is in Hamilton Heights on the campus of The City College of New York (CCNY) and partners with Saint Barnabas Health System in the South Bronx, Harlem Hospital Center of NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation, and Staten Island University Hospital of Northwell Health for clinical medical education.[1]

Currently, the primary pathway of admission to the CUNY School of Medicine is through a seven-year B.S./M.D. curriculum offered as part of the Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program at The City College of New York.[2] The program integrates a baccalaureate education with preclinical medical education. Admission to the school is extremely selective, with an acceptance rate of around 6%, rivaling the Ivy League.

  1. ^ Najarro, Ileana (July 14, 2015). "CUNY Medical School to Open in 2016". New York Times. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  2. ^ "Combined bachelor's and MD programs offer a direct path from high school to medical school". AAMC. Retrieved May 16, 2024.