Former names | Cornell University Medical College, Weill Cornell Medical College |
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Type | Private medical school |
Established | 1898[1] | (as Cornell University Medical College)
Parent institution | Cornell University |
Affiliation | NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar |
Dean | Robert A. Harrington[2] |
Academic staff | 1,814[3] |
Students | 414[4] |
Location | 1300 York Avenue, New York City, U.S. 40°45′52.38″N 73°57′14.93″W / 40.7645500°N 73.9541472°W |
Website | weill |
Weill Cornell Medicine, formally the Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University,[5] (/waɪl/) is the biomedical research and medical school of Cornell University. It is located on the Upper East Side of New York City.
The school and its associated research organization is affiliated with several hospitals and medical centers, including NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Rockefeller University, all of which are located on or near York Avenue and Sutton Place.[1] Since 2004, Weill Cornell has also been affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital].[1]
In 1991, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University joined Weill Cornell to establish the Tri-Institutional MD–PhD Program.[1] In 2001, the school opened a campus in Qatar.[6]