Weill Cornell Medicine

This article is about the medical school. For the hospital, see Weill Cornell Medical Center. For the graduate school for biomedical science, see Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
Weill Cornell Medicine
The York Avenue entrance to Weill Cornell Medicine in December 2021
Former names
Cornell University Medical College, Weill Cornell Medical College
TypePrivate medical school
Established1898 (1898) (as Cornell University Medical College)[1]
Parent institution
Cornell University
AffiliationNewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
DeanRobert A. Harrington[2]
Academic staff
1,814[3]
Students414[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 / 40.7645500; -73.9541472
Websiteweill.cornell.edu

Weill Cornell Medicine (/waɪl/; officially Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University[5]), originally Cornell University Medical College, is the medical school of Cornell University, located in Upper East Side, 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 the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, a medical school in Qatar.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "History". Weill Cornell Medicine. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Dr. Robert Harrington named dean of Weill Cornell Medicine".
  3. ^ "About our Faculty". Weill Cornell Medicine. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "2023-2024 Best Medical Schools: Research". U.S. News & World Report. 2023. Retrieved Nov 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar". Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar. Retrieved May 20, 2019.