New York Medical College
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New York Medical College is a private medical school located in Valhalla, New York, which is north of New York City in Westchester County.
New York Medical College was chartered on April 12, 1860, in New York City. Through the efforts of its founders, including William Cullen Bryant, the noted poet, editor and statesman, the College established its first home in a building situated at the corner of Third Avenue and 20th Street where it opened for classes with seven faculty members, 59 students and the dean. The College, recognized since 1984 by the New York State Department of Education as a health sciences university, is among the nation’s largest private institutions. The College, with an enrollment of nearly 1,500 students, is committed to educating individuals for careers in medicine, science and the health professions.
The university grew and expanded over the years. In 1889, the College constructed the first teaching hospital to be owned by a medical college, the Flower Free Surgical Hospital. There were several subsequent relocations within the city. In 1968 the college, at the invitation of Westchester County, began plans for developing its present campus in Valhalla. Relocation to Westchester County progressed during the 1970’s. In 1978 the college began its relationship with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. The Archdiocese assumed operation of the college’s teaching hospital, Flower and Fifth Avenue Hospitals which was fiscally troubled, and converted it into a specialty hospital serving the developmentally disabled.
The College, which comprises three schools, is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The School of Medicine confers the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree, and two graduate schools, the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and the School of Public Health, offer Master of Science (M.S.), Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) and doctoral (Ph.D., Dr.P.H., D.P.T.) degrees in 43 advanced program areas. The faculty is made up of more than 3,000 members, nearly half of whom are full-time. In addition to their teaching responsibilities, many enjoy international reputations for their clinical and scientific accomplishments. The university is in contact with more than 10,000 alumni in all three schools, men and women who are actively engaged in medical practice, health care administration, public health, teaching and research throughout the nation and abroad.
Although its main campus is in Westchester County, on a site shared with Westchester Medical Center, the College has maintained a strong presence in the New York metropolitan area through its network of teaching hospital affiliates. These affiliates, which include urban medical centers, community hospitals and highly advanced regional tertiary care facilities, offer a diversity of experiences and educational opportunities. In recent years, the College has greatly expanded the region it serves to include the suburban and semi-rural areas of the mid-Hudson Valley, western Connecticut, and northern New Jersey
