Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

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The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education is the medical school of the City University of New York in New York City. It offers an integrated baccalaureate education with preclinical medical education and has a twofold mission: to expand access to medical careers among inner-city youths, particularly among underrepresented minorities, and to encourage the pursuit of primary care specialties among its graduates.

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1 History
2 Programs Offered
3 Location
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] History

Established in 1973 to address the growing need in the United States -- especially in inner city areas -- for primary care physicians, the school began as a destination for talented New York City high school graduates of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. In late 1984 it became the City University of New York Medical School, and expanded its facilities and faculty.

It is named after Sophie Kesten, who was Leonard Davis's wife, because Leonard, a graduate of CCNY, was a major benefactor of the school.

[edit] Programs Offered

BS/MD (Bachelor of Science / Medical Doctor)
PA (Physician's Assistant)

The BS/MD program involves a rigorous course in the biomedical and social sciences. Students start the first five years at CCNY, during which they take undergraduate courses and progress to medical courses. The first medical course taken is Molecules to Cells, a combination of biochemistry and medical cell biology. Next, they begin traditional medical school courses with Gross Anatomy and onwards. The following are the medical courses taken, organized by year-

Second Year (Spring) / Third Year (Fall)

MOLECULES TO CELLS I, II

HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND SOCIETY I, II, III, IV

Third Year (Spring)

STRUCTURE (GROSS ANATOMY / EMBRYOLOGY / ORGAN IMAGING / HISTOLOGY)

NEUROSCIENCE

Fourth Year (Fall)

BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

SYSTEMIC FUNCTIONS

PATIENT-DOCTOR I

HEALTH, MEDICINE, AND SOCIETY V

Fourth Year (Spring)

PRINCIPLES OF PHARMACOLOGY

SYSTEMIC PHARMACOLOGY

HOST DEFENSE, IMMUNOLOGY, AND PATHOGENESIS

PATIENT-DOCTOR I

Fifth Year (Fall)

SYSTEM PATHOLOGY

INTRO TO CLINICAL MEDICINE I

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING AND EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE

Fifth Year (Spring)

PHYSICAL DIAGNOSIS

INTRO TO CLINICAL MEDICINE II

Reference - http://med.cuny.edu/

[edit] Location

Address: 138th St Convent Ave, Room H-107, New York, NY 10031

The Sophie Davis School is located on the campus of the City College of New York (CCNY). In 2003 it moved into its permanent home in Townsend Harris Hall, which had been renovated as part of CCNY's Terra Cotta Restoration Project, and to build modern teaching capabilities into its classrooms, seminar rooms, a long-distance conference room, and teaching laboratories.