New York Medical College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

New York Medical College, also called NUMC or New York Med, was founded in 1860. The main campus of NUMC is located in Valhalla, New York, United States. Students are offered academic degree programs in the following academic divisions:

• Family Medicine
• Ophthalmology
• Rehabilitation Medicine
• Surgery
• Emergency Medicine

It also offers continuing medical education. New York Med is organized into academic schools which are:

• Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences
• School of Medicine
• School of Public Health

There is no dearth of student clubs and organizations in NUMC which include Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society, American Medical Student Association, Catholic Students Association, Family Medicine Interest Group, Graduate Student Association, and Physicians for Human Rights.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science and medicine.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Medical schools and medical centers.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 1,414 in 2009-2010 (474 full-time equivalent).

graduate students are 48% and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 52%.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 6% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

New York Medical College provides on-campus housing for 504 of its 474 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

New York Medical College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education and medical degrees.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (84 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• International Public Health/International Health
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (18 awarded)

• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (192 awarded)

• Gerontology
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Medicine (MD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Nutrition Sciences

SCIENCE (59 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biostatistics
• Cell Biology and Anatomy
• Epidemiology
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
• Pathology/Experimental Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (32 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Social Work
• Maternal and Child Health
• Physical Therapy/Therapist