About New York Medical College

Why Choose NYMC?

People come from all over to study at NYMC. In fact, there are students from 17 different countries in the NYMC community—and they might have all different reasons for doing so. There’s the 2:1 faculty-student ratio, meaning you could get the personal attention and support you need. There’s the beautiful 54 acre campus, where you could live and study, and even the schools’ commitment to diversity and community outreach.

Here are just a few reasons you might want to consider applying to NYMC.

New York Medical College History

NYMC has been training students in medicine and healthcare since 1860, when it was originally known as The New York Homeopathic Medical College. NYMC takes pride in its inclusivity, and its diverse student and alumni community. In fact, they offered the first minority scholarship program at a medical school in the country. Not only that, but the first male African American physician in the United States, and the first female African American in New York both studied here.

New York Medical College became a part of the Touro College and University System family in 2011. Today, they continue in their efforts to make history—while making a difference for the community and the world—not only by training medical professionals but also through biomedical research in cancer, cardiovascular health, infectious disease, kidney disease, vaccine development, and medical care in disaster recovery.

NYMC Clinical & Practicum Sites

Medicine and healthcare aren’t just learned in the classroom. Observation and hands-on experience are essential aspects of the learning process, and NYMC has its students covered. New York Medical College maintains a network of more than six hundred different affiliated sites, where students could gain this experience under the guidance of experienced professionals. Those include large urban medical centers, community hospitals, and tertiary care facilities, across the country, as well as around the world.

Perform Research at New York Medical College

Of course, while healthcare practice is crucial, it’s not the only branch of medicine that students could pursue at NYMC. New York Medical College supports its students and faculty as they perform research in all different areas of medical science. More than half of the research at NYMC is funded by NIH.

The school maintains fourteen different medical research centers and institutes, including:

• Brander Cancer Research Institute
• Cardiovascular Translational Science Institute
• Center for Disaster Medicine
• Center for Disability and Health
• Children’s Health Translational Science Institute

And more! NYMC also maintains cutting-edge research facilities to support its student and faculty researchers. Examples include the Behavioral Phenotyping Facility, BioInc (a fully equipped biotechnology incubator), a genomics lab, a stem cell laboratory, and more.

NYMC Campus Community & Other Resources

New York Medical College sits on a 54-acre campus in the Hudson Valley, just half an hour from New York City. Here, students have access to resources for academic support, while also getting involved with the school and community. In fact, NYMC makes an effort to give back to their local community, offering healthcare services and educational opportunities to populations in need throughout Westchester County.

Other potentially available resources include:

• Academic Support Services, including peer tutoring, workshops, study partner matching, and more
• The NYMC library, also known as the Health Sciences Library (HSL), occupies more than twenty thousand square feet and houses online and print resources, computer and technology labs, and even meeting rooms and video conferencing
• Academic, Professional, Social and Cultural Student Organizations
• Health and Wellness Resources & Support
• Intramural Sports
• Study Abroad, with foreign medical schools in Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Budapest, Hungary; Jerusalem, Israel; and Guadalajara, Mexico