School of Medicine

New York Medical College owes its founding in 1860 to the vision of a group of civic leaders in New York City who believed that medicine should be practiced with greater sensitivity to the patients. The group, led by William Cullen Bryant, the noted poet and editor of the Evening Post, was particularly concerned with the condition of hospitals and medical education. Bryant was zealously devoted to the branch of medicine known as homeopathy, which, among its tenets, advocated moderation in medicinal dosage, exercise, a good diet, fresh air and rest in treating illness. The school opened its doors on the corner of 20th street and Third Avenue as the New York Homeopathic Medical College.At the College’s first session, there were 59 students and a faculty of 8. By its fifth year of operation the College’s reputation had grown and the student body included representatives from 12 states and the Canadian provinces.

Today, the School of Medicine admits an average class size of 190 students each year. Our successful applicants have excellent grades and high MCAT scores, as well as a demonstrated commitment to medicine. We especially focus our academic efforts on Primary Care, empathy for the patient and basic medical research. There is much more to learn about both the School of Medicine and the University as a whole. Areas that might prove interesting for further reading are the School of Medicine's on-line publications and the University's welcome web pages.

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