Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

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Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences [2]
Cornell University Seal
Established 1952
Type Private
Dean David P. Hajjar[3]
Academic staff More than 250[1]
Students More than 400[2]
Location New York City, New York, USA
Website weill.cornell.edu/gradschool [4]
Weill Medical Center

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGSMS) (formerly known as the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences) is a graduate college of Cornell University that was founded in 1952 as an academic partnership between two major medical institutions in New York City: the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Sloan-Kettering Institute. Cornell is involved in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program with Rockefeller University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute; each of these three institutions is part of a large biomedical center extending along York Avenue between 65th and 72nd Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

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Programs of study [edit]

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences awards the Ph.D. degree in seven programs of study in biology and medicine:

  • Biochemistry & Structural Biology [5]
  • Cell & Developmental Biology [6]
  • Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis [7]
  • Molecular Biology [8]
  • Neuroscience[9]
  • Pharmacology [10]
  • Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology [11]


In addition, M.S. degrees are offered in:

  • Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services Research [12]
  • Clinical Investigation [13]
  • Health Sciences for Physician Assistants [14]


The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences also partners with the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, The Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering to offer the following related programs:

  • Tri-Institutional Program in Computational Biology and Medicine [15]
  • Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology [16]
  • Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Program [17]
  • Lee Family PhD/MBA Program [18]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ "Medical Division Total Enrollment". Retrieved 2009-03-20. 

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Coordinates: 40°45′52.38″N 73°57′14.93″W / 40.7645500°N 73.9541472°W / 40.7645500; -73.9541472