Academic Programs
The school offers M.D. and Ph.D. degrees and has a Medical Scientist Training Program that awards a combined M.D./Ph.D. degree. Students pursuing the Ph.D or M.D./Ph.D. degree are offered full tuition remission and a stipend of $31,300. At any given time there are approximately 724 medical students, 248 Ph.D. students, and 117 students pursuing a combined M.D./Ph.D. The College of Medicine also offers M.S. degrees in clinical research methods and in bioethics, as well as a Master of Public Health (MPH) program that focuses on community-based participatory research. The school is known for its medical community promoting awareness, and humanism in social, ethical, and medical realms through its hospital affiliations, free ECHO health clinic, and Bronx community health fairs.
It is currently ranked nationwide by U.S. News & World Report at #39 in research and #52 for primary care.
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