New York Medical College (NYMC), founded in 1860, is one of the largest private health sciences universities in the United States and it has a strong history of involvement in the social and environmental determinants of health and disease, and a special concern for the poor, the powerless, and the helpless.
Its School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP) prepares tomorrow’s leaders to preserve, protect, and improve the health of individuals, families and communities through education, investigation, practice and service. This is done with guiding values such as excellence, human dignity, intellectual curiosity, service, diversity and inclusion, and integrity.
This institution has a proud tradition of preparing health professionals to help communities as well as individuals by improving health and quality of life. It offers academic graduate programs in Biostatistics, Medical Ethics, Physical Therapy, Public Health and Speech-Language Pathology, in addition to advanced certificates in areas such as Emergency Management, Environmental Heath, Global Health, Health Administration, Health Education, Industrial Hygiene, Pediatric Dysphagia, and Special Health Care Needs.
An education at the NYMC SHSP offers a broad foundation of educational experiences provided by practitioners and industry-based professionals. The different programs provide opportunities for field-based education through synergies with local community partners. The high value it places on the integration of research, service and education is reflected in its evidence-based curriculum.
Its Institute of Public Health houses the School’s Centers of Excellence – Center for Disaster Medicine, Center on Disability and Health, Center for Children’s Environmental Health, and Center for Long-Term Care. These centers focus on high-priority topics of concern to communities and the world at large. They draw upon the expertise in the academic departments of the School and other resources at NYMC as well as outside the institution.
The SHSP collaborates with more than 30 community-based organizations in the New York region and the health commissioners in ten nearby counties and cities, to regularly update workforce priorities and expectations, and engage in important local initiatives to improve health status indicators throughout the region.
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