Weill Cornell Medical College
| Weill Cornell Medical College | |
|---|---|
| founding | 1898 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | new York |
| country | United States |
| president | Antonio Gotto |
| Students | 1041 (as of 2010) |
| Employee | 1269 |
| Website | weill.cornell.edu |
The Weill Cornell Medical College is the Biomedical Research Center and the Faculty of Medicine of Cornell University , a private Ivy League university . The college is located in Manhattan with the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences .
There are around 100 places available at the college each year. In 2010, 5565 people applied for a study place and 793 of them were interviewed. Of these, 101 got a place at university. The average GPA is 3.77 (maximum is 4.0).
history
The college was founded on April 14, 1898 with financial support from Oliver Hazard Payne. It opened in New York City because of the lack of space in Ithaca , where the main campus is located, to set up adequate clinical practice areas.
In 1927, with the help of a donation of $ 27 million from William Payne Whitney, the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic was built, which has become a symbol of Weill Cornell's efforts in the psychiatric field. In the same year the collaboration with the New York Hospital started. The hospital's nursing school was attached to the university in 1942, which then operated as the Cornell Nursing School until its closure in 1979.
In 1998, New York Hospital and Presbyterian Hospital (the teaching hospital of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons) merged. The hospital is now called New York-Presbyterian Hospital . Unlike the hospitals, Cornell and Columbia University faculties remain independent and separate. All parts of the New York Presbyterian Hospital are part of one of the two colleges.
In addition, in 1998 the college, which received US $ 400 million through a fundraiser from Sanford I. Weill , was renamed Weill Medical College of Cornell University .
profile
Although it is similar in many points to other medical institutes, there are differences in some crucial points. The main teaching hospital is NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital which comprises two medical centers: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center.
In contrast to similar cases, this hospital merger has not only led to a reduction in administrative workload, but also to a strengthening of academic programs at both universities.
In addition to affiliation to the New York Presbyterian Hospital, there are various other affiliations to different hospitals.
Weill Cornell Medical College opened the first American medical school outside the United States. The Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar was inaugurated of 2004. Its faculties can be found in the Education City of Qatar near Doha . A six-year medical training course with a focus on patient care is offered in Qatar. Weill Cornell was also actively involved in the creation of the Weill Bugando Medical College in Mwanza , Tanzania .
library
The Weill Cornell Medical College Library is located on York Ave in Manhattan and contains the college's archives. The archive houses the institute archive, a picture archive, confidential patient files as well as personal papers and manuscripts from important persons of the institute.
Well-known graduates
- Mike Chang, Western Blot
- Robert Atkins , inventor of the Atkins diet
- Carlos Cordon-Cardo , physician and scientist known for his research in experimental pathology and molecular oncology
- John P. Donohue , pioneer in the treatment of testicular cancer
- Anthony Fauci , director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health
- Wilson Greatbatch , developer of the pacemaker
- Henry Heimlich , inventor of the Heimlich maneuver
- Robert W. Holley , together with Har Gobind Khorana and Marshall Warren Nirenberg in 1968 the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Mae Carol Jemison , former astronaut
- Charles Everett Koop , former Surgeon General of the United States Army
- Elizabeth Nabel , President of Brigham and Women's Hospital , Boston; Former Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health .
- James Peake , Surgeon General of the United States Army and United States Secretary of War Veterans
- Nan Hayworth , first female medical practitioner elected to the House of Representatives
- Ida Sophia Scudder , medical missionary in India; Founder of Christian Medical College , Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Weill Cornell Medical College - Facts & Statistics. (PDF (1.6 MB)) 2010, accessed on September 23, 2015 .
- ^ Cornell Facts. (PDF) May 2009, archived from the original on February 4, 2012 ; Retrieved September 4, 2015 .
- ↑ a b Weill Medical College: Our years of achievement. Retrieved July 6, 2006 .
- ↑ bugandomedicalcentre.go.tz/
- ↑ WCMC Library . Library.weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
- ^ Weill Cornell Medical College: Medical Center Archives . Weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 52.4 " N , 73 ° 57 ′ 14.9" W.