Type Public Administrative staff 2,530 Dean Sherine E. Gabriel | Established 1962 Phone +1 877-479-5362 | |
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Academic staff 2,450 (full-time, part-time, and volunteer) Students 560 MD, 130 PhD, 40 MD/PhD Other students 450 (residents and interns) Address Rutgers–New Brunswick, 675 Hoes Ln W, Piscataway Township, NJ 08854, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 30,948 USD (2010), Domestic tuition: 49,657 USD (2010) Subsidiaries Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway Similar University of Medicine and Denti, Rutgers University, New Jersey Medical S, Rutgers University–New Brunswick, Rutgers Graduate School of Profiles | ||
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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is one of two graduate medical schools of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, part of Rutgers University. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. The school is named after Robert Wood Johnson II, the former president and chairman of the board of Johnson & Johnson.
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- 2016 scholarship gala rutgers robert wood johnson medical school
- Statistics
- Patient Care
- Research
- Centers and Institutes
- Accreditation
- References
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School operates campuses in Piscataway and New Brunswick in New Jersey. The medical school includes 19 basic science and clinical departments and a broad range of clinical programs conducted at its 34 hospital affiliates and numerous ambulatory care sites in the region. Prior to July 2013, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School was part of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ).
In 2015-16 admissions cycle, the medical school has introduced the CASPer test, developed by McMaster University Medical School in Canada, as an admissions tool.
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Statistics
The medical school has more than 2,450 full-time, part-time and volunteer faculty and 2,530 staff members. Approximately 560 medical students are enrolled at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as well as 120 PhD students. The Class of 2017 has 134 students with 54% women and 53% native New Jersey residents. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ranks among the top 10 percent nationally of medical schools in minority student enrollment. 42 are alumni of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and 16 percent attended Ivy League colleges. Eighty percent had a single or double major in the biological or physical sciences, and four students were pre-accepted as members of the MD/PhD program.
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School sponsors 49 programs in graduate medical education, 41 of which are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), five accredited by Specialty Boards or Societies and two without the option of accreditation. These include: anesthesia, family medicine, medicine, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, pathology, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology and surgery. There are 447 residents and fellows in programs accredited by the ACGME or the ABMS. There are four additional fellowships for which ACGME or ABMS accreditation is not available. Continuing medical education programs are conducted on a global basis.
Patient Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group, the medical school’s multi-specialty group practice, is the largest in New Jersey, with 500 physician members and 200 clinical programs. Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group physicians provide clinical care at numerous hospitals and ambulatory care sites throughout the state.
The Eric B. Chandler Health Center, a federally qualified health center owned by the medical school, provides more than 60,000 patient encounters. It is the only family health center of its kind in New Jersey that is supported by a medical school and operated jointly with a community board. It strives to eliminate barriers to obtaining quality, family-oriented primary and dental health for its diverse population.
Research
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School received $89 million in research grant awards in FY 2012. Of this amount, $50 million was from the National Institutes of Health. There is substanstial strength within cancer, child health, neuroscience, and cell biology research programs.
Centers and Institutes
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has approximately 85 affiliated centers and institutes. The major centers and institutes include:
Accreditation
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the American Medical Association. The medical school is a full member of AAMC.
RWJMS is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
All education programs of RWJMS have been approved by the academic, governmental and professional agencies with responsibilities in specific areas of specialization.
The primary and affiliated teaching hospitals of the medical school are accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).