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Experts in disciplines ranging from anesthesiology to urology are among the new full-time faculty members who joined VP&S from January through June 2023.
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Incoming medical students at Columbia are assigned to one of six “houses,” each named after a Washington Heights thoroughfare, to cultivate community.
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Rita Charon founded this influential program, which is now practiced widely in the United States and abroad, at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
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The VP&S Class of 2023 graduation ceremony on May 17 honored 140 students who received MD degrees and 77 students who received PhD degrees in biomedical sciences.
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- May 17, 2023
Diagnosed with juvenile arthritis at age 5, Hueyjong Shih will never forget how medicine empowered him to live a healthy and active life.
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- April 17, 2023
Columbia medical students are dedicated to thinking deeply about the role of medicine in society, and some students choose Columbia because of the way the medical school promotes social justice.
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- April 10, 2023
At the 2023 Student Research Day, Columbia University medical students presented their research to colleagues, fellow students, faculty, and leaders.
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- April 5, 2023
Nearly 200 accepted applicants visited Washington Heights last week for “Life at VP&S,” a two-day event offering applicants a window into what they can expect if they select VP&S for medical school.
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- April 4, 2023
From a chatbot that suggests the healthiest breakfast to an algorithm that finds dangerous drug interactions, Columbia researchers are using analytics to help transform many aspects of clinical care.
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- March 20, 2023
On March 17, 135 medical students at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons received life-changing news: the results of their residency match.
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- February 27, 2023
Megan Ranney, a graduate of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, and Gerard Carrino, who earned his MPH from Mailman, were tapped as deans at two schools.
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- February 13, 2023
Charles R. Drew, MD, MSD, was the first Black researcher to earn a doctor of medical science degree in the United States and his work at Columbia University led to the development of the blood bank.
- January 10, 2023
Second-year medical students at Columbia University celebrated their transition to clinical education with the Steven Z. Miller Student Clinician’s Ceremony on Jan. 6.
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- December 20, 2022
More than 200 new faculty have joined 22 departments across VP&S this past year, bringing with them expertise in a wide range of fields.
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