Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) is a public medical school located in Piscataway and New Brunswick
, New Jersey
, and one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(UMDNJ). In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region. It is ranked among the top 100 U.S. medical schools in both research and primary care by U.S. News & World Report
.
The school's 2,800 full-time and volunteer faculty support its stated mission of medical education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments, as well as several centers and institutes including the Cancer Institute of New Jersey
, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey.
The medical school
is named after Robert Wood Johnson II
, the former president and chairman of the board
of Johnson & Johnson
.
In 1970, Rutgers Medical School was organizationally united with the New Jersey Medical School in Newark and the New Jersey Dental School to form the "College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey" (now the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
(UMDNJ)), and became a full four year medical school. Raritan Valley Hospital, in Green Brook, New Jersey, was the school's original clinical teaching affiliate, until 1977 when Middlesex General Hospital (now Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
) in New Brunswick became the primary teaching hospital of Rutgers Medical School. The first doctor of medicine degrees were conferred in June 1974. In 1980, the Board of Trustees established a second clinical campus of the medical school in Camden with Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, (now Cooper University Hospital
). On July 1, 1986, UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School was renamed UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
In 1995 the Clinical Academic Building (CAB), a 225000 square feet (20,903.2 m²) facility for outpatient activities, research laboratories, academic offices and support programs, opened adjacent to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, in New Brunswick, and in 1997, the 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) Cancer Institute of New Jersey
(CINJ) opened its doors. In October 2003, the school opened and dedicated the RWJMS Research Building in Piscataway, which houses twenty-seven research laboratories as well as a core imaging suite, interdepartmental instruments, and a core nuclear magnetic resonance facility.
Construction of the Child Health Institute of New Jersey was completed in 2005, linking RWJMS, The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
, and the PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, in New Brunswick. This tri-institutional biomedical research and pediatric care center serves as the cornerstone of the children’s academic campus of the medical school bringing the scientific and clinical programs together with hospital based programs. In May 2004, the State of New Jersey created the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. Funded through a public-private partnership, it is operated jointly by the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
The 156 members of the first-year class were selected from an applicant pool of 3,551. Eighteen percent graduated from Ivy League schools, and 22 percent are graduates of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. They were born in 21 different nations; half of the class are natives of New Jersey. They have served in global health settings in 18 different countries worldwide.
RWJMS sponsors 45 graduate medical education programs, 41 are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and four either by Speciality Boards or without the option of accreditation. These include: anesthesia
, occupational medicine, family medicine
, medicine
, neurology
, obstetrics
/gynecology, pathology
, pediatrics
, psychiatry
, radiology
and surgery
. There are 450 residents 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.
, Molecular Genetics
, Microbiology
and Immunology
, Neuroscience
and Cell Biology
, Pharmacology
, and Physiology
and Biophysics
.
Clinical experience is introduced in the first year through the Patient Centered Medicine course. Clinical training at RWJMS is conducted with the use of standardized patients, Objective Structured Clinical Examination
s (OSCEs), and individual observation and feedback by faculty. All educational experiences undergo evaluation by students and faculty throughout the four years.
Students at RWJMS make active contributions to the medical and scientific community as part of their medical education. All students are required to complete an independent research or service project and publish or present the results as a requirement for graduation.
RWJMS students receive their clinical training at one of two major academic medical centers: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
in New Brunswick
, or Cooper University Hospital
in Camden
.
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at RWJMS offers the opportunity for advanced research studies toward a master's or doctorate degree at one of three cooperating institutions: RWJMS, Princeton University
, or Rutgers University
. Its newest program is the Master's degree in Clinical & Translational Research.
postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and medical students.
Core facilities provide the research community at the medical school with specialized instrumentation, services and methodology. The core facilities are located throughout the campuses, allowing for accessibility by all faculty, staff and students. The Research Annex Building on the Piscataway campus serves as an administrative area for the core facilities, in addition to housing a compilation of core facilities. This organization of space creates a scientific environment to include:
classroom settings, seminars and programmatic collaborations.
RWJMS received $109 million in research grant awards in FY 2008. Of this amount, $49.9 million was from the National Institutes of Health
.
RWJMS has approximately 85 affiliated centers and institutes. The major centers and institutes include:
The Homeless and Indigent Population Health Outreach Project (HIPHOP) in New Brunswick
and the Health Outreach Project (HOP) in Camden, initiated and administered by RWJMS students, provide health and social assistance to the disadvantaged and the underserved in these communities. Learning objectives are interwoven in the context of service to the community. Experiences in promotion of population health help prepare students for careers in service.
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
(CINJ) provides close to 80,000 patient visits each year. In addition, more than 15,000 cancer patients are diagnosed and treated annually at one of CINJ’s network hospitals across New Jersey.
(AAMC) and the American Medical Association
. The medical school is a full member of AAMC.
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
.
All education programs of UMDNJ 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).
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School can be found on Twitter @UMDNJ_RWJMS and on LinkedIn under Groups. The Alumni Association may also be found under groups on LinkedIn, as well as on Facebook.
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, and one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey, United States. It has eight distinct academic units...
(UMDNJ). In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the clinical campus of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides a full range of health care services as Central New Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma and academic medical center. The hospital is a member of the Robert...
, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region. It is ranked among the top 100 U.S. medical schools in both research and primary care by U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
.
The school's 2,800 full-time and volunteer faculty support its stated mission of medical education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments, as well as several centers and institutes including the Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is a cancer treatment and research institution in New Brunswick, New Jersey. CINJ is one of only 41 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in New Jersey....
, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey.
The medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
is named after Robert Wood Johnson II
Robert Wood Johnson II
Robert Wood "General" Johnson II was an American businessman. He was one of the sons of Robert Wood Johnson I . He turned the family business into one of the world's largest healthcare corporations.- Early life :Johnson was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey...
, the former president and chairman of the board
Chairman of the Board
The Chairman of the Board is a seat of office in an organization, especially of corporations.Chairman of the Board may also refer to:*Chairman of the Board , a 1998 film*Chairmen of the Board , a 1970s American soul music group...
of Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is an American multinational pharmaceutical, medical devices and consumer packaged goods manufacturer founded in 1886. Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is listed among the Fortune 500....
.
History
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School was formed in 1961 as "Rutgers Medical School", part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with a planning grant from the Kellogg Foundation. In the fall of 1963, the first faculty members joined the school and the first class of 16 students entered in September 1966. At the end of two years of instruction, students transferred to other four-year medical schools to complete their education.In 1970, Rutgers Medical School was organizationally united with the New Jersey Medical School in Newark and the New Jersey Dental School to form the "College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey" (now the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is the state-run health sciences institution of New Jersey, United States. It has eight distinct academic units...
(UMDNJ)), and became a full four year medical school. Raritan Valley Hospital, in Green Brook, New Jersey, was the school's original clinical teaching affiliate, until 1977 when Middlesex General Hospital (now Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the clinical campus of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides a full range of health care services as Central New Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma and academic medical center. The hospital is a member of the Robert...
) in New Brunswick became the primary teaching hospital of Rutgers Medical School. The first doctor of medicine degrees were conferred in June 1974. In 1980, the Board of Trustees established a second clinical campus of the medical school in Camden with Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, (now Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Hospital is a provider of health services, medical education, and clinical research in southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley, in the United States...
). On July 1, 1986, UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School was renamed UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
In 1995 the Clinical Academic Building (CAB), a 225000 square feet (20,903.2 m²) facility for outpatient activities, research laboratories, academic offices and support programs, opened adjacent to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, in New Brunswick, and in 1997, the 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is a cancer treatment and research institution in New Brunswick, New Jersey. CINJ is one of only 41 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in New Jersey....
(CINJ) opened its doors. In October 2003, the school opened and dedicated the RWJMS Research Building in Piscataway, which houses twenty-seven research laboratories as well as a core imaging suite, interdepartmental instruments, and a core nuclear magnetic resonance facility.
Construction of the Child Health Institute of New Jersey was completed in 2005, linking RWJMS, The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the largest free-standing, state-designated, acute care children's hospital in New Jersey. It is affiliated with both UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, and is...
, and the PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, in New Brunswick. This tri-institutional biomedical research and pediatric care center serves as the cornerstone of the children’s academic campus of the medical school bringing the scientific and clinical programs together with hospital based programs. In May 2004, the State of New Jersey created the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. Funded through a public-private partnership, it is operated jointly by the UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Statistics
The medical school has more than 2,800 full-time, part-time and volunteer faculty and 2,280 staff members. Approximately 680 medical students are enrolled at RWJMS, 99% of whom are New Jersey residents. 48% are women and 18% of the enrolled students are underrepresented minorities. RWJMS ranks among the top 10 percent nationally of medical schools in minority student enrollment. The Class of 2012 had the highest MCAT scores in biological sciences in the history of RWJMS and more than half are women, 58 percent. Six of the first-year students were also admitted to the MD/PhD program.The 156 members of the first-year class were selected from an applicant pool of 3,551. Eighteen percent graduated from Ivy League schools, and 22 percent are graduates of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. They were born in 21 different nations; half of the class are natives of New Jersey. They have served in global health settings in 18 different countries worldwide.
RWJMS sponsors 45 graduate medical education programs, 41 are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and four either by Speciality Boards or without the option of accreditation. These include: anesthesia
Anesthesia
Anesthesia, or anaesthesia , traditionally meant the condition of having sensation blocked or temporarily taken away...
, occupational medicine, family medicine
General practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
, medicine
Medicine
Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
, neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
, obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
/gynecology, pathology
Pathology
Pathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
, pediatrics
Pediatrics
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
, psychiatry
Psychiatry
Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the study and treatment of mental disorders. These mental disorders include various affective, behavioural, cognitive and perceptual abnormalities...
, radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
and surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
. There are 450 residents 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
Continuing medical education
Continuing medical education refers to a specific form of continuing education that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. These activities may take place as live events, written publications, online programs, audio, video, or...
programs are conducted on a global basis.
Education
The first and second year curriculum is taught by faculty in the basic science departments which include BiochemistryBiochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
, Molecular Genetics
Molecular genetics
Molecular genetics is the field of biology and genetics that studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. The field studies how the genes are transferred from generation to generation. Molecular genetics employs the methods of genetics and molecular biology...
, Microbiology
Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, which are defined as any microscopic organism that comprises either a single cell , cell clusters or no cell at all . This includes eukaryotes, such as fungi and protists, and prokaryotes...
and Immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
, Neuroscience
Neuroscience
Neuroscience is the scientific study of the nervous system. Traditionally, neuroscience has been seen as a branch of biology. However, it is currently an interdisciplinary science that collaborates with other fields such as chemistry, computer science, engineering, linguistics, mathematics,...
and Cell Biology
Cell biology
Cell biology is a scientific discipline that studies cells – their physiological properties, their structure, the organelles they contain, interactions with their environment, their life cycle, division and death. This is done both on a microscopic and molecular level...
, Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
, and Physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
and Biophysics
Biophysics
Biophysics is an interdisciplinary science that uses the methods of physical science to study biological systems. Studies included under the branches of biophysics span all levels of biological organization, from the molecular scale to whole organisms and ecosystems...
.
Clinical experience is introduced in the first year through the Patient Centered Medicine course. Clinical training at RWJMS is conducted with the use of standardized patients, Objective Structured Clinical Examination
Objective Structured Clinical Examination
An Objective Structured Clinical Examination is a modern type of examination often used in health sciences...
s (OSCEs), and individual observation and feedback by faculty. All educational experiences undergo evaluation by students and faculty throughout the four years.
Students at RWJMS make active contributions to the medical and scientific community as part of their medical education. All students are required to complete an independent research or service project and publish or present the results as a requirement for graduation.
RWJMS students receive their clinical training at one of two major academic medical centers: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the clinical campus of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides a full range of health care services as Central New Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma and academic medical center. The hospital is a member of the Robert...
in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
, or Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Hospital
Cooper University Hospital is a provider of health services, medical education, and clinical research in southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley, in the United States...
in Camden
Camden, New Jersey
The city of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey. It is located across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 77,344...
.
The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at RWJMS offers the opportunity for advanced research studies toward a master's or doctorate degree at one of three cooperating institutions: RWJMS, Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, or Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
. Its newest program is the Master's degree in Clinical & Translational Research.
Research
Research at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School covers a broad spectrum, from clinical and basic studies designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases to fundamental studies exploring new areas of molecular biology, biotechnology, and informatics. This range of leading research provides a wealth of training opportunities for physicianscientists,postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and medical students.
Core facilities provide the research community at the medical school with specialized instrumentation, services and methodology. The core facilities are located throughout the campuses, allowing for accessibility by all faculty, staff and students. The Research Annex Building on the Piscataway campus serves as an administrative area for the core facilities, in addition to housing a compilation of core facilities. This organization of space creates a scientific environment to include:
classroom settings, seminars and programmatic collaborations.
RWJMS received $109 million in research grant awards in FY 2008. Of this amount, $49.9 million was from the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
.
Centers and Institutes
- Cancer Institute of New JerseyCancer Institute of New JerseyThe Cancer Institute of New Jersey is a cancer treatment and research institution in New Brunswick, New Jersey. CINJ is one of only 41 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in New Jersey....
(one of only 41 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation designated by the National Cancer InstituteNational Cancer InstituteThe National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
and the only one in New Jersey) - Cardiovascular Institute of New Jersey
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and MedicineCenter for Advanced Biotechnology and MedicineThe Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine is located on Busch Campus in Piscataway, New Jersey. It was established in 1985 to advance knowledge in the life sciences for the improvement of human health. It is jointly administered by UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and by Rutgers,...
(dedicated to molecular medicine) - Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (a clinical pharmacology inpatient facility, formerly the Clinical Research Center)
- Child Health Institute of New Jersey
- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (the largest environmental health institute in the world)
- Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey
Community Health
The Eric B. Chandler Health Center, a federally funded community health center in New Brunswick, is owned and operated by RWJMS in collaboration with a community board. The center provides primary care in the disciplines of internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, and pediatrics. Other services include specialized care in HIV/AIDS, preventive and restorative dental care, podiatry, nutritional counseling, patient education, and social services. Chandler Health Center serves as a major teaching site for medical students and residents in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, internal medicine and family medicine. The center provides care to over 10,000 patients in nearly 40,000 medical and dental encounters per year.The Homeless and Indigent Population Health Outreach Project (HIPHOP) in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
and the Health Outreach Project (HOP) in Camden, initiated and administered by RWJMS students, provide health and social assistance to the disadvantaged and the underserved in these communities. Learning objectives are interwoven in the context of service to the community. Experiences in promotion of population health help prepare students for careers in service.
Patient Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group (RWJMG), the medical school’s multi-specialty group practice, is the largest in New Jersey, with more than 600 physicians providing care in 210 specialties. RWJMG physicians provide clinical care at numerous hospitals and ambulatory care sites throughout the state. More than one million patient visits and medical procedures are performed annually.The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey is a cancer treatment and research institution in New Brunswick, New Jersey. CINJ is one of only 41 Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation designated by the National Cancer Institute and the only one in New Jersey....
(CINJ) provides close to 80,000 patient visits each year. In addition, more than 15,000 cancer patients are diagnosed and treated annually at one of CINJ’s network hospitals across New Jersey.
Principal Hospitals
- Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalRobert Wood Johnson University HospitalRobert Wood Johnson University Hospital is the clinical campus of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It provides a full range of health care services as Central New Jersey's only Level 1 Trauma and academic medical center. The hospital is a member of the Robert...
, New Brunswick - Cooper University HospitalCooper University HospitalCooper University Hospital is a provider of health services, medical education, and clinical research in southern New Jersey and the Delaware Valley, in the United States...
, Camden
University Hospitals
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune
- University Medical Center at PrincetonUniversity Medical Center at PrincetonUniversity Medical Center at Princeton is located at the borders of Princeton Borough and Princeton Township, New Jersey. It is located on Witherspoon Street. However, it is scheduled to move to a new location in Plainsboro, NJ in 2011. University Medical Center at Princeton is part of the...
, Princeton
Major Clinical Affiliates
- Somerset Medical CenterSomerset Medical CenterSomerset Medical Center, located in Somerville, New Jersey, is a nationally accredited, 355-bed regional medical center providing a variety of comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical and rehabilitative services to Central New Jersey residents....
, Somerville - Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy
Clinical Affiliates
- Bayshore Community HospitalBayshore Community HospitalBayshore Community Hospital is a 225-bed acute care hospital located on a campus at 272 North Beers Street, in Holmdel Township, New Jersey, United States. Its services include Cardiac Catheterization, Diagnostic Imaging, Medical/Surgical, Behavioral Health, Emergency, Laboratory and Transitional...
, Holmdel - Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital, New Brunswick
- Carrier FoundationCarrier ClinicCarrier Clinic is an American private, not-for-profit behavioral healthcare system, that specializes in psychiatric and addiction treatment. Carrier’s system includes: 281 licensed bed inpatient psychiatric hospital, 32 bed detoxification and rehabilitation center, a 78 bed adolescent residential...
, Belle Mead - CentraState Medical CenterCentraState Healthcare SystemCentraState Healthcare System, also known as CentraState Medical Center, is a not for profit health organization in Freehold Township, New Jersey, United States...
, Freehold - Deborah Heart and Lung CenterDeborah Heart and Lung CenterLocated in Browns Mills, New Jersey, Deborah Heart and Lung Center is the only hospital in the region that focuses exclusively on cardiac, vascular, and lung disease using state-of-the-art technology and care...
, Browns Mills - Helene Fuld Medical Center, Trenton
- Hunterdon Medical CenterHunterdon Medical CenterHunterdon Medical Center is a 176-bed non-profit community hospital located in Raritan Township, New Jersey near Flemington.Hunterdon Medical Center was founded in 1946 and opened in 1953, a culmination of efforts by the Hunterdon County Board of Agriculture to provide rural medical care to the...
, Flemington - John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison
- Lyons VA Medical Center, Lyons
- Matheny School and Hospital, Peapack
- Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly
- Mercer Medical Center, Mercer
- Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown
- Mountainside HospitalMountainside HospitalMountainside Hospital is a community hospital located in Glen Ridge, New Jersey. The hospital has 365 beds and serves Northeastern Essex County. On May 31, 2007, it was purchased by Merit Health Systems, a privately-owned for-profit Louisville, Kentucky hospital management company which acquires,...
, Glen Ridge
- Muhlenberg Regional Medical CenterMuhlenberg Regional Medical CenterMuhlenberg Regional Medical Center was a community-based acute care hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey.-History:It was founded in 1877 by the residents of Plainfield, New Jersey after a railroad accident...
, Plainfield - Ocean Medical Center, Brick
- Overlook HospitalOverlook HospitalOverlook Hospital is a 504-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in Summit, New Jersey, United States, 20 miles west of New York City. On a hill in the center of the city, the hospital is one of Summit's three largest employers and offers medical services to Summit and surrounding communities in...
, Summit - PSE&G Children's Specialized Hospital, New Brunswick
- Raritan Bay Medical Center, Perth Amboy
- Riverview Medical CenterRiverview Medical CenterRiverview Medical Center is a 476-bed acute care community hospital located in Red Bank, New Jersey, United States. It was incorporated in 1928 and began in a renovated boarding house on Union Street, with 29 beds, one operating room, a delivery suite, and facilities for six newborns...
, Red Bank - Robert Wood Johnson Health NetworkRobert Wood Johnson Health NetworkThe Robert Wood Johnson Health Network is a network of independent healthcare providers in New Jersey, based out of New Brunswick. Members include academic centers, acute care facilities, research hospitals, and a medical school...
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton, Hamilton
- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway, Rahway
- St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton
- Southern Ocean County Hospital, Manahawkin
- University Behavioral HealthCareUniversity Behavioral HealthCareUniversity Behavioral HealthCare is a provider of behavioral health services, based in Piscataway, NJ. It is owned and run by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey...
, Piscataway - Virtua West Jersey Hospital, Voorhees
- Warren Hospital, Phillipsburg
Notable Alumni and Faculty
- Marilyn Kozak, Professor of Biochemistry, discoverer of the Kozak consensus sequenceKozak consensus sequenceThe Kozak consensus sequence, Kozak consensus or Kozak sequence, is a sequence which occurs on eukaryotic mRNA and has the consensus gccRccAUGG, where R is a purine three bases upstream of the start codon , which is followed by another 'G'. The Kozak consensus sequence plays a major role in the...
- Sandra LeiblumSandra LeiblumSandra Risa Leiblum was an American author, lecturer, and researcher in sexology.-Biography:Leiblum was born in Brooklyn, NY and graduated with a Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Colorado...
, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, first to describe Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder - Paul J. LioyPaul J. LioyPaul J. Lioy, Ph. D. is an American working in the field of Environmental Health and specializing in Exposure Science. He is one of the world’s leading experts in personal exposure to toxins....
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Accreditation
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Association of American Medical CollegesAssociation of American Medical Colleges
The Association of American Medical Colleges is a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC and established in 1876. It administers the Medical College Admission Test...
(AAMC) and the American Medical Association
American Medical Association
The American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
. The medical school is a full member of AAMC.
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
.
All education programs of UMDNJ 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
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission , formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations , is a United States-based not-for-profit organization that accredits over 19,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States...
(JCAHO).
External links
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School can be found on Twitter @UMDNJ_RWJMS and on LinkedIn under Groups. The Alumni Association may also be found under groups on LinkedIn, as well as on Facebook.