Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University
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Graduate school
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college of Cornell University
Cornell University
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that was founded in 1952 as an academic partnership between two major medical institutions in New York City
New York City
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: the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Sloan-Kettering Institute
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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. Cornell is involved in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
The Tri-Institutional MD-PhD, or Tri-I, program is an innovative biomedical partnership between the Weill Cornell Medical College , The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center...
with Rockefeller University
Rockefeller University
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and the Sloan-Kettering Institute
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital...
; each of these three institutions is part of a large biomedical center extending along York Avenue between 65th and 72nd Streets on the Upper East Side
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of Manhattan
Manhattan
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Programs of study
The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences awards the Ph.D.Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in seven programs of study in biology
Biology
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and medicine
Medicine
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:
- Biochemistry & Structural Biology http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/program/biochemistry.html
- Cell & Developmental Biology http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/program/cell.html
- Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/program/immunology.html
- Molecular Biology http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/program/molecular.html
- Neurosciencehttp://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/program/neuroscience.html
- Pharmacology http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/program/pharmacology.html
- Physiology, Biophysics & Systems Biology http://weill.cornell.edu/gradschool/program/physiology.html
In addition, M.S.
Master of Science
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degrees are offered in:
- Clinical Epidemiology & Health Services Research http://www.cornellmedicine.com/clinical_practices_and_divisions/general_internal_medicine/education.html
- Clinical Investigation http://www.med.cornell.edu/ctsc/training_and_education/
- Health Sciences for Physician Assistants http://weill.cornell.edu/education/programs/phy_ass.html
The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences also partners with the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, The Rockefeller University, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering to offer the following related programs:
- Tri-Institutional Program in Computational Biology and Medicine http://www.triiprograms.org/cbm/
- Tri-Institutional Program in Chemical Biology http://www.triiprograms.org/tpcb/
- Tri-Institutional MD/PhD Program http://weill.cornell.edu/mdphd/
- Lee Family PhD/MBA Program http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/academic/accelerated/