CUNY School of Medicine

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CUNY School of Medicine
Home of the Healers, Leaders, and Scholars
Changing the Skyline of Academic Medicine
Welcome to the CUNY School of Medicine: home to Healers, Leaders, and Scholars committed to addressing healthcare gaps in New York City and beyond.
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We understand and proactively seek to address the continued behavioral and social determinants that negatively impact health and well-being.
— Dean Carmen Renée Green, MD
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With Community at Heart
A Different Kind of Medical School
CUNY School of Medicine offers a mission-driven education in the heart of Harlem. We train students from various backgrounds to become doctors who make a difference in their communities—committed to serving communities with limited medical representation and reshaping the future of healthcare.
Mission & Vision
A Medical Education Built on Care
CUNY School of Medicine was founded with a purpose: to open the doors of medical education to those historically overlooked from it. We champion students who reflect the communities they serve, and give them the tools to thrive, lead, and heal.
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BS/MD Program
This program combines undergraduate education with medical training in a seamless, seven-year track—eliminating the need to apply separately to medical school.
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PA Program
Our Physician Assistant Program is a mission-driven program, attracting students with a commitment to providing excellent care to those in greatest need.
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Academic Departments
Our mission is to provide high-quality education to students and create a collaborative environment that supports the growth of our faculty as scholars and effective educators.
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Enrichment Programs
We are proud to invest in the future generation of healthcare professionals by collaborating with local high schools to inspire, prepare, and involve students from diverse backgrounds.
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Research
Discover the exciting research happening at CUNY School of Medicine.
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April 20, 2026
April Newsletter
Our students celebrate Match Day 2026, we celebrate accomplishments made by our doctors, our school receives the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation Award for Institutional Excellence, and Council Member Yusef Salaam visits campus.
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: April Newsletter
March 23, 2026
CUNY School of Medicine Celebrates Outstanding Match Day 2026
Harlem, NY—March 20, 2026—Fifty students from CUNY School of Medicine’s Class of 2026 marked a major milestone in their medical careers today, joining peers across the country in the National Residency Match Program. At exactly 12 noon EST, students opened their gold envelopes to learn where they will continue their training as resident physicians. The…
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: CUNY School of Medicine Celebrates Outstanding Match Day 2026
March 16, 2026
Dean Green Publishes Opinion in City & State New York
In the opinion The Doctor Shortage Begins in the Classroom, not the Clinic, Dean Green unpacks the social determinants of medical education and its implications for the health of New Yorkers. New Yorkers are living longer as the state’s healthcare professional shortage is intensifying. To maintain the physician workforce at the status quo, an additional 1,200…
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: Dean Green Publishes Opinion in City & State New York
March 4, 2026
March Newsletter
CUNY School of Medicine highlights leadership addressing the physician shortage, nationally recognized faculty research, AI education initiatives, student achievements, and community milestones.
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: March Newsletter
January 5, 2026
Silver Hill Hospital Welcomes CUNY Med Student, Claude Parola
Month Day Year This July, Silver Hill Hospital welcomed 4th year CUNY medical student, Claude Parola (above right), to campus for a clinical rotation in psychiatry. Claude is the inaugural participant in a newly created collaboration between the Silver Hill Academy of Research and Education (SHARE) and the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine, and…
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: Silver Hill Hospital Welcomes CUNY Med Student, Claude Parola
January 5, 2026
Celebrating Humanism in Medicine: CUNY Medicine Hosts its Inaugural Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Month Day Year Twenty medical students and five faculty members who exemplify compassion and humanism in medicine were recently recognized as CUNY Medicine’s inaugural inductees of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Gold Humanism Honor Society. The School also named Ivie Odiase, of the MD Class of 2024, and Neil Calman, MD, CEO of The Institute for…
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: Celebrating Humanism in Medicine: CUNY Medicine Hosts its Inaugural Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction Ceremony
January 5, 2026
Jun Yoshioka, MD, PhD, awarded $3.1 million to investigate a little-known molecular pathway in heart disease.
Month Day Year Jun Yoshioka, MD, PhD, a molecular biologist at the CUNY School of Medicine, has been awarded two grants totaling more than $3.1 million over four years from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The investigations funded by these grants aim to…
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: Jun Yoshioka, MD, PhD, awarded $3.1 million to investigate a little-known molecular pathway in heart disease.
January 5, 2026
Dr. Victor Schwartz explains to Forbes the primary functions of a sports psychiatrist
Month Day Year Victor Schwartz, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Wellness and Student Life, was featured in an article by Forbes discussing how the positive impact of working with a sports psychiatrist can have on an athlete’s well-being. As a mental health expert and consultant to the NBA’s Mind Health Program, NCAA, USOPC, and NFL,…
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: Dr. Victor Schwartz explains to Forbes the primary functions of a sports psychiatrist
January 5, 2026
Medical student publishes op-ed, “Build med schools for Queens and S.I.”
Arslan Mohamed (M3), CUNY Medicine Month Day Year “Queens and Staten Island have a unique medical mystery on their hands,” begins an op-ed that Arslan Mohamed, a third-year medical student, co-authored in the New York Daily News. The piece outlines the health disparities that persist in Staten Island and Queens, which are the only two boroughs…
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: Medical student publishes op-ed, “Build med schools for Queens and S.I.”
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