Yale School of Medicine
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| Established | 1810 |
| Type | Private |
| Faculty | 1,557 full time; 1,637 voluntary |
| Students | 657 [1] |
| Postgraduates | 537 |
| Location |  New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Dean | Robert J. Alpern |
| Website | http://info.med.yale.edu/ysm |
The Yale School of Medicine at Yale University is a private medical school located in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. It was founded in 1810 as The Medical Institution of Yale College, and formally opened in 1813.
The Yale University School of Medicine is a worldwide leader in biomedical research and education. Yale ranks among the leading recipients of research funding from the National Institutes of Health. The primary teaching hospital for the school is Yale-New Haven Hospital. The school is home to the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, one of the finest modern medical libraries, also known for its historical collections. The faculty includes 25 National Academy of Sciences members and 17 Institute of Medicine investigators.[1]
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[edit] Education
The School of Medicine offers degrees in Medicine (M.D.,M.M.S.) and Public Health (M.P.H.,Dr.P.H.). There are also joint degree programs with other disciplines at Yale including law (M.D/J.D.), business (M.D./M.B.A.), public health (M.D/M.P.H.) and science/engineering (M.D./Ph.D.). There is even a joint program in divinity (M.D./M.Div).
The M.D. program is notable for its assessment of student achievement. In particular, the school employs the so-called "Yale System", established by Dean Winternitz in the 1920's, wherein first- and second-year students are not graded or ranked among their classmates. In addition, course examinations are anonymous, and are intended only for students' self-evaluation. Student performance is thus based on seminar participation, clinical clerkship evaluations, and the USMLE. Prior to graduation, students are required to submit a thesis based on original research.
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In 18th century America, credentials were not needed to practice medicine. Prior to the founding of the medical school, Yale graduates would train through an apprenticeship in order to become physicians. Yale president Ezra Stiles conceived the idea of training physicians at Yale. Ultimately, his successor Timothy Dwight IV helped to found the school. The school was chartered in 1810 and opened in New Haven in 1813. Nathan Smith (medicine and surgery) and Benjamin Silliman (pharmacology) were the first faculty members. Silliman was a professor of chemistry and taught at both Yale College and the Medical School. The other two founding faculty were Jonathan Knight, anatomy, physiology and surgery and Eli Ives, pediatrics.[2]
The original building (at Grove and Prospect) later became Sheffield Hall, part of the Sheffield Scientific School (razed in 1931). In 1860, the school moved to Medical Hall on York Street, near Chapel (this building was razed in 1957). In 1925, the school moved to its current campus, neighboring the hospital.
[edit] Deans
Before 1845, there was no dean. Nathan Smith, followed by Jonathan Knight, provided leadership in the early years.[2]
- Charles Hooker 1845-1863
- Charles Augustus Lindsley 1863-1885
- Herbert Eugene Smith 1885-1910
- George Blumer 1910-1920
- Milton Winternitz 1920-1935
- Stanhope Bayne-Jones 1935-1940
- Francis Gilman Blake 1940-1947
- Cyril Norman Hugh Long 1947-1952
- Vernon W. Lippard 1952-1967
- Frederick Carl Redlich 1967-1972
- Lewis Thomas 1972-1973
- Robert Berliner 1973-1984
- Leon Rosenberg 1984-1991
- Robert M. Donaldson (acting) 1991-1992
- Gerard N. Burrow 1992-1997
- David Aaron Kessler 1997-2003
- Dennis Spencer (acting) 2003-2004
- Robert Alpern 2004-
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