Program Overview
Program Description
The Medicine (MD) program at NYU Grossman School of Medicine is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in the field of medicine. Every student enrolled in the MD degree program receives a Full-Tuition Scholarship, regardless of merit or financial need, that covers the majority of the cost of attendance. The program aims to turn the best and brightest future physicians into leaders with the potential to transform healthcare.
Admissions
To be eligible for the program, applicants must meet several criteria:
- Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or have Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status
- Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada
- The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is required for all applicants
Foundational Academics for MD Candidates
Our MD program candidates are knowledgeable in core scientific subjects and demonstrate strong communication skills, which form the foundation necessary for success in medical school.
Bachelor’s Degree and GPA
Applicants to NYU Grossman School of Medicine must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada. The median and average undergraduate GPAs for students in our most recent incoming class were 3.96 and 3.92, respectively.
Premedical Coursework
NYU Grossman School of Medicine does not have prerequisites. However, we recommend the following premedical courses:
- Inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, and biochemistry with lab
- General biology with lab
- General physics with lab
- Statistics
- Genetics
- English
Medical College Admissions Test
Your score on the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT), a standardized, multiple-choice examination, helps our admissions committee assess your ability to solve problems and think critically about behavioral and scientific concepts. We consider MCAT scores only from three years prior to your expected matriculation date.
Letters of Evaluation
Providing letters of evaluation is part of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine application process. We require a premedical committee appraisal letter (preferred) or two letters from professors who taught you in courses (at least one in science).
Technical Standards and Criminal Background Check
All accepted applicants meet NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s technical standards, which define the physical, mental, emotional, and social abilities that support success in medical school. You also complete a criminal background check, at no additional cost, to ensure patient safety.
Program Requirements
NYU Grossman School of Medicine trains future physicians with an innovative, flexible MD degree curriculum known as the Curriculum for the 21st Century: Personalized Pathways, or C21. Our program enables students to master the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in medicine and provides opportunities to customize their studies at designated points in their training.
Stage One: Preclerkship Curriculum
Stage one of the MD curriculum at NYU Grossman School of Medicine features 11 months of interdisciplinary preclerkship modules that cover foundational basic science concepts in biology, anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology.
Preclerkship Modules
The preclerkship modules you complete during your first year of medical school provide the biological and scientific knowledge you need for success in clerkships and beyond. We integrate overarching educational themes to provide you with a scaffolding for longitudinal learning.
Foundations of Medicine
All students begin the first semester of medical studies with Foundations of Medicine, a module that emphasizes the key basic science concepts that underlie the practice of clinical medicine.
Living Anatomy
The Living Anatomy module is an examination and exploration of the human body through the major regions and systems.
Organ Systems Modules
In the first-year organ systems modules, you participate in learning activities that focus on physiology, pathology, and pathophysiology integrated across the following human organ systems:
- Cardiovascular
- Pulmonary
- Kidney
- Dermatology
- Rheumatology
- Gastrointestinal
- Endocrine and reproductive medicine
- Neurology (brain)
- Psychiatry (behavior)
Foundational Clinical Skills Module
The Foundational Clinical Skills (FCS) module, woven throughout the preclerkship curriculum, allows you to combine concepts learned in the classroom and laboratory with bedside learning experiences.
Summer Research Fellowship
The Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) provides you with an early opportunity to embark on a longitudinal scholarly research experience, develop fundamental skills in research and/or clinical scholarship, and explore the clinical environment relevant to helping you choose and explore your future career and residency interests.
Stage Two: Clerkship Year
During core clerkships at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, you acquire invaluable experience on the wards and clinics at NYU Langone and our affiliated clinical training sites. Over the course of 10 months, you develop the clinical judgment skills necessary to diagnose and treat patients.
The Clerkship Experience
Our medical students take on a wide range of responsibilities during their clerkships. You may assist with labor and delivery during your obstetrics and gynecology rotation, suture incisions at the end of procedures during your surgery rotation, or place intravenous lines or catheters during your rotation in medicine.
Electives
During your clerkship year, as part of the 10-week surgery block, there are two four weeks dedicated to elective rotations from a broad range of offerings across departments, which allow you to individualize your education based on your professional interests.
Integrated Clinical Skills
You participate in two one-week Integrated Clinical Skills (ICS) sessions in October and March, which take place between your clerkship blocks.
Shelf Exams
You take subject-specific standardized “shelf” exams to determine how well you understand materials presented in the medicine, neurology, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and surgery clerkships.
Comprehensive Clinical Skills Examination
During stage two, you also take our comprehensive clinical skills exam (CCSE). This performance-based exam ensures proficiency in core clinical skills at the completion of clerkship year.
Preparing for the USMLE
Upon completing the clerkship curriculum, all students take the first and second parts of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), the three-part exam required for medical licensure, also known as “the boards.”
Stage Three: Individualized Exploration
In stage three of NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s MD curriculum, you can take Step 1 or Step 2 of the U.S. Medical Licensure Exam (USMLE) and pursue individualized exploration in specialty and subspecialty areas of interest through post-clerkship electives, and the advanced clinical skills module.
Critical Care Clerkship
In a four-week critical care clerkship, you develop the knowledge, skills, and experience you need to care for critically ill patients.
Subinternships
Another component of stage four of the MD curriculum is a four-week subinternship in one of three areas—advanced medicine, advanced surgery, or advanced pediatrics.
Advanced Medicine Subinternship
The advanced medicine subinternship provides additional training and experience in managing the care of hospitalized patients on an internal medicine inpatient ward.
Advanced Surgery Subinternship
The advanced surgery subinternship provides additional training and experience in general surgery.
Advanced Pediatrics Subinternship
The advanced pediatrics subinternship is for students who have successfully completed their pediatrics clerkship and are interested in additional pediatrics training and experience.
Senior Clinical Skills Exam (Night-on-Call)
The senior clinical skills exam, part of our Advanced Clinical Skills Curriculum, is an immersive experience that consists of a night on call in the simulation center.
Transition to Residency
During the two-week transition to residency course, students focus on integrating basic science and clinical knowledge.
Dual Degree/Research Year
At NYU Grossman School of Medicine, our four-year dual MD/master’s degree programs allow students to explore various interests along with medicine.
MD/Phd Training
At NYU Grossman School of Medicine’s Vilcek Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, we prepare MD/PhD candidates who seek to move beyond the boundaries separating scientific research and clinical practice.
Sample Plan of Study
A sample plan of study is available for students to follow.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, graduates will:
- Have the opportunity to apply concepts learned in the classroom to real-life patient scenarios.
- Gain insight into the behavioral and social aspects of practicing medicine that helps develop the necessary skills to interact with patients and other healthcare providers in your clerkships and internships.
- Be provided with the biological and scientific knowledge needed for success in clerkships and beyond.
- Examine the effects of disease on each organ system and how each relates to the others.
- Learn various communication and conflict-resolution techniques.
- Have the ability to apply science fundamentals to the practice of medicine.
- Assess medical knowledge and scientific concepts as they are applied to patient diagnoses and care, health maintenance and management, and disease prevention.
- Develop the knowledge, skills, and experience you need to care for critically ill patients.
Policies
NYU Policies
University-wide policies can be found on the New York University Policy pages.
Grossman School of Medicine Policies
A list of related academic policies can be found on the Grossman School of Medicine Academic Policies page.