Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (officially Columbia University Roy and Diana Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons) is the medical school of Columbia University, located at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.
| Type | Private medical school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1767 |
Parent institution | Columbia University |
| Endowment | $1.136 billion |
| Dean | Katrina Armstrong |
Academic staff | 4,300 |
| Students | Totals: 1,520 606 M.D. 94 M.D./Ph.D. 776 Ph.D. |
| Location | Manhattan , New York , United States 40.841519°N 73.941139°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | ps.columbia.edu |
Founded in 1767 by Samuel Bard as the medical department of King's College (now Columbia University), the College of Physicians and Surgeons was the first medical school in the Thirteen Colonies to award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Beginning in 1993, the College of Physicians and Surgeons was also the first U.S. medical school to hold a white coat ceremony. Following a gift of $250 million from Roy and Diana Vagelos in 2017, the school became the first medical school in the nation to replace loans with scholarships for all students who qualify for financial aid when it did so in 2018.
Columbia is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Students additionally rotate through its affiliate hospitals: Harlem Hospital Center; Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT; and Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, NY.