The Michael F. Price Center for Genetic and Translational Medicine/ Harold and Muriel Block Research Pavilion, now under construction.
Next year marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The philosophy of this institution – always look forward and rarely look back – makes this anniversary an ideal occasion for taking stock of the values on which the college was built and for discussing its future.
In 1948, Dr. Samuel Belkin, the President of Yeshiva University, developed a vision for a new medical school. At that time, diversity among medical students was virtually nonexistent in the United States. Women were rarely admitted, and men of minority races, religions, and creeds encountered many barriers to entering medical school. Dr. Belkin wanted to create a medical school founded on excellence and committed to the humanistic values of Judaism, and one that would be ...
