On the Upper East Side of Manhattan – within a 10-block spanbetween 63rd Street and 73rd Street – is assembled one of the most prestigious biomedical communities in the world. Located here are Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University – with its major clinical partner NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; The Rockefeller University; Sloan-Kettering Institute; and Hospital for Special Surgery – powerhouses of scientific pursuit and discovery. Individually and collectively, they offer a scholarly arena that provides researchers with the resources to search for the most basic of disease processes, extraordinary opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration, and an unparalleled intellectual environment where one could spend all day – every day – in seminars that address myriad subjects from bench to bedside.
Within this multi-institutional complex, Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences is dedicated to three interwoven missions: research, education and patient care. "While each of ...