The Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine is a graduate medical school at Hofstra University, in Hempstead, New York. It was founded with Northwell Health in 2008, and formally welcomed its inaugural class in 2011.
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Education
The School of Medicine offers the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree, and other degrees or joint degree programs such as M.D./M.P.H., M.D./Ph.D. or Ph.D. in the Molecular Basis of Medicine, G.M.E., C.M.E. and B.S.-B.A./M.D. (Hofstra 4+4 Program).
In March 2015, following the success of the new medical school, the Hofstra University and Northwell Health System partnership announced the launched of the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. The school offers Master of Science degrees as a family nurse practitioner or an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner. Hofstra's existing dual-degree Physician Assistant Studies will also be housed in the new school. Hofstra's health care network additionally includes their School of Health Sciences and Human Services.
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History
On Tuesday, October 16, 2007, Hofstra University and Northwell Health announced plans to establish a new school of medicine, and on March 26, 2008, signed the Joint Academic Agreement that established the school. On Tuesday, June 8, 2010 the school had been approved by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), the accrediting agency, allowing it to begin reviewing applications as early as July 1. Hofstra is the first medical school in Nassau County to grant the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. It's also New York State's first new M.D. medical school since 1963, according to Dr. Lawrence G. Smith, the new school's dean.
In June 2010, the medical school opened their initial academic building, and on August 1, 2011, welcomed its inaugural class. After receiving Provisional Accreditation from the LCME in June 2013, the medical school began construction of a HLW International-designed, 63,000 square-foot addition to their medical education center building, bringing the facility to a gross 113,000 square feet. On May 11, 2015, the school's inaugural class graduated with 29 students. The entire graduating class received residencies to institutions across the US.
On January 1st, 2016, the medical school changed its name from Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine to Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. Along with the North Shore-LIJ Health System which became Northwell Health System.
Notable current faculty
Yousef Al-Abed, Ph.D.--Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
Lance Becker, M.D.--Professor of Emergency Medicine, 2015-
Peter B. Berger, M.D.--Professor of Cardiology, 2015-
Joel Block, Ph.D.--Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, 2008-
Nicholas Chiorazzi, M.D.--Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
Barbara A. Cornblatt, Ph.D.--Professor of Psychiatry, 2008-
Peter Davies, Ph.D.--Professor of Neurology, 2008-
Betty Diamond, M.D.--Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
- Editor-in-chief, Molecular Medicine
- Fellow of the AAAS
Stephen Dolgin, M.D.--Professor of Surgery, 2008-
David Eidelberg, M.D.--Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
Peter K. Gregersen, M.D.--Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
- Crafoord Prize winner
Cindy Grines, M.D.--Professor of Cardiology, 2017-
- Editor-in-chief, Journal of Interventional Cardiology
- Initiated studies that established primary angioplasty as a leading treatment strategy in the care of heart attack patients
Sandeep Jauhar, M.D., Ph.D.--Associate Professor of Cardiology, 2008-
- Best selling author and contributing opinion writer for The New York Times
Leonid Poretsky, M.D.--Professor of Medicine, 2014-
Kanti Rai, M.D.--Professor of Medicine, 2008-
- Published the Rai prognostic categorization of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 1975
- Winner of the American Society of Hematology's highest honor
Jesse Roth, M.D.--Clinical Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
- Along with colleagues, demonstrated for the first time the existence of hormone receptors on target tissues
- Canada Gairdner International Award winner
- Fellow of the AAAS
Lawrence Smith, M.D.--Professor of Medicine, 2008-
- Dean, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, 2008-
- Physician-in-chief, Northwell Health, 2008-
Bettie Steinberg, Ph.D.--Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
Kevin J. Tracey, M.D.--Professor of Molecular Medicine, 2008-
- Editor-in-chief, Bioelectronic Medicine
- Fellow of the AAAS
- Principal investigator of the laboratory that discovered the inflammatory reflex
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