Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

This article is about the graduate school for biomedical science. For the medical school, see Weill Cornell Medicine. For the hospital, see Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Type	Private
Established	1952
Dean	Barbara L. Hempstead
Academic staff	More than 330 [1]
Students	More than 400 [2]
Location	New York City , New York , United States
Website	gradschool.weill.cornell.edu

Weill Medical Center

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGS; originally the Cornell University Graduate School of Medical Sciences) is the graduate school for biomedical science of Cornell University, located in Manhattan, New York City.

Programs of study

The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGS) partners with neighboring institutions along York Avenue, also known as the "corridor of science" in New York City. ^[3] Such partnerships with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the Hospital for Special Surgery, and The Rockefeller University offer specialized learning opportunities.

The school offers a variety of programs at both the Masters and Doctoral levels. As a partnership between the Sloan Kettering Institute and Weill Cornell Medical College, WCGS offers seven PhD programs as well as four distinct Masters programs. Additionally, the school offers two Tri-Institutional PhDs, a Tri-Institutional MD/PhD and the opportunity for students to participate in an Accelerated PhD/MBA program.

PhD Programs:

• Biochemistry and Structural Biology
• Molecular Biology
• Cell and Developmental Biology
• Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis
• Pharmacology
• Neuroscience
• Physiology Biophysics and Systems Biology

Tri-Institutional PhD Programs

• Chemical Biology
• Computational Biology and Medicine
• Tri-I MD / PhD Program

See also

• Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program
• Weill Cornell Medical College

References

1. Our Faculty - Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences in New York City. Weill.cornell.edu. Retrieved on 2013-09-07.
2. "Medical Division Total Enrollment" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-03-20.
3. "Integrated Design and Operational Practices Support Flexibility in Weill Cornell's Vivarium - Tradeline, Inc". www.tradelineinc.com. Retrieved 2025-07-29.

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