Albert Einstein College of Medicine is a medical school and research institution based in the Bronx, New York, offering M.D., Ph.D., and combined M.D./Ph.D. degrees. With more than 70 years of operation, it has 2,000 faculty members, over 1,000 students, 24 academic departments, and six NIH-designated research centers. Clinical training takes place across sites throughout New York City.
A notable feature of the M.D. program is the David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman Scholarship, which provides a full tuition scholarship to every enrolled M.D. student. The institution's Ph.D. and M.D./Ph.D. programs are designed to prepare biomedical researchers and physician-scientists. Faculty and students work across a broad range of biomedical research disciplines within the college's network of departments and research centers.
Einstein's clinical training model places students at sites across New York City, including communities in and around the Bronx. The institution describes its mission as combining rigorous scientific inquiry with the preparation of physicians to serve diverse patient populations. Its physician-scientist training programs are structured to bridge laboratory research and clinical practice.