Twenty-four new medical students began their training at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine on July 25, participating in the school’s White Coat Ceremony. The event marks the start of their journey toward becoming physicians.
“These future physicians come from all walks of life and very diverse backgrounds, but they have one thing in common: their commitment to serve the community,” said Gladys M. Ayala, MD, MPH, dean of the school. “We look forward to seeing how their dedication and perseverance will drive them to become physician leaders in their specialties and continue our school’s ongoing mission to provide patients with topnotch primary care.”
The ceremony was attended by family and friends as members of the class of 2028 received white coats, symbolizing the beginning of their medical careers. More than half of this year’s students are women, and 13 percent are first-generation college students.
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine opened in July 2019 and is currently unique for offering full-tuition scholarships for its accelerated three-year medical degree focused on primary care. The institution aims to train academic leaders in primary care medicine who can help address physician shortages in New York State.
“Being able to go to a three-year tuition-free medical school is the most incredible thing in the world,” said Berman, one of this year’s incoming students. “When I found out I was accepted, I fell to the floor and started crying. This gives me the ability to practice medicine without having to worry about hundreds of thousands of dollars in looming debt.”
This year’s entering class is predominantly from the New York metropolitan area; 71 percent are from the tristate region, with 67 percent coming from New York State—46 percent from New York City and 21 percent from Long Island. Students have direct access to residencies at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island in areas such as internal medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and general surgery.
NYU Langone Health operates as an integrated health system that has achieved high patient outcomes through a focus on quality. According to Vizient Inc., NYU Langone has been ranked No. 1 among comprehensive academic medical centers nationwide for three consecutive years (https://www.vizientinc.com/our-networks/academic-medical-center-network). U.S. News & World Report also placed nine clinical specialties among the nation’s top five (https://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings). The health system provides services across seven inpatient locations, Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient sites in New York and Florida.
With $14.2 billion in annual revenue, NYU Langone includes two tuition-free medical schools—in Manhattan and on Long Island—and maintains an extensive research operation.
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine is fully accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education—the main accreditor for U.S. and Canadian medical schools—and offers postgraduate training programs across more than twenty specialties. The school encourages collaboration across basic science, clinical work, and translational research as part of its mission.
