Facts and Figures 2011
The medical school’s first home on Grove Street in New Haven is depicted in an oil painting by Deane Keller that hangs in the offices of the Connecticut State Medical Society.
The medical school’s first home on Grove Street in New Haven is depicted in an oil painting by Deane Keller that hangs in the offices of the Connecticut State Medical Society.
The Yale School of Medicine is one of the world’s leading centers for biomedical research, advanced clinical care, and medical education. It ranks fifth among medical schools receiving funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and second in NIH dollars per faculty member. More than 800 Yale physicians provide care to patients from across the region and around the world. The Yale system of medical education, with its emphasis on critical thinking and independent student research, has produced leaders in every field of academic medicine.
The sixth-oldest medical school in the United States, it was chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1810 as the Medical Institution of Yale College, located first on Grove Street, then at 150 York Street. Since 1924, it has occupied Sterling Hall of Medicine at 333 Cedar Street and surrounding buildings. It has awarded 8,327 medical degrees since 1814. There are 5,226 living alumni with MD degrees, 4,094 with MPH degrees and 965 alumni of the Physician Associate Program with the PA-C certificate or MMSc degree.
Brief Chronology
1701—Yale College founded
1723—Yale College awards first medical degree (honorary) in North America
1810—Medical Institution of Yale College chartered
1811—Nathan Smith, Benjamin Silliman, Eneas Munson, and Jonathan Knight are recruited as founding faculty
1813—Classes begin with 37 students enrolled in the six-month program; tuition for full course of lectures is $50
1833—The State Hospital, precursor to the New Haven Hospital, opens
1839—MD student thesis requirement formalized
1857—First African American student graduates
1910—Flexner Report recommends Yale as one of two New England medical schools worthy of continued existence, spurring expansion of facilities, fundraising, and fulltime faculty system
Bicentennial Year
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