The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, the first private medical school in New Jersey in more than 50 years, welcomed its first class of students in 2018 to its On3 campus in Nutley and Clifton. “This is the way we train the best doctors for the future.”Ībout Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine: “The School features the traditional aspects of medical education, but also the unique aspects of what we think should be in a 21st century medical education,” said Jeffrey Boscamp, M.D., vice dean of the medical school and a professor of pediatrics. Defining features of the curriculum include the Human Dimension, a longitudinal course which pairs students with people out in the community to foster real-world clinical skills outside a hospital or doctor’s office. Students have the opportunity for a three-year path to residency, or an optional fourth year which offers combined master’s degree or graduate certificate programs, intense clinical immersion, or focused research. Each year has brought an increasing number of students, leading to this fourth year of admissions. The School admitted its first class in 2018 with 60 students. The students speak a total of 36 different languages, and come from 20 different states. Thirty of its members are from groups categorized as under-represented in medicine (URIM). The makeup of the class continues the School’s tradition of diversity. The cohort includes one nurse and one pharmacist, and four students with advanced degrees. More than 6,000 students applied to join this year’s class. “As each new class matriculates, we are positively impacting the way in which medicine is taught.” “We are fulfilling our vision with each new group of promising students by introducing them to the complexities of the medical world which must include the social and economic determinants of health in addition to those components traditionally regarded as constituting the field of medicine” said Bonita Stanton, M.D., the Founding Dean of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. “It has surpassed expectations in every way.” Garrett, FACHE, the CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health. The School was our vision to help lead progressive and transformative change in New Jersey health care,’’ said Robert C. “Hackensack Meridian Health’s mission to transform healthcare starts at the School of Medicine, as we transform medical education. “The entire curriculum is built around this vision.The 161 students donned their distinctive coats for the first time, starting their journey toward acquisition of a Medical Degree (M.D.), which will be completed in three or four years, depending on their selected academic track. Bonita Stanton, the school’s founding dean, said in a statement. “Our vision - which we believe is achievable - is that all citizens within the state of New Jersey - and eventually across the nation - deserve the same level of health outcomes regardless of race or socioeconomic status,” Dr. The latest class, which enters in July, includes 123 students. Its first class in 2018 included 60 students, and the 2019 class included 90. The school offers a three-year path to residency. These approaches will continue to serve our nursing and health and medical science students, as well as Seton Hall undergraduates who dream of studying at a world-class medical school.” “We remain focused on enhanced, team-based approaches to medical and health education. “I am confident our HIS campus - and the alliance that supports it - will play a major role in creating a safer and healthier world for everyone,” Seton Hall President Joseph Nyre said in a statement. The school and Seton Hall will remain strategic academic partners with interdisciplinary connections, HMH said. “We have worked closely with our partner Seton Hall University to establish a school that will lead the nation in medical education, as well as create a physician workforce highly trained to excel in a new state of health care.” “We are extremely proud of the journey we have taken to create an independent medical school,” HMH CEO Bob Garrett said in a prepared statement. The agreement was restructured in 2018, with HMH assuming complete financial responsibility and both partners agreeing on a path to eventual independence. The school, located in the On3 complex in Nutley, opened three years ago as a partnership between the health system and the university. The Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine has officially become an independent medical school, capping a three-year process that initially saw it partner with Seton Hall University, according to Hackensack Meridian Health.
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