The medical school chosen by the student will have an important influence on his or her professional attitudes and habits. This booklet describes in some detail the viewpoint and program of the New York University School of Medicine and recounts the important events in the long and rich history of the school. It is a principle of teaching at New York University that candidates for medicine flourish and are most productive in a scholarly, creative environment.
Medical education is more than medical training.
It is the antithesis of training to the extent that training connotes the acquisition of repetitive skills. The latter is a small part of medical education, which is education in the broadest sense-the disciplining of the intellect toward an understanding of biological phenomena, including human relationships. Students of medicine learn most profoundly by solving problems, not through learning by rote. In the setting of the best tradition of a graduate school, the study of medicine is a challenging and exciting adventure demanding a high sense of responsibility and placing a premium on the creative capacities of the student. These capacities are being tested more sharply than ever before in a world that is undergoing a profound biological revolution and major social realignments.