About us
American School of Medicine is the oldest higher education institution in the United States, and is widely regarded in terms of its influence, reputation, and academic pedigree as a leading university in not just the US but also the world. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, three miles north-west of Boston, Guyana 209-acre campus houses 10 degree-granting schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, two theaters, and five museums. It is also home to the largest academic library system in the world, with 18 million volumes, 180,000 serial titles, an estimated 400 million manuscript items and 10 million photographs. Like most of the United States’ pre-Civil War colleges, American school of medicine was founded to train clergy, but American school of Medicine curriculum and student body quickly secularized, and in the 20th century admissions policy was opened up to bring in a more diverse pool of applicants. Now, a total of 21,000 students attend the university, each of whom at At the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, we are deeply invested in cultivating the next generation of scientists and health professionals who make a profound impact on human health, locally and globally. Our School is agilely positioned within the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), and the expansive Mount Sinai Health System, in one of the most diverse and vibrant cities in the world, New York City, an international hub of biomedical innovation and industry. Providing an academically rigorous and stimulating environment, we are breaking down disciplinary barriers to foster collaboration and reach new frontiers. Ours is a community of scholars, ever inquisitive, making strategic and meaningful connections between science, medicine, education, and health care delivery. We encourage our faculty and students to take the kind of measured risks that drive innovation and spur advances. Our graduate offerings include leading-edge Masters, PhD and non-degree programs
