THE UNIVERSITY |
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| Columbia
University is the oldest institution of higher education in the State
of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States. It was
established under a royal charter from George II in 1754 as Kings
College. In 1767 the College opened the first medical school in the
country to grant the MD degree. In 1896, the trustees formally
designated the college a university and in 1912 the name was legally
changed to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
by order of the Supreme Court of NY State. In 1928, Columbia University created the country's first academic medical center at its current location in Washington Heights (Medical Center campus) in an alliance with Presbyterian Hospital. Today, the Medical Center campus is composed of the School of Nursing, Mailman School of Public Health, School of Dental and Oral Surgery and College of Physicians and Surgeons (CP&S). Within the College are housed the Programs in Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Human Nutrition. New York City acts as the perfect magnet to draw a diverse and dynamic group of students and faculty to the university and offers the ideal environment for study, practice and research. As the only Ivy League University in New York City, Columbia's students are at the center of one of the most intellectually exciting academic communities in the world. There are many advantages – formal and informal |
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| U.S. News and World Report this year included Columbia's College of
Physician and Surgeons, The Mailman School of Public Health, the School
of Nursing and the Program in Physical Therapy in their rankings by
respective categories of the top professional schools in the country.
(This publication does not currently rank dental schools.) |
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