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News

  • Overactive Brain Waves Trigger Essential Tremor

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    CUIMC Newsroom
    January 15, 2020

    The source of essential tremor—involuntary, rhythmic trembling—has been elusive, but a new study points to abnormal electrical activity in the base of the brain.

    Neurology
    Hands

  • Illiteracy Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

    Source:

    CUIMC Newsroom
    January 2, 2020

    Dementia is three times more common in older adults who are illiterate, a new study from Columbia University Irving Medical Center has found.

    Alzheimer's
    A man reads to a little girl.

  • The Future Is Now: A Diverse and Inclusive Faculty

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    CUIMC Newsroom
    January 2, 2020

    Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons has launched new initiatives to expand the number of women and underrepresented minorities among the medical school's faculty and leadership.

    Medical School
    Illustration

  • Study Explains Why Some Creams and Cosmetics May Cause a Skin Rash

    Source:

    CUIMC Newsroom
    January 3, 2020

    Some compounds found in many personal care products displace natural fat-like molecules in skin cells, which may explain how they cause an allergic skin rash.

    Dermatology
    Jars of skin cream

  • VP&S Class of 2022 Transitions from Classroom to Clinical Care

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    CUIMC Newsroom
    January 7, 2020

    Second-year Columbia medical students began the new year at the Steven Z. Miller Student Clinician's Ceremony, marking the start of their patient-centered training in hospital and ambulatory settings.

    Education
    Columbia University medical students
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Message from the Dean

Lee Goldman, MD

Welcome to the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, part of a unique collection of health sciences schools that make up the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Lee Goldman, MD, MPH, is the Harold and Margaret Hatch Professor, Executive Vice President and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine, and Chief Executive of Columbia University Medical Center.

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The medical faculty at King's College was organized in 1767, it was the first institution in the North American Colonies to confer the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
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