Roy and Diana Vagelos Education Center

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News

  • White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Class of 2023

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    CUIMC Newsroom
    August 12, 2019

    At Columbia's annual White Coat Ceremony, 140 members of the Class of 2023 began their journey into the medical field.

    Medical School
    VP&S Class of 2023 at the White Coat Ceremony on August 12, 2019

  • Pancreatic Cancer: Less Toxic, More Enduring Drug May Improve Therapy

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    CUIMC Newsroom
    August 8, 2019

    A new drug that penetrates the protective barrier around pancreatic cancers and accumulates in malignant cells may improve current chemotherapy, a study in mice suggests.

    Cancer
    Pancreatic cancer cells

  • Sampling the Neighborhoods of the Gut Microbiome

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    CUIMC Newsroom
    August 1, 2019

    Columbia researchers are using an array of new, high-throughput technologies to identify the distinct neighborhoods within the gut’s microbiome.

    Gastroenterology
    Gut microbiome

  • A Place for Transformational Learning

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    VP&S YouTube
    June 10, 2019

    Simulation experiences are integral to medical education at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

    Campus News
    Medical students demonstrate simulation.

  • Science Teachers Attend Bootcamp in NYC

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    NBC New York
    August 6, 2019

    Columbia University’s Summer Research Program for Science Teachers, which is now in its 30th year, currently focuses on educating teachers about stem cell biology.

    Campus News
    Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD, discusses the equipment in her lab with high school science teacher Kimberly Dempsey.
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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.

History Timeline

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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