Overview
Founded in 1860, New York Medical College has a strong history of involvement in medical and health education and in training, research, and professional and community service. It is chartered by the Regents of the State of New York and is a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The School of Public Health is pre-accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).

The scope of the College’s earliest mission—to prepare physicians to be outstanding clinicians—has been broadened to include the educational preparation of scientists and public health professionals. Today it is chartered as a health sciences university, and its mission is carried out through three schools: the School of Medicine; the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences; and the School of Public Health. The School of Public Health seeks to respond to the growing need for well-educated health professionals on the local, national, and international levels.

Approximately 500 students are enrolled in the School of Public Health. The majority of these students attend part-time and many work full-time in the health-care system as administrators, physicians, nurses, corporate benefits administrators, nutritionists, technologists, engineers, and researchers.

Graduates work in a variety of settings, including government, private practice, nursing homes, home health agencies, public health agencies, corporations, environmental and pharmaceutical laboratories, and community service organizations.

The Location and Community
New York Medical College is located on a 565-acre campus shared with Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. Its suburban site in the center of Westchester County is approximately 20 miles north of New York City. There are ample educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities available locally and in the New York metropolitan area. Selected courses are also offered at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, New York, and Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut.

Programs of Study and Degree Requirements
The School of Public Health at New York Medical College is one of only thirty-six accredited schools of public health in the nation. The School of Public Health offers the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) degree in behavioral sciences and health promotion, biostatistics, disability and human development, environmental health science, epidemiology, health informatics, health policy and management, international health, maternal and child health, and general public health. Candidates for the M.P.H. degree must complete a minimum of 45 credits. The Master of Science (M.S.) degree is offered in biostatistics, clinical research administration, and speech-language pathology. Candidates for the M.S. degree must complete a minimum of 36 credits, except in speech-language pathology, which requires 66 credits. The speech-language pathology program is a two-year, full-time day program. A Doctor of Public Health (Dr.P.H.) in epidemiology is also offered. The total number of credits required for the Dr.P.H. depends upon the individual’s educational profile at the time of application. The Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) is a three-year, full-time day program, requiring 120 credits. An individual may apply for a degree program as a matriculated student or take courses on a nonmatriculated basis. Similarly, a student enrolled in a graduate degree program at another institution may enroll as a nonmatriculated student.

Facilities & Resources
Research facilities include the Alumni Computer Learning Laboratory and the Health Sciences Library, which maintains a collection of approximately 198,025 volumes and 10,454 journals. Online CD-ROM and network databases include MEDLINE, PsychLIT, HealthPLAN, Reference Update, PDR, Entrez, and Grateful Med. The graduate programs, as well as research in environmental health and health promotion, are enhanced by an affiliation between the Graduate School and the American Health Foundation, which has research facilities located on the College campus. The program in disability and human development draws upon the professional resources of the Westchester Institute for Human Development. In addition, the School of Public Health benefits from the presence of the basic science laboratories that serve the School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and from eight research centers and institutes that focus on such issues as AIDS, Lyme disease, and adolescent health.

Expenses and Aid
For 2005-06, tuition was $560 per credit hour; the entrance fee was $100; student activity and network fees totaled $10. Tuition for the physical therapy program was $20,900 per year; tuition for the speech-language pathology program was $20,280. Annual fees for both programs totaled $270. Health insurance through New York Medical College is separate.

Financial Aid:
Financial aid is available for matriculated students. Students are encouraged to talk to the financial aid staff, who are available to assist them in planning financial aid packages.

Housing/Living Expenses:
Students must be full-time matriculants to be eligible for housing on the Valhalla campus. Full-time matriculating students are eligible for housing. Assistance in obtaining off-campus housing is available from the Office of Student Housing. Housing costs are approximately $580 per month for a single student.

How to Apply / Application
Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. Applicants for the Dr.P.H. must also hold an M.P.H. or M.S. in a health-related field. Prerequisite requirements vary by program. Two to three years of relevant work experience is desirable, although not required. The admission decision is based on the information provided in the applicant’s completed application. This includes past academic performance (undergraduate and graduate, if any), a personal statement, recommendations, work experience, community involvement, and school extracurricular activities. The application fee for the general programs is $50 ($100 for international students). The application fee for the physical therapy program is $75. The speech-language pathology program also requires a $75 application fee.

Applicants whose native language is not English are required to obtain a minimum TOEFL score of 600 on the paper-based exam or 250 on the computer-based exam (the speech-language pathology and doctor of public health programs have higher score requirements). In addition, international applicants should be prepared to furnish proof of health insurance, statement of planned residence, affidavit of support, and accompanying U.S. bank statements to cover all school and living expenses. The application fee for international students is $100.

Students are admitted for the fall, spring, and summer terms, except for the following programs: the physical therapy program admits new students by April for the academic year that begins in June; the speech-language pathology program admits new students by May for the academic year that begins in September; and the doctor of public health program admits students in the fall and spring only. Review of new applications begins in February for the fall term and in late September for the spring term, for the general programs.

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