Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
in New York, United StatesCategory: Attraction
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, colloquially known as P&S and formerly Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, is the graduate professional allopathic medical school school of Columbia University that is located in the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Founded in 1767 by Samuel Bard as the medical department of King's College (now Columbia University), the College of Physicians and Surgeons was the first medical school in the thirteen colonies and hence, the United States, to award the Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) degree. Beginning in 1993, P&S also was the first U.S. medical school to hold a white coat ceremony.According to U.S. News and World Report, P&S is one of the most selective medical schools in the United States based on average MCAT score, GPA, and acceptance rate. In 2011, 6,907 people applied and 1,158 were interviewed for 169 positions in its entering class. The median undergraduate GPA and average MCAT score for successful applicants in 2014 were 3.82 and 36, respectively. Columbia is ranked 11th among research-oriented medical schools in the United States and ranked 43rd for primary care by U.S. News and World Report. In 2016, it ranked 7th in clinical medicine and pharmacy by the Academic Ranking of World Universities. The college also has the highest tuition of any private medical school in the United States.Columbia is affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the nation's 8th-ranked hospital according to U.S. News & World Report.
