UMDNJ Organization

The great seal of the University.
The translation of the inscription is "I learn to relieve suffering".

UMDNJ was created to consolidate and unify all of New Jersey's public programs in medical and dental education. Founded in 1970 by an act of the State Legislature as the College of Medicine and Dentistry, UMDNJ was granted status as a free standing university in 1981, in recognition of its growth and development as a statewide system for health. UMDNJ today includes eight schools:

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in Newark, with a total enrollment of about 700, graduating around 170 M.D.'s each year.
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway/New Brunswick, and Camden, with a total enrollment of about 640, graduating approximately 150 M.D.'s annually, and a total enrollment of about 260 in the New Jersey Graduate Program in Public Health (NJGPPH).
UMDNJ-School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford, with an enrollment of 290, graduating about 50 D.O.'s annually.
UMDNJ-New Jersey Dental School in Newark with a total enrollment of about 340, awarding approximately 80 doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.) degrees each year.
UMDNJ-Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in Newark, Piscataway, and Stratford which enrolls more than 300 students at its two campuses. Graduate study for the Ph.D. and M.S. degrees is supervised by the faculty of the New Jersey Medical School and the New Jersey Dental School in Newark, and by the faculty of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University in Piscataway.
UMDNJ-School of Health Related Professions in Newark, which has more than 850 students enrolled in certificate and joint-degree programs in 15 specialties.
UMDNJ-School of Nursing in Newark, which enrolls more than 550 students in degree and joint degree programs.
UMDNJ-School of Public Health

UMDNJ also participates in New Jersey's health care system, and maintains affiliations with some 80 hospitals throughout the State.

UMDNJ also recognizes the need for improved mental health and operates two mental health facilities: UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare at Piscataway, and UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare at Newark. These centers provide inpatient as well as extensive outpatient services.

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