Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

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Type	Public
Established	1973
Address	160 Convent Avenue, New York, NY 10031 , New York City , NY , USA
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	City University of New York
Website	med.cuny.edu

The Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education is a seven-year medical program (BS/MD) that was established at The City College of the City University of New York in New York City. It offers an integrated baccalaureate education with preclinical medical education and has a twofold mission: to expand access to medical careers among inner-city youths, particularly among underrepresented minorities, and to encourage the pursuit of primary care specialties among its graduates. Entrance to the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education is highly competitive, with an acceptance rate around 7%, rivaling the Ivy League.

Students previously completed their undergraduate work (B.S.) and the first two years of medical school at Sophie Davis (after which they complete the USMLE Step 1) after which students transferred to one of the accompanying medical schools to finish their final two years of medical school which are primarily medical rotations earning their M.D. NYU School of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, New York Medical College, Albany Medical College, and Northeast Ohio Medical University were match schools for Sophie Davis graduates. Contracts with Dartmouth Medical School and Stony Brook School of Medicine recently expired due to financial considerations. Beginning in 2016, Sophie Davis will become part of the new CUNY School of Medicine, where students will complete their clinical training.

Sophie Davis was one of the first - and last - baccalaureate degree-granting physician assistant programs in the country. Beginning in fall 2016, the school will transition that program into a 28-month master's of science program in physician assistant studies.

In 2011 the school also launched its B.S./D.D.S. program where students enrolled in the dual program complete their B.S. at Sophie Davis before transferring to the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine to complete their dental training.

History

Established in 1973 to address the growing need in the United States—especially in inner city areas—for primary care physicians—the school began as a destination for talented New York City high school graduates of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Sophie Davis currently accepts students who have graduated from high schools throughout New York State. It has a rigorous course curriculum where approximately 40% of graduates become primary care physicians. Those who choose not to become primary care physicians must repay the school a fee.

It is named after Sophie Kesner, who was Leonard Davis's wife; Mr. Davis, a graduate of CCNY, was a major benefactor of the school.

In 2016, Sophie Davis will become part of the new CUNY Medical School.

Program offered

B.S./M.D. (Bachelor of Science / Doctor of Medicine)

Curriculum

First Year (Fall)

Biology of Organisms - Animal Physiology

General Physics I

English (FIQWS)

World Civilizations

First Year (Spring)

General Chemistry

General Physics II

United States History

Writing for the Sciences

Sociomedical Sciences

Second Year (Fall)

Bio-Organic Chemistry

Genetics

Psychology

Biostatistics

Elective

Second Year (Spring)

Molecules to Cells I (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Medical Genetics)

Health, Medicine, and Society I, II, III

Elective

Third Year (Fall)

Molecules to Cells II (Biochemistry/Molecular Biology/Medical Genetics)

Health, Medicine, and Society IV (Epidemiology)

Philosophy of the Rational Animal

Elective

Third Year (Spring)

Structure (Gross Anatomy/ Embryology / Organ Imaging)

Histology

Physiology I (Systemic Functions)

Fourth Year (Fall)

Physiology II (Systemic Functions)

Medical Pharmacology

Patient-Doctor I

Health, Medicine, and Society V (U.S. Health Policy)

Fourth Year (Spring)

Neuroscience

Neuropsychiatry

Host Defense, Immunology, and Pathogenesis

Patient-Doctor II

Fifth Year (Fall)

Behavioral Medicine

System Pathology 1

Introduction to Clinical Medicine I

Clinical Decision Making and Evidence-Based Medicine

Fifth Year (Spring)

Physical Diagnosis

Systemic Pathology 2

Introduction to Clinical Medicine II

USMLE Step 1

Location

The school's address is 160 Convent Ave, Harris Hall, Room 107, New York, NY 10031.

In 2003 it moved into its permanent home in Townsend Harris Hall, which had been renovated as part of CCNY's Terra Cotta Restoration Project, and to build modern teaching capabilities into its classrooms, seminar rooms, a long-distance conference room, and teaching laboratories.

See also

• City University of New York
• Education in New York City

External links

• Leonard and Sophie Davis
• Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education