The Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine is a unique program that confers the PhD degree in molecular medicine to highly trained young physicians who wish to pursue careers in biomedical research. The program currently has 12 students enrolled. Unlike the typical graduate program at universities or medical schools, the Elmezzi Graduate School offers an individually tailored, three-year program with a strong emphasis on translational research.
With only a few such programs like it in the world, the Elmezzi Graduate School addresses a mounting national concern about the disappearance of physician-scientists at a time in history when they are needed most, as the potential for application of research findings to clinical problems is enormous. This program aims to create future leaders who will conduct state-of-the-art basic and translational research directly related to human disease - the kind of research that brings about some of the most significant advances in medicine.
The Graduate School is part of the Health System and a sister organization to the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset, NY. It was renamed The Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine in 2008. Biomedical research in the Health System has been vital within its two major academic medical centers - North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center - since their establishment in the early 1950’s. With continued growth, research throughout the system would become part of The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. The Feinstein opened in 1999 to facilitate disease-oriented basic and clinical research.
The Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular Medicine
