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New York Medical College School of Medicine (Valhalla, NY)

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Program Overview

New York Medical College School of Medicine (Valhalla, NY)

Secondary Deadline

January 31, 2026

Secondary Fee

$135

FAP Waiver

Full Fee Waived

Casper Required

Yes

Screens Applications

Accepts Application Updates

Yes/Email

Mission

New York Medical College is a health sciences college whose purpose is to educate physicians, scientists, public health specialists, and other healthcare professionals, and to conduct biomedical and population-based research. Through its faculty and affiliated clinical partners, the College provides service to its community in an atmosphere of excellence, scholarship and professionalism.

Vision

The College will continue to be one of the foremost medical schools in the nation accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, offering an educational program leading to the M.D. degree, as well as masters and doctoral programs in public health, the biomedical sciences and other health professions. With its wide spectrum of hospital and teaching affiliates, New York Medical College provides excellent educational, research, specialty and primary care opportunities throughout the New York metropolitan and tri-state area.

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Values

New York Medical College believes that the rich diversity of its student body and faculty is important to its mission of educating outstanding health care professionals for the multicultural world of the 21st century.

Application Cycles

2026-2027

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

No Essays Required

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2025-2026

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

No Essays Required

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2024-2025

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19 that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider. (300 characters)

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2023-2024

Application Cycle

All questions have a 250-word limit.

1. If you do not have any family members with a connection to NYMC for any of the below categories you can skip this section.
- In this activity please indicate if you have/had a family member (Grandparent, Parent or Sibling) that attended the NYMC School of Medicine. Applicable to alumni from School of Medicine only. Does not apply to alumni from NYMC-sponsored residency programs, NYMC Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences (GSBMS) or NYMC School of Health Sciences & Practice (SHSP)
- In this activity please indicate if you have a family member (Grandparent, Parent or Sibling) Applicable to full-time faculty at School of Medicine only
- In this activity please indicate if you have a family member (Grandparent, Parent or Sibling) Applicable to full-time employees at School of Medline only.
  
  2. Please review the NYMC Social Media Policy. If you select YES, we ask that you please briefly explain what has been posted.
  
  3. Please share any disruptions in your academic, volunteer, work, and/or personal life related to COVID-19
  that you would like the Admissions Committee to consider
  
  4. Please review the NYMC Technical Standards on our NYMC.EDU website for Admissions and Enrollment and attest to your understanding of them. Please scroll down to the bottom of the page where it says policies related to student admission to view the link.

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