Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Employee Directory
Higher EducationNew York, United States201-500 Employees
Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WCGS) is a higher education institution that prepares researchers for careers in the biomedical sciences. Founded in 1952 through a collaboration between Cornell Medical College and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, it established a dedicated graduate program within the university. Today the school has a faculty of more than 250 and has awarded PhDs to over 1,000 students. Enrollment grew notably in the early 2000s, with more than 400 PhD students in residence by 2008. Based in New York City, New York, the school operates as part of the higher education sector and offers seven study programs for predoctoral students. Its primary customers are prospective biomedical researchers seeking rigorous doctoral training, and its graduates contribute to the broader biomedical research field.