Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School
The Heart of Academic Medicine
Through specialized training, patient-centered medicine, and an innovative curriculum, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, located in New Brunswick and part of Rutgers Health, prepares students to become resilient, adaptable physicians who value lifelong learning and provide high-value, ethical, and appropriate care in an ever-changing health care system.
An Outstanding Medical Education Program
The MD program at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School prepares medical students to become resilient and adaptable physicians who provide high value, ethical and appropriate healthcare in an ever changing system.
The school's curriculum is driven by curiosity, critical thinking, clinical skills, competence and compassion. Students will learn to curate knowledge, to embrace strategies that enhance quality and patient safety, and to develop behaviors that lead to better health and healthcare for all.
Degree Programs
Dedicated to High-Value Health Care in New Jersey and Beyond
As part of an academic health center, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is strategically aligned with clinical affiliate partners and leading research centers throughout New Jersey, fostering a rich academic learning environment where future physicians train in state-of-the-art medical advances while encouraging culturally competent, humanistic approaches to patient care. The school offers programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students. Most of the school’s graduate medical education programs are accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), as well as by specialty boards or societies.
The Medical School of the Future
In 1966, the first class of 16 students entered Rutgers Medical School in Piscataway to earn a two-year master’s degree in medical science. Six decades later, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will welcome the first class at its new, state-of-the-art school on a campus in New Brunswick that’s hardwired for innovation and critical thinking.
The 165,000-square-foot school is under construction as part of the Health & Life Science Exchange (HELIX). As New Jersey’s first “innovation district,” the project combines healthcare and bioscience industry with an emphasis on research, learning, and collaboration.
19 Academic Departments
Spanning the spectrum of health and science, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School hosts 19 academic departments and has several major research institutes and centers.
Student Perspective
As a medical services officer with the New Jersey Army National Guard, 1st Lt. Rachel Cary is focused on maintaining the medical readiness of more than 7,000 soldiers. Her work at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, N.J., while attending Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School combines the two passions in her life: military service and medicine.
“One of my aspirations is to increase the number of service members and veterans who are admitted to U.S. medical schools. They are intelligent and resilient leaders who can add true value to a medical school class and would make excellent physicians.”
Rachel Cary
Discover Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Students choose Robert Wood Johnson Medical School because it’s a leader in medical education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health.
