A Photographic History of the Early Years of the

University of Rochester Medical Center

Flexner’s Criteria for Medical Schools

• University affiliation • Full-time, salaried faculty • High admission standards (i.e., an undergraduate

degree a requisite) • Thorough grounding of students in the biomedical

sciences • A curriculum that integrates laboratory science

into clinical training • Up-to-date laboratory facilities • Control of its own teaching hospital