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Engaging Innovative DiverseF A C U L T Y C U R R I C U L U M L E A R N E R S

Introduction | 1 Education | 3 Community | 19H E A L T H

Patient | 25 C A R E

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Robert Wood Johnson Medical School enhances educational initiatives through a comprehensive,

interprofessional curriculum so students may learn from

experts in clinical, research and social sciences,

as well as in the humanities and other

health professions. Diverse learners, clinicians,

scientists and patients accentuate the

school’s mission to educate and train students as

culturally competent caregivers,

with the skills to be career-long learners.

The success of

Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School’s programs, faculty and

students throughout its

history is a measure

of the possibilties that

exist and the balanced,

comprehensive

environment it offers.

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Engaging Innovative DiverseF A C U L T Y C U R R I C U L U M L E A R N E R S

A s one of eight schools ofRutgers Biomedical and

Health Sciences, the medicalschool enhances educational initiatives, through a comprehen-sive, interprofessional curriculum,so students may learn from expertsin clinical, research and social sciences, as well as in the humanities and other health professions. Diverse learners, clinicians, scientists and patientsaccentuate the school’s missionto educate and train students asculturally competent caregivers,with the skills to be career-longlearners.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical

School, in partnership withRobert Wood Johnson Univer-

sity Hospital, the school’s princi-pal affiliate, comprise a leading,nationally distinguished academichealth center. The school’s strate-

gic alignment with its clinical affiliates throughout New Jerseyfosters a rich academic learningenvironment to train future physi-cians in state-of-the-art medicaladvances while encouraging culturally competent, humanisticapproaches to patient care.Robert Wood Johnson Medical

School’s signature programs–incardiovascular care, trauma, andwomen’s and children’s health, to name only a few–maximize resources to improve outcomes in each of its mission areas: education, research, patientcare and community health. The integration with Rutgers further strengthens collaborationsbetween higher education and thehealthcare industry, which has astrong presence in the state, particularly in central New Jersey.The faculty collaborates across disciplines within the school, with

colleagues at Rutgers New JerseyMedical School, and with expertsin the private sector to bring thelatest scientific discoveries into the clinical arena and continuallyimprove the health and well-beingof the community. The medicalschool’s partnerships hold thepromise of increased grant fundingthat may lead to novel researchdiscoveries, greater access to clini-cal trials, and a broader network ofclinicians and scientists in multipledisciplines from which studentsand residents may learn.

The medical school is optimizinghealthcare reform and strengthen-ing relationships with its commu-nity partners to improve access tocare, and extend preventive andprimary care services to the most vulnerable populations. The federally qualified Eric B.Chandler Health Center servesthe New Brunswick area throughthree locations, including one inthe local high school, allowing forenriched educational programs foryouth and providing necessaryhealth services for all communitymembers. Community healthproviders are exemplary in thecare they provide and serve asconsummate mentors, educatorsand models for the patient-centered care we so highly regard.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School became part of

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in 2013,

elevating the school in its pursuit for excellence in the

health sciences. Reaching its latest milestone in 2016,

its 50th year educating the next generation of physi-

cians, the medical school is positioned to become the

academic engine driving a new healthcare paradigm

in New Jersey; the state’s first and largest academic

high-value healthcare system.

Robert Wood JohnsonMedical School prepares learners to

become resilient and

adaptable physicians who

provide high-value, ethical

and appropriate care

in an ever-changing

system.


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Education: C u l t i v a t i n g p a t i e n t - c e n t e r e d

p h y s i c i a n s t h r o u g h s y s t e m s - b a s e d

l e a r n i n g

T he school-wide objectives for the medical educational

program are modeled after theACGME (Accreditation Commit-

tee for Graduate Medical

Education) Competencies, encompassing the six core com-petencies: Patient Care, MedicalKnowledge, Practice-basedLearning and Improvement, Interpersonal and Communica-

tion Skills, Professionalism andSystems-based Practice.

The curriculum for medical stu-dents is a four-year model with afully integrated, systems-basedcurriculum for the first two (pre-clerkship) years; core clerkships(medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, neurology, and familymedicine) and five weeks of elective time in the third year; and core clerkships in emergencymedicine, adult or pediatric critical

care, a sub-internship, a two-weekspecialty boot camp and electivesin the fourth year.

The first two years of medicalschool are spent on the Piscataway campus, where clinical skills and basic scienceconcepts are learned during lectures, as well as in 26 state-of-the-art small group teachingrooms known as the KesslerTeaching Labs. It is in this environment that efficient and effective lifelong learning skills aredeveloped for a successful careerin medicine. Highlights of the preclerkship curriculum includethe longitudinal learning experience of Patient CenteredMedicine, early immersion intoclinical skills testing, service learning opportunities and a richco-curricular environment of student-run electives and interestgroups.

Students at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

complete the third and fourthyears at clinical campuses in eitherNew Brunswick at Robert WoodJohnson University Hospital, theschool’s principal teaching affiliate,or at other affiliated medical centers in New Jersey, includingthe University Medical Center ofPrinceton at Plainsboro, SaintPeter’s University Hospital, andJersey Shore University Medical

Center. In addition, a new clerk-ship curriculum is rolling out atthe Somerset Campus of RobertWood Johnson University

Hospital. These fast-paced teaching hospitals provide uniqueopportunities to learn and participate in diagnostic evalua-tions, treatment modalities andcommunity outreach.

The required Independent Student Project challenges students to identify an area of interest related to one of the pillars of the school: research, education, service to the community or patient care. The development of the projectspans all four years and culminates in scholarship. Students graduate with a miniarea of expertise and the beginnings of an academic focus.

With nearly 650 students, the medical school aspires

to excellence across the education continuum: under-

graduate medical education; graduate medical educa-

tion; and continuing medical education. The medical

school strives to develop clinically proficient, cultur-

ally competent, compassionate and humanistic physi-

cians, dedicated to inquiry and discovery, service and

advocacy, humanism and professionalism.

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Throughout medical school, students are exposed to

humanistic approaches to patientcare, whether through specializedcourses, such as patient centeredmedicine, or during clerkships.Values-based care also is empha-sized through many student programs that recognize thosewho model outstanding character

and professionalism while inmedical training.

All of the school’s departmentssupport the medical school curriculum and offer advancededucational opportunities throughresidency programs, fellow-ships and continuing medicaleducation. Following a collabora-

tive, team-based approach tomedicine, the departments participate in community outreachand patient education programs,conduct clinical research studies.Many host core research facilities, providing infrastructureand service support to investiga-tors throughout the medicalschool.

Visionary Admissions Program

Identifies Students with Compassion, Integrity

Medical School Launches Institute for Excellence in Education

Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School utilizes the Multiple Mini Interview Stations (MMI) format as part of the admissions process.Adapted from the format devel-oped at McMaster UniversityMichael G. DeGroote School ofMedicine in Ontario, Canada, theMMI consists of a series of seveninterview “stations” or encounters,which last eight minutes each,and comprise scenarios focusedon humanistic traits and criticalthinking, rather than scientificknowledge.

The multiple mini interviewprocess allows an applicant numerous opportunities todemonstrate strengths in suchareas as communication, ethicsand service, allowing for a thorough, holistic and fair assessment by the AdmissionsCommittee. Research has shownthat applicants found interviewingat multiple stations to be moreenjoyable than traditional interviews and have rated thisunique format highly with regardto fairness.

Committed to training futurephysicians who consider patients’personal needs, values and cultures, are part of an individual’shealthcare plan, the medicalschool is an early adopter ofCASPer.™ The online assessmenttool is used by the school’s admissions team after academiccompetence is verified, to learnmore about the personal characteristics of medical schoolapplicants.

November 2015 marked thelaunch of the Robert Wood

Johnson Medical School Insti-

tute for Excellence in Education

and its Academy of Medical Educators. The mission of the institute is to train learners acrossthe continuum to care for patientsand the health of the population.The institute’s guiding principle“Great Doctors Made by GreatTeachers” encapsulates the concept of the learning and

teaching cycle that equips currentand future trainees with the toolsto integrate the science of clinicalmedicine in daily practice; usebest evidence in presenting treatment plans; communicate respectfully and effectively; collaborate with patients and families to devise treatment planstailored to the needs and prefer-ences of the patient; and developstrategies to reinforce adherenceand self-care.

The Richard A. Harvey

Excellence in Teaching Award

Endowment supports theinstitute and its signature programs, some of which includethe nation’s only PharmD/MDdual-degree program; a graduate certificate in medical

education; Warrior CentricHealthcare; and culinary medicine.

Creative faculty have

operationalized new

teaching modalities,

which focus on

collaborative learning

and peer teaching.

Innovationswithin the Curriculum:

� Improvisation-based curriculum to learn communication with empathy and clarity.

� Interprofessional learner teams augmenting patient care in the home.

� Culinary medicine to teach and understand the importance of nutrition for health.


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Deeply committed to keepingconcern for patients’ interest,

values and dignity at the forefrontof patient care, Robert WoodJohnson Medical School hasseveral initiatives designed to inspire students to become morehumanistic physicians.

� The White Coat Ceremony,held at the conclusion of Orientation for incoming students, highlights the impor-tance of humanistic care andconcludes with the recitation ofthe Hippocratic Oath. RobertWood Johnson Medical

School was the second

Humanism Programs

Ideally located among theworld’s leading healthcare and

pharmaceutical companies, the vibrant campuses in Piscatawayand New Brunswick, boast notonly the latest in cutting-edgeresearch and training, but alsoan enhanced student life that is as diverse as the student population it serves.

During the first week of medicalschool, students are introduced topersonnel and program resourcessuch as the Cognitive Skills Program, Student Health, Student Wellness Program andPublic Safety. Professionalismand humanism are also high-lighted during Orientation.

Students are encouraged to be-come involved in one of themany student-run organizationsthat recognize diversity, and pro-

mote service learning, studentwellness, language proficiency,and career exploration. Studentsare encouraged to create theirown student-run organizations iftheir interests are not represented.

There is a comprehensive supportsystem available for students including learning community facilitators of the Patient Centered Medicine course, faculty advisors, peer mentors,and the Student Affairs deans.


School expanded its student advising services by establishingthe College Advising Program.Organized into three “colleges”named in honor and memory ofoutstanding faculty members whowere formative in the medicalschool’s history, Pamela C.Champe, PhD, Robert L.

Trelstad, MD, and Parvin Saidi,MD. The College Advising Program facilitates greater peer-to-peer and faculty-student interactions, while enhancing thesense of community at RobertWood Johnson Medical School.

Each advising college consists ofstudents from all four years and isled by one Student Affairs deanand at least five faculty advisors.Each college also has eight peermentors (second-year students)who work with the faculty leadersto facilitate student-advisor interactions. The program alsoprovides greater structure to existing advising programs, suchas the Peer Mentor program, Careers in Medicine, Day-in-the-Life Program, and the Clinical Advisor programs.

Peers, Educators Provide Balance and Support for Students

The College

Advising Program

facilitates greater

peer-to-peer and

faculty-student

interactions

among all four

class years, while

enhancing the sense

of community at

the medical school.

medical school in the nation tohold a White Coat Ceremony.

� The Student Clinician

Ceremony, held at the conclusionof Orientation for third-year students, honors residents whoare role models for excellence in clinical practice and compas-sionate caregiving.

� The Gold Humanism Honor

Society (GHHS) was introducedat the medical school in 2002,one of the first three establishednationally. Inducted at the beginning of the fourth year, students are nominated for this

honor by their peers and recognized as exemplars of excellence in compassionate care-giving and empathy in thecontext of medical practice.

StudentS A T I S F A C T I O N

with Robert Wood

Johnson Medical

School ranks

high above the

national average

in regard to

accessibility,

awareness and

responsiveness of

the curricular

and student affairs

deans on the

AAMC Graduation

Questionnaire.

with Robert Wood

Johnson Medical

School ranks

high above the

national average

in regard to

accessibility,

awareness and

responsiveness of

the curricular

and student affairs

deans on the

AAMC Graduation

Questionnaire.


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Patient-Centered Medicine

Patient-centered medicine,presented throughout the

four years of medical school, encourages students to exploreissues of humanism and profes-sionalism; cultural and ethicalsensitivity, and the influence ofone’s own cultural and personalbeliefs on the practice of medi-cine; as well as the importance of balance in one’s personal and professional life.

Through teaching scenarios withstandardized patients and clinicvisits, students learn examinationskills, and verbal and non-verbaltechniques to establish rapportand a therapeutic alliance, as wellas how to construct a medical history and understand bio-psychosocial and environmental context. Students learn the difference between disease andillness, and the role of family systems, community resources

and an interprofessional approachto patient care.

The medical school has distin-guished itself by engaging thecommunity to help students understand the highly specializedneeds of people with disabilities;members of the military and theirfamilies; older Americans; andpeople in need of hospice care.

Medical School Becomes Affiliate of Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science

Recognizing that effectivecommunication is a basic

competency of the medical profession, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

became the third school in thecountry to affiliate with the AlanAlda Center for Communicating

Science, adding another level ofcommunication training to the

school’s curriculum, and helpingits medical students and residentsbecome better doctors.

Physicians who lead the Patient-Centered Medicine course, aswell as clerkship directors, havetrained with actors who are skilledin improvisation techniques tolearn how medical information

can be delivered to patients andtheir families in a more engagingand clear manner. Our faculty, in turn, use the exercises with students and residents to helpmake them become more effective communicators.

Preparing Learners for the Challenges of Primary Care

R esearch has shown that primary care reduces

hospital emergency visits and provides effective management oflong-term chronic illness, both ofwhich help reduce healthcarecosts. As a result, the need forproviders is stronger with the change in national healthcare. Taking the lead to meet this demand, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has implemented the Primary and

Ambulatory Care Continuity

Experience (PACCE), which affords students the opportunityto follow patients and their families over time through traditional, in-patient clerkship encounters, as well as throughambulatory assessments. Conducted during the third year,PACCE exposes students to thechallenges of managing long-term illnesses and provides comprehensive insight into the

relationship between a patientand healthcare provider.

Good communication

skills are vital to

patient care

and can play a

critical role in

health outcomes.

Patient-CenteredM E D I C I N E

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This four-year longitudinal

course anchors the first and

second year by teaching

a bio-psycho-social approach

to patient care and providing

relevant clinical experiences

that allow students to develop

competent patient communi-

cation and examination skills.

The third and fourth years

focus on the roles of our

almost doctors.”

SpecializedT R A I N I N G

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R obert Wood Johnson

Medical School becameone of the first in the nation to answer the Association ofAmerican Medical Colleges’ callfor assistance with the federalJoining Forces initiative support-ing military personnel and theirfamilies. Since that time, the

medical school has collaboratedwith the Steptoe Group, LLC, todevelop an interprofessional education program blending theconcepts of the medical school’sPatient-Centered Medicine

curriculum with the SteptoeGroup’s Warrior-Centric Health-

care Training.® Nearly 1,000 individuals have received specialized training through thisgroundbreaking program, whichaddresses the significant need forintegrated physical and behavioralhealth care and support servicesfor veterans and their families.

Each year, a cohort of well-prepared Rutgers Robert WoodJohnson graduates leave theschool with the skills to recognizethe issues specific to veterans, toempathize with their challenges,and to know how to access care

for these individuals and theirfamilies.

The medical school is committedto expanding the reach of the pro-gram in other ways—in particular,focusing on training interdiscipli-nary teams of professionals athospitals and health systems. In-terprofessional involvement andlearning is critical to the success ofthe program, as each member ofthe healthcare team has a role toplay in providing the best care,whether it is the physician, triagenurse, social worker, pharmacist,or physical therapist, among others.

In the same way New Jersey is aleader in cultural competencytraining, it can be at the forefrontof training healthcare professionalsto better care for those who serveor have served in the military.

Educating Health Professionals While

Improving Health Delivery for Military Families

R obert Wood Johnson

Medical School is one of 31 medical schools to join the prestigious American Medical Association’s (AMA)

Accelerating Change in Medical

Education Consortium. Themedical school will help advancethe AMA’s innovative work aimedat transforming undergraduatemedical education to better alignwith healthcare delivery in achanging environment.

The medical school was chosenfor its project to incorporate medical students and otherhealth-profession learners intocare-coordination teams of theRobert Wood Johnson Partners

Accountable Care Organization

(ACO) to augment care for patients with multiple chronicconditions and to maximize integrated care delivery in thehome setting. By learning abouthealth-systems science in an

integrated care delivery system,future physicians will be betterable to address the goals of theTriple Aim: improving the patientexperience of care, improvingpopulation health and reducingper capita costs of health care.

Medical School Selected for AMA’s Accelerating

Change in Medical Education Consortium

Robert WoodJohnson Medical Schooloffers students a rich

academic learning

environment where

lifelong skills are

developed for a

successful career in

medicine.


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Graduate Training Enhances Healthcare Delivery

Today’s healthcare environmentprovides a compelling argu-

ment for combining a medical degree with a doctorate in a basicscience discipline, which is under-scored by the National Institutesof Health’s promotion of transla-

tional research as a core value

for scientific investigation. The prevalence of team-oriented,collaborative research requiresthat investigators have the capacityto integrate the clinical and basicscience aspects of medicine.With rapid growth in the body ofknowledge and technological sophistication comes the demandthat future physician-scientists receive in-depth training withinand across conventional disciplinesto excel in basic, translational, and clinical research.

Students at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School havethe opportunity to become physician-scientists, working withinternationally renowned investi-gators at the medical school andits world-class partner institutions.


School offers an MD/PhD in conjunction with the RutgersGraduate School of Biomedical

Sciences and with the graduateprogram in molecular biology at Princeton University. The program draws on the diversestrengths and resources of premier private and public research institutions and health-care centers in central New Jerseyto facilitate a distinctive academicenvironment in which students

can hone and integrate their clinical and research acumen.

Rutgers Graduate School of

Biomedical Sciences also offersinterdisciplinary doctoral trainingin nine specialties, in addition to a master’s in clinical and trans-lational sciences, a master’s inbiomedical science and a master’sin science in biomedical science.Working in seamless collaborationwith the Rutgers GraduateSchool–New Brunswick, all of the graduate programs are jointly administered and the facilities on the Piscataway and NewBrunswick campuses create anunparalleled environment wherestudents interact with researchersin a contemplative scholarly setting.

Anovel dual-degree programcombining a doctorate in

pharmacy with a medical degreehas been developed by RobertWood Johnson Medical School

and Ernest Mario School ofPharmacy.

The schools, part of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences,launched the PharmD/MD pro-gram in the 2013-14 academicyear. It is the only program of itskind in the nation.

The10-year program, availableonly to students enrolled in theErnest Mario School of

Pharmacy, integrates core instruction in basic and clinicalsciences with clinical clerkshipsand rotations, to train healthcareprofessionals as leaders in policyresearch and clinical settings. The dual degree offers theunique opportunity to integratethe perspectives of pharmacistsand physicians in a way that has the capacity to inform health-care advances on a national level.It is also reflective of a growingtrend toward interdisclipinary collaborations in medicine as a whole.

The PharmD/MD programprovides students with intensive,interprofessional mentoringthrough both schools’ honors programs. Students have the opportunity to develop and participate in seminar series, conceptualize and carry out research projects, and participatein innovative, interdisciplinary clinical rotations and clerkships. In addition, they partake in a capstone leadership project thatintegrates pharmacy and medicalprofessional training, contributesto the literature on interdiscipli-nary healthcare, and makes adocumented contribution to clinical practice.

The PharmD component of thedual degree consists of two pre-professional years and fourprofessional years of training; interested students apply for acceptance into the highly competitive PharmD/MDprogram in the spring semesterof their second professional year.Each applicant will undergo a rigorous review process by theSchool of Pharmacy’s dual-degreecommittee and Robert WoodJohnson Medical School’s admissions committee.

PharmD/MD is Unique Dual-Degree Program Only Offered at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Robert WoodJohnson

Medical Schoolstudents have the

opportunity to

become physician-

scientists, working

with internationally

renowned

investigators at the

medical school and

its world-class

partner institutions.

UniqueO P P O R T U N I T I E S

Through its dual-degree and interprofessional programs,the educational opportunities at Robert Wood Johnson MedicalSchool are broad, encompassingcore medical training, along with advanced scientific research, business management,healthcare policy and public health education.

Dual-Degree Programs: � MD/PhD� MD/MPH � MD/MS in Bioinformatics � MD/JD � MD/MBA � MD/MS in Clinical and Translational Research

� PharmD/MD � Certificate in Health Professions Education

RewardingC H A L L E N G E S

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Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School looks forways to challenge and rewardhigh-achieving students. It offersseveral prestigious and rigoroustraining programs that, whencompleted successfully, are notedon students’ diplomas as havinggraduated with distinction. These programs recognize medical students who show exceptional interest, leadershipand commitment in a particulararea of their education. Studentsare encouraged to personalizetheir medical education through summer research fellowships,year-long intramural or extramuralresearch experiences, and othercreative scholarly endeavors.

Graduation with “Distinction

in Service to the Community”

honors students who assume a significant level of responsibility in the collaborative planning andimplementation of a focused, sustainable community health initiative.


in Research” recognizes studentswho prepare, design and com-pose original, intensive, basic orclinical research.


in Medical Education” recog-nizes students who have shown exceptional involvement in completing a scholarly educa-tional activity.


in Global Health” acknowledgesstudents who complete a collaboative sustainable globalhealth initiative.


in Bioethics” recognizes andsupports students who show exceptional involvement, accom-plishment, and scholarship inbioethics across the spectrum ofhealth specialties.


in Medical Innovation and

Entrepreneurship” is awarded to students who produce an innovation with the potential forimplementation/commercializa-tion that may improve the delivery of health care.


in Leadership in Academic

Health Care” recognizes students who have shown astrong commitment to a career in academic medicine.

Graduates of Distinction

Match Day is a rite of passage for medical

school students at the end of thefourth year, an acknowledgementof hard work and an anxious nextstep to becoming a physician. Robert Wood Johnson Medical

School has had an average

match rate of 97 percent duringthe last ten years. Robert WoodJohnson Medical School

graduates also consistentlymatch to the country’s leadingresidency programs.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Match Consistently Exceeds National Trends

Robert WoodJohnson

Medical Schoolstudents consistently

score above the

national average on

the United States

Medical Licensing

Examinations

(USMLE).


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Graduate Medical Education

Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School sponsors51 programs in graduate

medical education, 42 of which are accredited by the Accreditation Council on

Graduate Medical Education

(ACGME), five accredited by specialty boards or societies and four without the option of accreditation. There are approxi-mately 450 residents sponsoredby the school. Each program provides a stimulating academic

environment ideal for the acquisition of the knowledge and skills necessary to achievethe highest levels of professionaland personal accomplishment.

Anesthesia Residency Program

� Cardiac Anesthesia Fellowship Program

� Pain Medicine Fellowship Program

Colon Rectal Surgery

Dermatology Residency Program

Emergency Medicine

� Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Fellowship (non-accredited)

Family Medicine Residency Program at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

� Geriatrics Fellowship Program

� Sports Medicine

� Women’s Health (non-accredited)

Family Medicine Residency Program at CentraState Medical Center

� Geriatrics Fellowship Program

Internal Medicine Residency Program

� Cardiology Fellowship Program

� Endocrinology Fellowship Program

� Gastroenterology Fellowship Program

� Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program

� Infectious Disease Fellowship Program

� Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program

� Nephrology Fellowship Program

� Pulmonary/Critical Care Fellowship Program

� Rheumatology Fellowship Program

� Structural Heart Fellowship (non- accredited)

Neurology Residency Program

Obstetrics/Gynecology Residency Program

� Maternal-Fetal Medicine Fellowship Program*

� Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility*

Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program

Pathology Residency Program

� Hematopathology Fellowship Program

Pediatric Residency Program

� Neonatology-Perinatology Fellowship Program

� Pediatric Developmental/Behavioral

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sponsored byJFK Medical Center

Preventive Medicine/Occupational MedicineResidency Program

Psychiatry Residency Program

� Child and Adolescent Fellowship Program

� Forensic Psychiatry

� Psychopharmacology Fellowship (non-accredited)

Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program

� Vascular Interventional Fellowship Program

Radiation Oncology Residency Program

� Medical Physics*

General Surgery Residency Program

� Acute Care Surgery*

� Breast Surgery Fellowship Program*

� Surgical Critical Care

� Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship

Integrated Vascular Surgery Residency Program

� Vascular Surgery Residency Program

Urology Residency Program

Residency/Fellowship Programs:

All of

Robert WoodJohnson

Medical School’sdepartments support

the medical school

curriculum and offer

advanced educational

opportunities

through its residency

programs, fellowships

and continuing

medical education.

* Accredited by a specialty or society

ProfessionalA C C O M P L I S H M E N T

Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School prepares learners

to become resilient

and adaptable

physicians

who provide

high-value, ethical

and appropriate care

in an ever-changing

system.


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CommunityH E A L T H

The Homeless and IndigentPopulation Health Outreach

Project (HIPHOP) is a student run,service organization established bytwo students who recognized theneed for a program that wouldmake a difference in the commu-nity. During its nearly 25 years,more than 500 medical and healthprofessions students, faculty, staffand community members havevolunteered their service. Through

interprofessional opportunities,HIPHOP members enhance theirhealth education and communica-tion skills, learn about the socialand medical needs of local under-served populations, and gain valuable community-oriented primary care experience. HIPHOPhas evolved into an umbrella program with two major initiatives:the Community Health Initiative

(CHI) and the Promise Clinic.

Community Health promotion instills a sense of

social responsibility and sensitizes medical students

to the special needs of underserved patients, including

the chronically ill, cultural and ethnic minorities, the

elderly, and persons with disabilities.

Service Learning at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Homeless and Indigent Population Health Outreach Project (HIPHOP)

I n t r i c a t e l y w o v e n i n t o t h e l e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t

t h r o u g h p a r t n e r s h i p s a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e

c o m m u n i t y a n d a b r o a d

The Community Health Initiative has curricular and

non-curricular programs that allowstudents to gain knowledge ofhealth disparities and become involved with providing care tounderserved communities. First-through third-year medical students may provide healthworkshops to community organi-zations, shadow communityhealth physicians, or participate in

projects and electives that offerhands-on training in providing culturally competent, compas-sionate care. Students may also-volunteer at community healthevents. Activities are derived to in-still patient and family centeredvalues in our medical and healthprofessions students while provid-ing much needed services to theat-risk populations we learn fromand serve.

Community Health Initiative

Promise Clinic

T he Promise Clinic, a specialized program of

HIPHOP, is a weekly student-run clinic that serves clients of a local community organiza-tion, all of whom lack health insurance. Patients of the Promise Clinic are placed with a team of students in all fouryears of training allowing for continuity of care as students follow the same patient through-out their school career. The student-doctors are responsiblefor every aspect of their patient’scare, including scheduling follow-up appointments, addressing their patient’s issues at scheduledappointments and presentingtheir patient to the volunteer supervising physicians. All patientservices are free including medicine and laboratory tests. Recently, an interdisciplinary teamof health profession students andtrained interpreters has been implemented into the patientcare team. Ultimately, the Promise Clinic combines the efforts of academic medicine withthose of a community social service organization to educate students about health disparitiesand provide an underserved population with access to primary care.

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Community H E A L T H

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The Eric B. Chandler Health Center

Robert Wood Johnson

Medical School is a leaderin promoting humanism in medicine and cultural compe-tency training through communityhealth initiatives. One of the fourcore missions of the school, community health promotion isintricately woven into the learningenvironment through partnershipsand collaborations within the community and abroad.

The school’s Eric B. ChandlerHealth Center, operated jointlywith a Community Board, strives

to eliminate barriers to obtainingquality, family-oriented primaryand dental health care for its diverse, multicultural populationby providing comprehensiveacute and chronic care to patientsof all ages. Chandler Health Center serves as an important

teaching facility for medical

students and residents, where the psychosocial aspects of illnessand the understanding of culturallycompetent care, family dynamics, social and community issues, and principles of prevention andcommunity health are nurtured.

Responsible for approximately55,000 patient encounters annually, Chandler also hosts orparticipates in health screeningsand seminars to improve healtheducation for community members.

The New Brunswick Community

Interpreter Project, a program ofthe Office of Community Health,addresses the growing need toserve patients who do not speakEnglish as a first language. Theprogram employs undergraduateand graduate bilingual, Spanish-speaking students at Rutgers to serve as medical interpreters at the Eric B. Chandler HealthCenter. In addition, the programtrains staff at patient treatmentcenters throughout the medicalschool and New Brunswick, tohelp lessen barriers to qualityhealth care. The medical schoolalso works closely with local civicand government organizations toaddress healthcare disparities toimprove access to social servicesas well as to quality health care.

The Boggs Center for Developmental Disabilities

Distinct to the medical schoolis the Department of

Pediatrics’ Boggs Center for

Developmental Disabilities,New Jersey’s federally designatedUniversity Center for Excellence

in Developmental Disabilities

Education, Research and

Service. For more than 30 years,

The Boggs Center has educatedthe community and clinicians onproviding the best care to peoplewith developmental disabilities.The center, which is nationallyrecognized for its advocacy andtraining initiatives, is an importanteducational resource for medicalstudents, who spend part of their

third year learning best practicesin the care of children with developmental disabilities. The Boggs Center also works with the Department of FamilyMedicine and Community

Health to ensure the continuity of care for patients with disabili-ties as they move into adulthood.

The Eric B.Chandler

Health Centerserves as an important

teaching facility for

medical students and

residents to learn about

health disparities and

develop culturally

competent skills to care

for an underserved

population.

CulturallyC O M P E T E N T C A R E

GlobalP A R T N E R S H I P S

Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolCommunity H E A L T H

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Global Health has been aninspiring force for our

medical students and faculty, andits expansion is a major focus ofthe medical school. Global partnerships provide remarkabletraining opportunities for students,and each year the Office ofGlobal Health advises more than100 medical students, enhancingtheir awareness of global issuesrelated to health and immersingat least 40 medical students with-in the culture and health systemof other countries. Travelingabroad, which is offered in thespring of the third or fourth yearas a global health elective, provides medical students the opportunity to participate in

international rotations thatsharpen students’ interviewingand physical examination skills,their understanding of cost-constrained care, and the impor-tance of public health.

The Office of Global Health hasestablished relationships with 20 institutions around the worldincluding four in Columbia, twoin China and in Spain, and othersin Austria, Bangladesh, Greece,Ireland and Japan, to name afew. The medical school welcomesat least 12 international medicalstudents annually from these institutions to learn about healthcare in the United States.

Fellowships are available to

students who are interested in

global health and the opportu-

nity to go abroad is offered.

As a part of Rutgers, the GlobalHealth program is further strength-ened through close collaborationwith the Center for Global Ad-vancement and International

Affairs, as well as with Rutgersfaculty involved in internationalactivities. The office also facilitatesrotations of visiting students fromcollaborating institutions aroundthe globe, thus promoting peereducation. Students are encour-aged to advocate for the needs of underserved patient populationsat home and throughout the world.

Global Health

International Learning Enhances Health Education

T he Office of Global Healthworks closely with depart-

ments of the medical school tooffer students and faculty the bestopportunities for learning.Through a collaboration with theDepartment of Surgery’s Acute

Care Fellowship program,board-eligible or board-certifiedsurgeons who are seeking trainingin trauma, emergency generalsurgery and surgical critical carehave the opportunity to travel toColumbia to learn about the injury burden related to emergentsurgical disease.

Emergent trauma is a new phe-nomenon in global health and thisfellowship, one of 18 in the

United States, is the first to be approved by the American Association of the Surgery of

Trauma to send fellows interna-tionally for specialized training.

Begun in 2014, the unique,month-long program immersessecond-year fellows into an advanced penetrating operativetrauma, advanced burn, andemergent general surgery experi-ence. During the rotation, fellowscan gain a better understandingof global health surgical needsand develop specialized skills dueto the higher volume of emergentsurgical cases. The internationalfeature also offers administrative,research, and trauma system

development opportunities thatafford fellows personal and academic growth in global health roles.

As with other programs, theglobal health component of theAcute Care Fellowship expects tobroaden its capacity by workingwith health professions schoolsacross Rutgers. An interprofes-sional model of learning atRobert Wood Johnson Medical

School allows students to betterunderstand the disease and injuryburden worldwide, positioningour faculty and students as leaders in the development ofa global health surgical infrastructure.

Improving Health Worldwide ThroughSpecialized Surgical Training

For patients,

Robert WoodJohnson

Medical Group’sties to academic

medicine mean access

to some of the

brightest minds,

thought leaders, and

healthcare innovators

who are constantly

updating their own

education and

skill levels.


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PatientC A R E

Rutgers Robert Wood

Johnson Medical Group

is the multi-disciplinary clinicalpractice at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, withmore than 500 physicians and200 clinical specialties and subspecialites. Continuity of careis essential for better patient outcomes and the collaborativeenvironment promotes interactiveopportunities between treatmentand research, among clinical disci-plines, and with other institutionsto provide the latest medical advances for patients of all ages.Patients benefit from one of thenation’s leading family medicinepractices to specialized care in nationally recognized programs,including cardiovascular health,children’s health and cancer treatment.

As a leader in health care in New Jersey, Robert Wood WoodJohnson Medical Group works collaboratively with medical

professionals statewide through Rutgers Biomedical and Health

Sciences. The interprofessionalpractice plan enchances the patient experience and further improves patient access to primary care physicians and specialists alike, offering integrated, comprehensive healthservices and positions the medical school as part of thestate’s first and largest academichigh-value healthcare system.

For patients, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group’s

ties to academic medicine mean access to some of the

brightest minds, thought leaders, and healthcare

innovators who are constantly updating their own

education and skill levels.

E n c h a n c i n g t h e p a t i e n t e x p e r i e n c e t h r o u g h a m u l t i -

d i s c i p l i n a r y c l i n i c a l p r a c t i c e o f f e r i n g i n t e g r a t e d ,

c o m p r e h e n s i v e h e a l t h s e r v i c e s a n d c o n t i n u i t y o f c a r e .

Anesthesiology

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine

Family Medicine and Community Health

Medicine

Neurology

Neurosurgery

Neuroscience and Cell Biology

Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences

Ophthalmology

Orthopaedic Surgery

Otolaryngology

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Pediatrics

Pharmacology

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Psychiatry

Radiation Oncology

Radiology

Surgery

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Departments

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Centers of Excellence

� Biliary-Pancreas Disease Center

� Cosmetic Surgery Center

� Hand Surgery Center

� Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Center

� Pediatric Continence Center

� Thrombosis Center

� University Asthma Center

� University Vein Center

� Adult Continence Center

� Autism Clinic

� Center for Neurodegenerativeand Neuroimmunologic Diseases

� Center for Psychopharma-cology Research

� Children’s Sleep Program

� Comprehensive Epilepsy Center

� Comprehensive Sleep Disorders Center

� Corporate Wellness Center/Executive Health Program

� Crohn’s and Colitis Center of New Jersey

� Cystic Fibrosis Center

� Gerontological Institute

� The Heart Center of New Jersey

� Institute for Reproductive and Perinatal Genetics

� The Lipid Disorder Center

� Neuromuscular and ALS Center

� New Jersey Regional Hemophilia Program

� New Jersey Pain Institute

� Osteoporosis Center

� Advanced Center for Parkinson’s Disease Research

� The Regional Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center

� Robert Wood Johnson AIDS Program

� Robert Wood Johnson Dialysis Center

� Scleroderma Program

� SIDS Center of New Jersey

� Sports Medicine Center

� Thrombosis Center

� Women’s Health Institute

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Specialized Treatment Centers and Programs

Robert WoodJohnson

Medical School’ssignature programs–

in cardiovascular care,

trauma, and women’s

and children’s health,

to name only a few–

maximize resources to

improve outcomes

in each of its mission

areas: education,

research, patient care

and community

health.

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In New Brunswick, where mostof the medical school’s clinical

enterprise is located, sits the Children’s Academic Health

Campus, dedicated solely to thehealth and well-being of children.At its cornerstone is the ChildHealth Institute of New Jersey,which holds the promise of research discoveries in childhooddiseases including immunity, autoimmunity and inflammation,

autism and neurodevelopment,pediatric cancers and stem cells,and obesity, metabolism and genetics. The Department of Pediatrics is housed alongsidethe institute, allowing for an integrated team of physicians andscientists focused on translationalresearch to work toward improv-ing pediatric health. The collabo-rative environment is enhancedwith the adjacent PSE&G

Children’s Specialized Hospital,the most comprehensive pediatric rehabilitative hospital in the state,and New Jersey’s preeminentprovider for children with specialneeds. The Bristol-Myers SquibbChildren’s Hospital at Robert

Wood Johnson University

Hospital completes the Children’sAcademic Health Campus to provide acute care to ouryoungest patients.

Highlights in Clinical Care and Research

Child Health Institute of New Jersey

Rutgers Cancer Institute of

New Jersey is the state’sonly National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and one of only45 such centers nationwide dedicated to improving the detection, treatment and care ofpatients with cancer, and servingas an educational resource forcancer prevention. The Cancer

Institute’s physician-scientists,many of whom are faculty members of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, deliveradvanced comprehensive care for adults and children, and engage in translational research, transforming their laboratory discoveries into clinical practice.The Cancer Institute managesmore than 100,000 patient visits

per year. Its statewide hospitalnetwork is a mechanism to provide education and outreachregarding cancer prevention, detection and treatment through-out New Jersey while rapidly disseminating discoveries fromthe laboratories into clinical practice and provide new treatment options to the community.

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey

Shorter hospital stays; lesspain; fewer and smaller inci-

sions–these are just some of thebenefits of minimally invasive surgery procedures offered byspecialists at the Robert WoodJohnson Medical Group. Themajority of surgeries today havesome minimally invasive or remote access application for anendless list of procedures thathelp patients heal faster. Acrossthe school, physicians are incor-porating minimally invasive

surgery into their practices andencouraging the next generationof physicians to develop theirskills to improve patient out-comes. Training in minimally invasive surgery is required as partof the curriculum qualification forsurgical residents, and the vastopportunities available at RobertWood Johnson Medical School

in cardiovascular care, gynecology,neurosurgery and vascular surgery,to name only a few, offer ampleexperience for future physicians.

Recognizing minimally invasivesurgery as the future of surgicalmedicine, the school is establish-ing a Minimally Invasive Surgical Center along with itsprincipal teaching affiliate, RobertWood Johnson University

Hospital. The all-encompassingcenter will bring together theschool’s collective resources, creating a central hub of innova-tive, state-of-the-art possibilities in patient care and physiciantraining.

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Students at

Robert WoodJohnson

Medical Schoolhave the opportunity

to become

physician-scientists,

working with

internationally

renowned

investigators at

the medical school

and its world-

class partner

institutions.


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Research

T his range of leading researchprovides a wealth of training

opportunities for medical and

graduate students, postdoctoral

fellows and physician-scientists.Core facilities provide the researchcommunity at the medical schoolwith specialized instrumentation,services and methodology. The

core facilities are located through-out the campuses, allowing for accessibility by all faculty, staff andstudents.

Our basic and translational scientists have expertise in abreadth of disciplines that advance human health from the

“bench to bedside.” Researchersat Robert Wood Johnson Medical School collaborate with physicians at the school, aswell as faculty across Rutgers, speeding discovery in the lab intotherapeutic treatment for patients.The Clinical Research Centeris a key component in RobertWood Johnson Medical School’s

efforts to promote the value of clinical trials and the rapid development of new therapeuticproducts and healthcare solutions.Aligned to support both pediatricand adult investigations, the state-of-the art amenities accelerate innovative research strategies ofbasic, clinical and translational researchers and facilitate inter-actions with industry sponsorsand collaborators.

Research at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

covers a broad spectrum, from clinical and transla-

tional studies designed to improve the diagnosis and

treatment of human diseases, to fundamental studies

exploring new areas of molecular, structural and

developmental biology, basic biomedical research,

proteomics and informatics.

T r a i n i n g b a s i c a n d t r a n s l a t i o n a l s c i e n c e e x p e r t s

i n a b r e a d t h o f d i s c i p l i n e s t h a t a d v a n c e h u m a n h e a l t h

f r o m t h e “ b e n c h t o b e d s i d e . ”

Select Core Research Facilities:

� Biological Mass Spectrometry

� Clinical Research Center

� Flow Cytometry and Cell Sorting

� Research Pharmacy

� Electron Microscopy

� Biomolecular NMR

� Confocal and Electronic Imaging

� Genome Editing

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T he medical school is home toa multitude of interdisciplinary

research centers and instituteswhere faculty work in seamlesscollaboration across disciplines.

The Center for Advanced

Biotechnology and Medicine

(CABM), now in its third decade asa respected leader in research andteaching, is dedicated to makingfundamental discoveries in bio-

medical research, developing newtechnologies, and translating themto improve human health. CABMfulfills its vision with a distinctivemelding of eminent research, lifesciences education and robustscientific relationships with theprivate sector. CABM scientistsperform cutting-edge research inthe areas of infectious disease,cancer, and neurodevelopmen-tal/neurodegenerative disorders

including AIDS, hepatitis C, influenza, leukemia/lymphoma,autism, and metabolic diseases,facilitated by collaboration amonginvestigators with expertise in different disciplines. CABM isknown for ground-breaking scientific innovation and widelyrespected for its collaborativemind-set and significant successes in research and trainingat the frontiers of biomedicine.

Centers and Multidisciplinary Institutes

The Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine

The Cardiovascular Institute(CVI), is dedicated to improv-

ing heart health by pioneering integrative strategies to prevent,treat, and cure heart disease, bytranslating science and technologyinto new therapies and by trainingfuture leaders in cardiovascularmedicine. CVI is uniquely posi-tioned to achieve this mission be-cause of its outstanding clinicalservices, research, education andcommunity outreach programs,its partnership with Robert WoodJohnson University Hospital andits proximity to the many pharma-ceutical and medical device companies located in New Jersey.The faculty at CVI has participated

in the development and evalua-tion of more than 100 cardio-vascular agents and devices, andmanages New Jersey’s Myocar-dial Infarction Data Acquisition

System (MIDAS), a database thattracks more than 20 years of dataon patients in New Jersey whohave had a heart attack or stroke.Institute faculty members are involved in all levels of pre-doctoral and post-doctoral educa-tion within the medical school.Third- and fourth-year medicalstudents are offered numerouscardiovascular-related clinicalclerkships in advanced topics inthe diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cardiovascular

diseases. The Internal MedicineResidency Program as well asthe Cardiovascular Diseasesand Interventional Cardiology

Fellowships provide additionalopportunities for clinical trainingand research.

The Cardiovascular Institute

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