Medicine

Prepare to Heal With Skill and Confidence

When you graduate from New York Institute of Technology, you’ll enter the healthcare field with every tool in your belt.

Thanks to careful training starting in simulation spaces, extensive clinical experience at leading regional healthcare facilities focusing on serving diverse populations, combined with opportunities for cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research, you’ll become a forward-thinking professional ready to provide expert care and lead through innovation and compassion.

We’ve been influencing the medical field for over 40 years. Founded in 1977, our medical school has grown to become one of the nation’s largest osteopathic training institutions. Through our varied partnerships, you’ll work alongside local health providers in Ghana or under expert supervision at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and other leading clinical locations, reinforcing your skills and broadening your perspective.

Learn more about our beginnings, degree programs, and how we train students to deliver culturally sensitive, compassionate, and holistic care.

College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM)

Prepare to treat the whole patient through evidence-based care in settings ranging from hospitals to universities to rural community care centers. Both of our locations—on Long Island and in Jonesboro, Arkansas—feature high-tech facilities, clinical rotations, and an emphasis on research, creating graduates who move the profession forward.

School of Health Professions

Since 1996, the School of Health Professions has greatly expanded our degree programs and impact. Through competitive programs in exercise science, occupational therapy, physical therapy, physician assistant studies, nursing, and the health sciences, plus cross-disciplinary research and immersive clinical experiences, our students commit to ethical practice and the delivery of transcultural patient care.

Stats & Rankings

Top 20%

Best Value Colleges for Healthcare Careers.

Payscale.com

99.5%

Match/placement rate achieved by the NYITCOM Class of 2022.

Top

source of minority graduates at the doctoral level in osteopathic medicine.

Diverse Issues in Higher Education

Our Degrees

From bachelor’s-level and combined degrees to doctoral studies, our students receive future-oriented training from expert faculty and the clinical and research experiences necessary to prepare them for diverse career paths.

Our Research

Investigate the biology of brain disorders, explore tissue regeneration using 3-D bioprinting technology, help improve health literacy, and fight cancer through technology. Across our programs, students and faculty advance the medical field’s collective knowledge and develop solutions for improved well-being.

Recent Developments

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NYITCOM-Arkansas’ Rajagopalan Receives $573K NIH Grant for Cardiovascular Disease Research

The funding will further Associate Professor Viswanathan Rajagopalan’s research regarding the impact thyroid dysfunction has on cardiovascular disease.

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Helping Children Manage Back-to-School Anxiety

Cognitive neuroscientist Robert Alexander, Ph.D., assistant professor of counseling and wellness, reminds parents to know the signs of potential anxiety in children as the new school year approaches.

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Meet Provost Daniel Grassian

Daniel Grassian, Ph.D., has joined New York Institute of Technology as provost and executive vice president.

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NYRA Names New York Tech as Presenting Sponsor for Educational Initiatives

The partnership between the university and the New York Racing Association’s Leg Up! And Students to the Starting Gate programs expands educational opportunities and career exploration for students across New York.

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NYITCOM Class of 2030 Receives White Coats

The College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) welcomed the Class of 2030 with White Coat ceremonies on Long Island and in Jonesboro.

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Intern Insight: Yash Santosh Prabhu

Alumnus Yash Santosh Prabhu (M.B.A. ’26) thrived in his supply chain analyst internship with L’Occitane en Provence, resulting in a full-time job offer from the company.

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