Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS), headed by a
chancellor reporting directly to Rutgers' president, is the health care education,
research, and clinical care division of the university. There are more than
7,900 students in RBHS schools at locations that include Newark, New Brunswick,
Piscataway, Scotch Plains, and Stratford.
Ernest Mario School
of Pharmacy
Joseph A. Barone, Pharm.D., Dean
First organized in 1892 and incorporated into the state
university in 1927, the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy offers a six-year
professional program leading to the doctor of pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degree and a
graduate program offering a post-bachelor of science (B.S.) Pharm.D. degree
(both traditional two-year and nontraditional). Other graduate programs leading
to advanced degrees through the Graduate School–New Brunswick are available. In
addition, the school sponsors a continuing education program for the benefit of
practicing pharmacists throughout the state.
Graduate School of
Biomedical Sciences
Kathleen W. Scotto, Ph.D., Dean
With 300 faculty drawn primarily from Rutgers' New Jersey
Medical School, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and the Rutgers School of
Dental Medicine, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences enrolls
approximately 800 students and offers degrees in the biomedical sciences
including the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.), the master of science (M.S.), and
the master of biomedical sciences (M.B.S.), as well as a number of dual
degrees, such as the M.D./Ph.D., D.M.D./Ph.D., Pharm.D./Ph.D.,
M.D./M.S.-C.T.S., D.P.T./Ph.D., M.S./M.B.A., M.S./M.P.H., and M.B.S./M.P.H. in
collaboration with other schools.
New Jersey Medical
School
Robert L. Johnson, M.D., Dean
The oldest school of medicine in New Jersey, the New Jersey
Medical School offers the doctor of medicine (M.D.) in addition to other
advanced degrees and continuing education. It encompasses 22 basic science and
clinical departments and hosts centers and institutes, including the Public
Health Research Institute, the Global Tuberculosis Center, and the Neurological
Institute of New Jersey. Students and patients benefit from the school's
extensive clinical practices, including direct patient care delivered by the
physicians of the New Jersey Medical School Faculty Practice.
Robert Wood Johnson
Medical School
Vicente H. Gracias, M.D., Interim Dean
Sherine E. Gabriel, M.D., Dean (effective August 2015)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick offers
the doctor of medicine (M.D.) in addition to other advanced degrees and
continuing education. The school encompasses 20 basic science and clinical
departments and its extensive clinical and community practices offer direct
care to patients and learning opportunities for students. Among its primary
patient care units are the Robert Wood Johnson Medical Group and the Eric B.
Chandler Health Center, a family-oriented community health center.
Rutgers School of
Dental Medicine
Cecile A. Feldman, D.M.D., Dean
Offering pre- and postdoctoral dental education, the Rutgers
School of Dental Medicine is the only school of dentistry in New Jersey and is
the largest center of dental research in the state. A sampling of programs
offered includes the doctor of dental medicine (D.M.D.); fellowships in
geriatric dentistry, orofacial pain, and oral and maxillofacial radiology;
master of science (M.S.) in dentistry and master of dental science (M.D.Sc.);
doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) in oral biology; and programs from endodontics to pediatric
dentistry.
School of Health
Related Professions
Julie O'Sullivan Maillet, Ph.D., Interim Dean
Gwendolyn Mahon, Ph.D., Dean (effective March 11, 2015)
The school has approximately three dozen programs ranging
from post-high school to postdoctoral at locations in Newark, New Brunswick,
Scotch Plains, and Stratford. Programs
include undergraduate certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's and
master's programs in fields as diverse as medical imaging, psychosocial
rehabilitation, and physician assistant. Doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees
are offered in psychiatric rehabilitation, biomedical informatics, and health
sciences, while professional and advanced practice degrees include physical
therapy, clinical nutrition, and clinical laboratory services.
School of Nursing
William L. Holzemer, Ph.D., Dean
With classes in both Newark and New Brunswick, the School of
Nursing offers baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees and certificates,
including a bachelor of science (B.S.) in nursing, accelerated B.S.N., R.N. to B.S. program, a master of science (M.S.) in nursing leadership, doctor of nursing practice (D.N.P.) and a Ph.D. program in nursing awarded by the Graduate
School–Newark.
School of Public
Health
George G. Rhoads, M.D., M.P.H., Interim Dean
Jasjit S. Ahluwalia, M.D., M.P.H., Dean (effective April 2015)
This school offers four degrees: master of public health
(M.P.H.), master of science (M.S.) in biostatistics, doctor of philosophy
(Ph.D.) in public health, and doctor of public health (Dr.P.H.), as well as
dual degrees and postbaccalaureate certificates. Programs are offered in
Newark, New Brunswick, and Stratford through eight departments: biostatistics;
environmental and occupational health; epidemiology; health education and
behavioral science; health systems and policy; dental public health;
quantitative methods in epidemiology and biostatistics; and urban health
administration.
