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 7,500 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 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, New Jersey
Medical School offers the doctor of medicine (M.D.) in addition to 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
Sherine E. Gabriel, M.D., Dean
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick offers
the doctor of medicine (M.D.) in addition to 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
Professions
Gwendolyn Mahon, Ph.D., Dean
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
Cristine D. Delnevo, Ph.D., M.P.H., Interim Dean
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
and New Brunswick 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.
