The Heart of Academic Medicine

Through specialized training, patient-centered care, and an innovative curriculum, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School prepares students to become resilient, adaptable physicians who value lifelong learning and provide high-value, ethical, and appropriate treatment in an ever-changing health care system.

Match Rate Dual-degree programs Clinical and basic science faculty Graduate medical education programs

Empowering Tomorrow's Healers Today

As one of the nation's leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is committed to advancing education, research, health care delivery, and the well-being of our communities.

Exceptional Education

With an emphasis on research, clinical skills, and community engagement, we empower students to thrive as compassionate and knowledgeable physicians.

Innovative Research

From bench to bedside, our research offers training opportunities to postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and medical students.

Leading-Edge Health Care

As part of an academic health center, our patients have access to compassionate, comprehensive care and the latest therapies and treatments at convenient locations across the state.

Community Impact

Serving our communities in New Jersey and around the world, our programs encourage culturally competent, humanistic approaches to patient-centered continuum of care.

Charting Your Path

From the White Coat Ceremony to Match Day, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is where you can explore diverse and enriching opportunities to begin your journey in the world of health care, through community experiences, hands-on research, specialty and fellowship training, and much more.

Driving Us Forward

Committed to Diversity

We strive to create an environment where everyone is valued and empowered as tomorrow’s physicians learn not only to be competent and compassionate but also culturally sensitive and reflective of the diverse society they serve.

Breaking New Ground

Our new medical school building at the HELIX will take our students to greater heights with state-of-the-art education spaces, opportunities for collaboration and innovation, and access to clinical facilities, all right in the heart of New Brunswick.

Looking to the Future

The integration of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and New Jersey Medical School under a single accreditation to be known as Rutgers School of Medicine will create one of the largest public medical schools in the country with unparalleled opportunities in biomedical and health sciences education, research, and clinical care.

Departments, Institutes & Centers

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 19 basic science and clinical departments, along with numerous divisions, institutes, centers, and programs.