Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Private medical school in New York City
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| 2024 | The medical school had an extremely competitive acceptance rate of 1.87% for its MD program, making it one of the most selective medical schools in the United States. |
| 2024 | Albert Einstein College of Medicine received $192 million in funding from the NIH, highlighting significant research support for the institution. |
| 2024 | Ruth Gottesman, a long-time professor and board of trustees head, donated $1 billion to make tuition free for all students in perpetuity, in one of the largest educational donations in history. Her donation came with the condition that the school never change its name. |
| 2019 | The medical school achieved independent degree-granting authority in the spring. |
| 2018 | Yeshiva University ceased granting degrees for Einstein. |
| September 9 2015 | The agreement between Yeshiva University and Montefiore was finalized, transferring financial and operational control of Albert Einstein College of Medicine to Montefiore. |
| February 2015 | Yeshiva University announced the transfer of ownership of Einstein to the Montefiore Health System to eliminate a large financial deficit. |
| 2011 | Lucy Shapiro was awarded the National Medal of Science for her groundbreaking work on bacterial genetics that helped establish modern developmental biology. |
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