University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), the state's university of the health sciences, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in: the undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate and continuing education of health professionals and scientists; the conduct of biomedical, psychosocial, clinical and public health research; health promotion, disease prevention and the delivery of health care; and service to our communities and the entire state. Providing educational, research and service programs at campuses in Camden, New Brunswick/Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains and Stratford, in communities throughout the state, and nationally and internationally through advanced communication and information technologies, UMDNJ seeks to meet the needs of our diverse constituencies and improve the health and quality of life of the citizens of New Jersey and society at large.

We are the nation's largest health sciences University. We are New Jersey's state wide system of health sciences education, biomedical research and HealthCare. We are the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Founded in 1970 to consolidate New Jersey's health professions education, UMDNJ has become the very core of the state's health sciences system. With five campuses and a network of more than 200 affiliated healthcare and educational partners spanning the state, we touch the lives of almost every New Jerseyan every day.

With more than 4,000 students of medicine, dentistry allied health, nursing, and the life sciences, and more than 1,000 medical interns and residents, UMDNJ is the single entity responsible for statewide undergraduate and graduate medical and dental education, as well as for other health professions. The University also is New Jersey's primary source of continuing and advanced education for health professionals. Through its eight schools on five campuses throughout the state, the University provides New Jersey with a supply of top quality health sciences professional appropriate to meet the current and future needs of its HealthCare delivery system. The University's educational mission involves adjusting its enrollment to offset shortages in the HealthCare workforce, as well as developing new programs to address emerging technological trends and public health needs. UMDNJ offers young New Jerseyans a variety of options for health sciences education.

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