“For 80 years, Columbia has sent students to a unique health system in rural upstate New York — Bassett Healthcare. It has been lauded by generations of Columbia students as one of the best clinical experiences in medical school. In response to the recent call for more physicians in the United States, particularly in rural environment, Columbia and Bassett have partnered to create the Columbia-Bassett Program. In Cooperstown, a beautiful and exceptional village, you will experience an efficient health system that accommodates 600,000 patient visits a year. Beyond the great clinical education that always accompanies a Columbia diploma, graduates will have innovative experiences in human insight and health systems capability.” Lee Goldman, M.D., Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center

“Columbia has opened a new medical degree program, the Columbia-Bassett Program. You can learn a great deal about this program, its location, and the underlying health systems rationale on this Web site. The first year and one half of this new curriculum will take place in New York City, where you will join your classmates in largely pre-clinical studies. The second phase, two and one half years, will be based in Cooperstown, N.Y. Students’ clinical experiences at Bassett’s Cooperstown campus will consist of a required one year experience followed by a year and a half of electives and pursuit of an area of concentration utilizing the full array of opportunities at both campuses.” Henry Weil, M.D., Assistant Dean for Education at Bassett Healthcare, Columbia University