
Hofstra University and the North Shore-LIJ Health are pleased to announce a unique and historic agreement to establish a new medical school on Hofstra's campus in Hempstead, New York. The School of Medicine is expected to address the needs of 21st century healthcare in new and innovative ways.
Once established, the Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System will join the eight schools and colleges of Hofstra University. The Hofstra University School of Medicine will be the first allopathic (MD) medical school in Nassau County - and the first on Long Island in more than 35 years. Plans to create the new school were announced in October 2007. Hofstra University School of Medicine in partnership with North Shore-LIJ Health System, which hopes to admit its first class in 2011, is currently pursuing preliminary accreditation with the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and requisite New York State approval. The School of Medicine seeks forward thinking candidates for the following senior level positions: