Designed to produce exceptional physicians who understand what drives health and disease.

Our innovative curriculum utilizes evidence-based teaching methods to promote effective and efficient student learning.

The 20-acre state-of-the-art campus features world-class facilities for health science research and discovery.

Central to the curriculum, placing the individual, family, and community as the focus of medicine.

For Mekbib Gemeda, it’s about community. Gemeda, EdD, who started in March as the new senior associate dean of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM), is planning to bring his core philosophy of human, interpersonal connection to the school.

In annual tradition, opening envelopes tells students where they will serve their residencies. Students on the cusp of earning their medical degrees from the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in June have reached another milestone: they have opened the envelopes, and discovered their matches to residency programs across the country.

Lauren Valentine can vividly recall images of loupes and forceps on the kitchen table of her childhood home. The small instruments were frequently used by her parents to inspect and repair jewelry for the small business they owned together.

Carmela Rocchetti, M.D., director of the Human Dimension (HD) curriculum and assistant dean of Community Engaged Education at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine (HMSOM), has been honored with an EJI Excellence in Medicine Award.