Newly Accredited Hofstra-LIJ School of Medicine Unveils Facility

The newly accredited Hofstra-LIJ School of Medicine unveiled a brand new facility this week.

The 63,000-square-foot addition has more than doubled the size of the original facility and will help students stay on the cutting edge of the medical field.

“Our expanded facility is a reflection of the new model and approach to medical education that we have worked so tirelessly to establish over these past seven years, and it’s working for our students,” said Lawrence G. Smith, MD, MACP, founding dean of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. “It is an achievement made possible through the collaborative efforts of our dedicated faculty and staff who continually raise the bar for teaching the next generation of clinicians and leaders in medicine.”

On top of holding their grand opening, the university also announced that the school achieved full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which is responsible for accrediting all schools in the United States and Canada.

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“This is an extraordinary moment in the history of the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine,” said Hofstra University President Stuart Rabinowitz. “…We stand quite literally at the crossroads of the old and the new to celebrate the journey of the past seven years and challenge ourselves to aim even higher in the future.”

The original building opened in 2010 and was once home to the New York Jets training facility. Construction on the addition has been ongoing since June 2013.

Check out North Shore-LIJ’s video on the big news here and get a look inside the new facility below:

Photo via YouTube/Hofstra University

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