Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

03/21/2026

It all comes down to this one envelope. ✉ Watch the unforgettable moment our students find out where they're headed for residency. The tears, the joy, the pure relief—this is what it's all about. We couldn't be more excited for every single one of them!

03/20/2026

Get a glimpse into Match Day 2026 at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine — the energy, the emotion, the celebration. All the hard work has paid off. Students and their families gathered at MetLife Stadium to unveil their residency program matches.

Congratulations to our students on your dedication and immense accomplishment. We wish you the best in residency and beyond!

03/19/2026

As of this week, the permanent art installation from the "My First Patient: Anatomical Donor Gratitude Ceremony" was hung for display. This art installation is made up of messages of gratitude from the students to their donors and paper cranes that were folded to represent hope, healing, peace, and longevity. The large art piece in the middle of the collage was made by Zuha Nasim (M1) and is called "For My Donor."

Inspiration for this piece comes from an ancient tradition in Japan. In Japanese folklore, it is believed if one folds 1,000 cranes, they will be granted a wish. This practice is called senbazuru and has become a symbol of hope and healing in challenging times. Today, folding paper cranes honors the deceased, support the grieving, and promote peace. HMSOM's Anatomical Donor Ceremony Advisory Group folds paper cranes to remember our donors and show our gratitude. We hope that this art instalation starts an annual tradition that future cohorts will join in an create more perminant art installations.

02/10/2026

Our second cohort of exceptional students were inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society on Jan. 28. We are proud to be the proving ground for these healers-to-be. The Arnold P. Gold Foundation

12/18/2025

ICYMI - be sure to check out the Fall 2025 Campus Quarterly newsletter
Find the entire archive here:

https://hmsom.edu/en/newsletters

12/01/2025

ICYMI - This year’s Bonita F. Stanton Visiting Professor gave our entire school much to think about last week. Philipp D. Levy, M.D., MPH, a former colleague of Dr. Stanton at Wayne State University, joined us for a day-plus of discussion and deliberation - and much in the way of learning. Dr. Levy’s keynote, “Embracing Disruption to Improve Health Outcomes,” is the latest in The Amabile Family Lecture Series.

Dr. Levy’s insights drew on his considerable experience as Edward S. Thomas Endowed Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Vice President for Population and Transitional Sciences at Wayne State, and health director for the Mobile Health Unit Program at Wayne Health. Some of his insights included: a 20-year push to investigate high-dose nitroglycerin for use in acute heart failure, and the possible use of AI in health care. We were glad to host him, and hear him.

11/26/2025

It was an insightful and engaging discussion at the recent 27th HMH Bioethics Institute Symposium, "Ethics at the Interface: The Future of AI in Healthcare."
The event hosted a panel of HMH clinical, legal, and data science thought leaders as they tackled the complex ethical, legal, and clinical questions surrounding AI’s role in healthcare.
While cautiously optimistic as to AI’s potential for aiding in patient care, they emphasized the need for thoughtful, real-world implementation that preserves the humanistic core of medicine. Read more in the write-up here:

https://hmsom.edu/en/news/2025/11/25/experts-at-hmh-symposium

11/14/2025

The Record / NorthJersey.com featured our Human Dimension's students and Voices Program participants in their latest installment of the series "Hurdles to Health Care." Reporter Scott Fallon spoke to Dr. Carmela Rocchetti and some of our students and VPs to show that what we're doing is so critical for the future of care. Read, and hear, more here (subscription required):

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https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/watchdog/2025/11/13/nj-medical-care-disabled-med-school-training/86091872007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z116724p116250c116250d00----v116724b0071xxd117165&gca-ft=190&gca-ds=sophi

Many New Jersey medical providers lack training to properly treat patients with disabilities. One med school now pairs students with such patients.

10/21/2025

HMSOM Vice Dean Miriam Hoffman, M.D., recently showcased the school’s forward-thinking, individualized approach to medical education to an international audience at AMEE 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.

Her team’s research-backed curricular innovation highlights how we’re redefining what it means to best and most efficiently train the physicians of tomorrow.

The knock raps at the door, and it immediately swings inward. Smiles, hugs, and laughs abound right on the porch, despite the sweltering late-afternoon sun in a July heat wave.

10/17/2025

We’re proud to announce that Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine has received approval from the New Jersey Presidents’ Council to offer an innovative Master of Medical Sciences / M.D. dual degree.

This program is designed to cultivate the next generation of physician-scientists by integrating rigorous research training with the clinical curriculum. Participants will spend an additional year in a research lab while completing coursework in translational science, biomedical methods, and grant writing, culminating in an original research thesis.

This streamlined, cost-effective pathway uniquely bridges discovery and patient care—leveraging Hackensack Meridian Health’s 18-hospital network and Center for Discovery and Innovation to give students access to cutting-edge research and clinical resources.

Applications for the inaugural cohort will open soon, with classes set to begin Summer 2026. Learn more:

The knock raps at the door, and it immediately swings inward. Smiles, hugs, and laughs abound right on the porch, despite the sweltering late-afternoon sun in a July heat wave.

10/15/2025

The 3rd Annual Bonita F. Stanton Memorial 5k on October 5 was yet another success, following in the swift steps of years past.

A gorgeous day gave the runners great conditions, while raising vital scholarship funds to educate the talented future physicians whom Dean Stanton so inspired.