Founded in 1860, New York Medical College (NYMC) is one of the oldest and largest private health sciences universities in the country with more than 1,400 students, 1,300 residents and clinical fellows, 3,000 faculty members, and 12,000 alumni. NYMC is the leading academic and biomedical research university between New York City and the state capital of Albany, New York. NYMC, which joined the Touro College and University System in 2011, is located in Valhalla, NY, in Westchester County in the picturesque lower Hudson Valley region of New York State just 30 minutes north of New York City. NYMC offers advanced degrees from the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, and the School of Health Sciences and Practice. As the leading academic and biomedical research institution between New York City and Albany, the school manages more than $34 million in research and other sponsored programs, notably in the areas of cancer, cardiovascular disease, infectious diseases, kidney disease and the neurosciences. With a network of affiliated hospitals that includes large urban medical centers, small suburban clinics and high-tech regional tertiary care facilities, medical students and residents are afforded a wide variety of clinical training opportunities throughout the tri-state region.