Medical School Integration:
The Process

An Integration Executive Committee with equal representation from both Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS) and New Jersey Medical School (NJMS) is leading the process to achieve single accreditation for the future Rutgers School of Medicine from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). The committee will provide ongoing strategic oversight of the integration planning process and successful completion of integration tasks.  

The Self Study Committee (Integration Advisory Committee), organized to fulfill the necessary LCME work, has faculty, staff, and student representatives from both schools. In addition, to elicit broad input from our school constituents as we create this new school, integration task forces have organized around cross-cutting issues of importance, such as the clinical mission, the faculty experience, and research, among others.

The timeline for all integration activities is based upon an anticipated granting of accreditation by the LCME in June 2027, which would allow recruitment for the charter class of the future Rutgers School of Medicine to begin in July 2028.

The following principles provide a guide for how we intend to pursue the integration planning process and will help to inform our decisions and actions:

1. Do no harm.
2. Value and respect our faculty, staff, and trainees.
3. Demonstrate a commitment to excellence in each of our mission areas.
4. Remain steadfast in our obligation to our patients' safety and well-being.
5. Lead with kindness, active listening, and compassion.
6. Create extensive opportunities for inclusive and participatory dialogue throughout the planning process.
7. Respect the unique history, culture, and diversity of our institutions as we create an integrated medical school.
8. Seek to advance the shared values of our communities.