by Dr. Eric Cohen, Neurologist

I am currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ). One of the eight schools of the UMDNJ system, the New Jersey Medical School, based in Newark, is the state’s oldest medical school. The Roman Archdiocese of Newark founded NJMS in 1954 as the Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry, originally located in Jersey City. That same year, the college incorporated as a separate entity from Seton Hall U...