Mission and History: Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons 

For more than 250 years, our Columbia faculty, staff, students, and alumni have embraced our mission to care, to discover, to educate, and to make life better for people in need. We are pioneers, healers, and researchers focused on the future of medicine and science. We are educating the next generation of leading doctors and researchers who will care for the next generations of patients in our community and all over the world. Watch our video to learn more and visit: www.ps.columbia.edu