First authority to grant the M.D. in the Thirteen Colonies
- When
- 1767–1770
- Where
- King's College medical school, New York
The King's College medical school became the first in the Thirteen Colonies to award the Doctor of Medicine degree, surpassing earlier Bachelor of Medicine programs.
The College of Physicians and Surgeons, founded in 1767 as the medical department of King's College, was the first medical school in the Thirteen Colonies to award the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. Prior to this, other American and Canadian medical schools had offered only the Bachelor of Medicine degree. In 1770, King's College conferred its first medical degree on Robert Tucker, the first M.D. awarded in the Thirteen Colonies.
Sources
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-13
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