Albert Einstein College of Medicine Announces Free Tuition in Perpetuity for its Medical Students

Dr. Philip Ozuah, President and CEO of Montefiore Einstein, the umbrella organization for Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, today announced that Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a transformational gift from Ruth L. Gottesman, Ed.D., Chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and Montefiore Health System board member. This historic gift - the largest made to any medical school in the country - will ensure that no student at Einstein will have to pay tuition again.
“This donation radically revolutionizes our ability to continue attracting students who are committed to our mission, not just those who can afford it. Additionally, it will free up and lift our students, enabling them to pursue projects and ideas that might otherwise be prohibitive. We will be reminded of the legacy this historic gift represents each spring as we send another diverse class of physicians out across the Bronx and around the world to provide compassionate care and transform their communities,” said Dr. Yaron Tomer, the Marilyn and Stanley Katz Dean at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
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[@etienneguay]

Incredible!!! I read somewhere else that this lady gave 1 billion dollars to the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, so they can now offer free tuition in perpetuity for its Medical students. I'm so happy for them and for those who will be able to study medicine with her generosity.

[@odeball22]

It's so you will shut up and keep your head down why they run the world and give a billion out like it's not a big deal than use it as a tax write off.

[@LearnWithLilibeth]

"This lady" is Dr. Ruth Gottesman, multibillionaire and chair of the board of trustees of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

[@odeball22]

@LilibethRivera now shut up and keep your head down and do what you are told while she gets all that money back as a tax write off to make more money on it. Don't worry your economy and regular people will pay it off.

[@HeathieBb]

@@odeball22 She’s literally 93 years old and impossibly rich. Pretty sure she doesn’t give a shit about the tax write off when she knows she has more money than she’ll ever need and she’s gonna be dead in the next 10 years. People like you who take something so positive and amazing and shit on it are the WORST kind of people

[@Jewell711]

This is wonderful news for all the present students. I wonder if graduates with outstanding loans will have their debt forgiven. I hope so!

[@linmp2709]

The best gift to give Dr. Ruth Gottesman back is to work hard. Treasure this rare gift, do your best to be a qualified doctor and save others.

[@realWorsin]

And pay it forward. Don't turn into a greedy sh*t and know that you saved a HUGE amount of money.

[@anna-tn8mg]

*No, she only expects from them "Allahu Akbar."*

[@Bigl00serman]

​@@anna-tn8mglol i expect you dont know what that means 😂😂

[@demris15]

100% pay it forward!

[@emilyreynolds4185]

We need more of this. Doctors and nurses are in short supply. To graduate medical professionals debt free is not only a gift to them and their families but to all their future patients. Imagine how much more healing will be done without debt hanging over them. Absolutely incredible!

[@LoganScrotum]

@@TekoaArielStupid comment

[@alexandersupertramp7353]

​@@TekoaAriel😂😂😂😂 So why didn't YOU go to medical school, then!?! 😂😂😂😂

[@rexramsey3146]

​@@TekoaArielwell I grew up blue collar and I knew plenty of people who would have gone but thought it was out of reach due to money so they didn't even count it as a viable option and pursued something else instead.

[@user-k8888]

@@TekoaAriel A lot of people I personally know gave up on their dream because they couldn't afford to go into debt . My father was one of those people.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

Yes, it's just difficult. Most millionaires don't think like that. She did not make the money, her husband did, and before dying told her "do with this money what you think is right" She, a university professor herself, understood the importance, but she, precisely because of that, was not in the stock exchange making money under the shadow of Warren Buffett.

[@betinathomsen7175]

In a world with so many bad news, this is a story that changes peoples lives. Both for those who are studying medicine, but for also those that they can help in the future - both patients and coming students. It is one of the most happy news and joy I have seen in a long time. I would love to see the whole speech. Thank you and salute to Mrs. Ruth Gottesmand and Family.

[@aminsaid3816]

Ms. Ruth Gottesmen. I am very very emotional and speechless. What a spectacular amazing gifts. Thank you for believing, making a difference and leaving a footprint and legacy for future generations.

[@anna-tn8mg]

Oh, I am pretty sure that today she is dancing again. After she donated to Obama' (and Biden?) voila, Israel is attacked again. Isn't this wonderful? I am sure she is not alone in this celebration and a number of her beneficiaries are dancing too. Evil end to evil life?

[@teresitadiaz4764]

That lady ,her deceased husband and her children are good people capable of giving generously to a good cause. God bless you.

[@edsonvitorduarte7749]

😢I'm crying here in Brazil. Excited, embarrassed and floating to see that there are still dreams to be fulfilled and through these people with giant hearts that these dreams are real. ❤❤

[@Chris-sg4th]

Not a giant heart. It’s a tax write off. Sadly. She doesn’t care

[@anna-tn8mg]

Well, I am crying too. In NYC. There is an overfed woman without a heart, brain and conscience whose students are tortured right now by Hamas

[@WahyuAndre]

Amazing …. May GOD Bless Madam Dr. Ruth Gottesman and family ❤❤❤❤ We Thanks & Salute you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@anna-tn8mg]

Yes, it's amazing how evil one can be.

[@barbarabeckley8732]

I so students crying I am crying, too. And I am not a student What a wonderful gift.

[@natashaleonard9951]

Goosebumps! That's amazing, congratulations to all and God Bless Dr. Gottesman Chair of the Einstein Board of Trustees and Montefiore Health System board member for this incredible gift. This is transformational philanthropy!

[@c.s.deprez7292]

Exactely, goosebumps. When I saw the number of views, I realised I was not the only one to be thrilled by the explosion of Joy.

[@jaimeduncan6167]

Yes, and her late husband made the money and entrusted it to her, explicitly trusting her to do what she thinks is right with the money. I love that some news outlet are not trying to hide his contribution, even if he is male.

[@NARDO422]

Amazing to think that sum of money could result in such an impactful outcome ... 1 single Billion $ = PERPETUITY ... for an entire medical college! I hope this inspires some of the other ultra-rich to understand how much of a positive impact just a small fraction of their wealth could have on the lives of generations to come.

[@CrazyWarriorCatLady]

Yeah….one can hope anyway.

[@NM-ok9wb]

It happens more often than you think. You have to be very careful what and who you're donating to. Hand-outs like this can cripple more than help psychologically and culturally, one example would be the Native American population. They can pretty much live for free in America, they can go to any school with a full ride, they recieve something like $1k every week from casino revenue, they have financial help for housing. The Native American tribes that accept these handouts are doing worse than those who who refused them. Drugs, unemployment, debt and stagnation are what they deal with now and sociologists can only speculate why they and their community don't do more to get themselves out of these situations when they're literally handed every opportunity. Even Jeff Bezos has donated a total of $3b, his ex-wife donated $17b, I'm sure it helped lots of people, but it doesn't fix the underlying problem that created the need to donate in the first place.

[@NM-ok9wb]

The world is too complicated to simply think good deeds beget only good results, no matter how much we want to think of life that way.

[@neerajnongmaithem392]

Governememt is so rich, insteand of dropping 900 billion dollars into military, they could literally finance universal healtcare and demand the colleges ro make education cost less

[@couchpotato5655]

@@neerajnongmaithem392wow a fellow manipuri

[@bentoucourt]

God bless Madam GOTTESMAN ! From France I am so glad for those student, I am so glad to see someone finally using his money for what is right! Thank you Madam !

[@anna-tn8mg]

From NYC. Actually from YU neighborhood. I can assure you that she is not capable of doing anything right - neither intellectually, nor ethically. dr anna

[@krosanknight]

Would love to watch her full speech please upload

[@anna-tn8mg]

Why? This should be enough. She said: "I am wonderful,. wonderful, wonderful. Please applaud and feel free to chant 'Allahu Akbar. I am a psychobabbler and I love this chant." dr anna

[@elenatorres1669]

Ms. Ruth Gottesman, you are an angel.❤️🌏🌎🌍

[@Kamella772]

I cried 😮😢from joy i am not even medical student 😊

[@viikmaqic]

Its such a different world out there. Here I sit in Sweden and its already "free". Such a joy and a stone off the chest for everyone that benefit from it. Its truly amazing thing for the country to be able to get a broader well educated population to pick from!

[@antarikshuprade]

Meanwhile the students who graduated previous year: 💀

[@Bambi23578]

What an incredible selfless gift, and i know her husband would be so proud. I hope all of the students at this university make the rest of the world proud, too!

[@carvalhoribeiro]

Absolutely incredible. What a wonderful story, without a doubt a great lesson that this lady gives us. Thank you, Ma'am !

[@Dr1on]

Will never get tired of watching this. Such an amazingly gracious gesture. You can see how much it means to these students who just want to make their contribution to the world too. Shame the world wasnt more like this moment.

[@Mysterious_Person.87]

As a students who studied at Albert Einstein medical school, i would says, thank you so much for this Victory.

[@MissECE7]

Congratulations!!! We need all the doctors, nurses, and medical staff to feel this way. They work for our society, and shouldn’t have to spend their lives in debt. None of us should. College used to be free and should be free again.

[@christopherchan5357]

The power of the words: Tuition-free. It is so powerful.

[@vickydeshmukh9140]

Cried remembering my college days😢.. God bless you madam 🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@d.s.lpeiris6243]

Such happiness on these dear children's faces..what a beautiful, kind and generous act. Makes my heart ❤ glad.. Such a wonderful thing...

[@Yeatfan10160]

She's such a generous person , I'm so happy for the kids

[@christinaify]

Some school out there is about to get way more applicants.

[@aj42k]

The News Story Of The Year!!!

[@Chris-sg4th]

Tax write off of the year lol

[@derbigpr500]

Yes, finally something happens in USA that by the way happens in every university in Europe, and it's suddenly the story of the year. More like puts into perspective how messed up USA is.

[@jpo8920]

​@@Chris-sg4th you still lose money on a tax write off dude. Its not like she gains financially from it, it just costs her less

[@brie3679]

I hope each take that gift seriously and become incredible humans.

[@casuallygotgood7174]

Dude in the blue sweater and glasses graduates before August lol great they did this! Would be awesome to see a domino

[@bubblesthecorgis]

Ahhh I’m tearing for them. Hopefully goes the same thing for my daughter that is in premed right now….soo happy for them! Thank you Dr. Ruth!!!

[@TheBowersj]

All knowledge should be free, free to all who will listen and learn from it.

[@shaiebtanweer2639]

Amazing. May God bless this woman

[@Chris-sg4th]

Not really. Just tax write off lol. If she’s amazing she would do it for all kinds of different fields

[@archivez101]

@@Chris-sg4thtell Elon to do that.

[@JPalmer7]

Full version of the speech anywhere?

[@tyler.walker]

Yeah, I’m looking for the rest of her speech…

[@anna-tn8mg]

I have it: "I am wonderful,. wonderful, wonderful. Please applaud and feel free to chant "Allahu Akbar." I am an illiterate psychobabbler and I love this chant."

[@tyler.walker]

@@anna-tn8mg literally incoherent psychotic rambling

[@anna-tn8mg]

@@tyler.walker Sorry, I and psychobabbling never met. I actually despise psychobabbling. She was a psychobabblerr (ED). Without any conscience. Obviously. dr anna.(not his kind of doctor)

[@anna-tn8mg]

@@tyler.walker BTW, she gave some money to the notoriously antisemitic Teacher's College (now chanting Allahu Akbar). She probably remembered that there was something Jewish in her (the name) when she needed a job. It looks like this was the only time. Now she celebrates October 7th in front of the cameras with me, me, me. Her students are tortured by Hamas. But they are Jews. Why would she care?

[@mlaliberte003]

what a beautiful gesture…giving to the people who deserve it !!👍

[@AviKhali]

This is so amazing. Thanks to the person that donated the finances

[@guilhermeverissimofaria7780]

The most important is to carry the message forward. These students gifted with the scholarships now must help others when they get such opportunity in the course of life. Keep the benefit cycle.

[@theassassin8057]

I'm a post-graduate student and YES it cost me a lot to get that scroll! Students in my country suffered from education's debts especially those who came from a poor background. So happy to see this!

[@valeriobenmbi88]

God continue to grand you healthy and glorious days. 🎉🎉

[@jefffuchs6342]

This video makes me smile every time.

[@CEDwyer-qo6of]

Wow! Thank you for being a blessing to these students!

[@sassysixty3566]

What a way to give back. Such a wonderful gift. I wish other really, really wealthy people would follow her lead. You can’t take it with you and you already have everything money can buy. Thanks Dr. Gottesman for sharing the wealth. You are a blessing.

[@MatttthewF]

Great to see such an uplifting and positive story coming out of the news today. Horray for all of the students and of course to the donor.😊

[@anamairazapata6306]

Wow! What awsome news, way to encourage people to become the best version of themselves

[@FallenLight0]

You know what is crazy? In Brazil we have dozens of really good medical schools for free for ages. The US government can make free med schools for everyone there, not only med schools, but all other courses too, if they put the money they spent in military into education.

[@stevedcohen]

Its also crazy how little doctors In Brazil make compared to those in the US

[@FallenLight0]

of course, no one can pay their medical bills in US, because the medical system including the doctors are stealing people. Doctors in Brazil have really good salaries, and live well, they just don't make patients in debt for the rest of their lives@@stevedcohen

[@derbigpr500]

@@stevedcohen Same stupid argument used by you. What is even the point of that statement. Doctors in Europe are vastly superior to those in USA, yet they make less. It's irrelevant.

[@titandarknight2698]

@@stevedcohen also crazy how little debt they have to payoff when there in thier 50's and 40's

[@ChristophePilut]

@stevedcohen It's also crazy how much cheaper medicine is for patients in Scotland and all over Europe ;-)

[@miriamvivo4279]

Wow what a gift God bless

[@hungryfurball]

Actually incredible. If there's any student that deserves free tuition, it's medical students.

[@Andromeda544]

This should be normal. It works already in many countries.

[@Rihardololz]

countries like what?

[@Andromeda544]

@Rihardololz In the era of internet, are you seriously asking this question?

[@CypherSpectre]

The good thing about this, other than free tuition, is the higher standards that are sure to come to sift the best qualified students from the plethora of students who are surely to apply to receive this gift.

[@jeremymarr8591]

This gift is going to propel our next generation of doctors without burying them in debt.

[@Trabsol]

Literally only one med school sadly. The majority will still be suffering

[@jeremymarr8591]

@@Trabsol better than none. In reality if you want to make money you gotta spend money. Why should all that education be free? Not really free right? Me as the taxpayer pays for that.

[@Trabsol]

@@jeremymarr8591 Ah yes, you as the taxpayer pay for education which then the student pays for, which then the money goes straight to rich people to make them richer and half goes to the government who then proceed to take more money from you any way.

[@schizo5189]

​@@Trabsol did your parents dropped you too many times when you're a child?

[@georgyoommen1618]

Very happy to hear this good news..may God bless her and family...let her tribe increase... You know, in India this video is a big hit in social media

[@johnbilsland9446]

What an amazing Lady.

[@d.s.lpeiris6243]

God Bless Mrs. Ruth.

[@amorsemlimite4427]

Amazing lady, made history at the age of 93.

[@ymc7496]

Wow. This would allow people to choose specialties they want to do instead of what they must to pay off debt.

[@EduProjectDG]

Congratulations guys!!!

[@vostrovostro8824]

God bless all these future doctors - who will go and do amazing things and help people. 🙏 🙏

[@user-dn6nn1mh6l]

와우! 너무 훌륭합니다. 루스같은 멋진 결정할 수 있는 사람으로 성장하고 싶습니다

[@flaviacampero9993]

God bless her !

[@Noname-gc5ey]

Is the full speech available ANYWHERE?

[@Irinishka77]

This is amazing. I’m so happy for all the students who will benefit. This is a wonderful gift to the world. ❤

[@rashidalyles1428]

I'm happy for them ❤❤❤❤

[@ifeanyindukuba]

God bless ma'am. From Biafra❤.

[@Johnnydarkog]

I might work here!

[@anlyng7147]

How precious ❤

[@marvffin1677]

now thats a REAL crowd thats cheering with no fake claps

[@mohsinsarker]

What is the total cost for U.S. medical students to complete medical school?

[@HalfDayHero]

So this is what it looks like when you no longer have to work the hardest you've ever worked in your life, to work the hardest of your life for all of your life, to pay off a debt that you'll never clear with all the hard work you'll do throughout your life.

[@ida_sriyaka]

Wonderful! Doing good for real ❤

[@ianbuick8946]

That's wonderful news for anyone pursuing medical field at AECM. With all the doctor that bow down to government and boards authority, we need more that without string attached and stand up for the truth.

[@Sky_media237]

Incredible! And i wish i was that lucky too...

[@charlesvanheyden3504]

There's that old saying, ''That's Broadway!" and this time it is "That's Philanthropy!"

[@melaniebrown2622]

God Bless the Donor!!!

[@BoluwatifeOyeniran-zt1jr]

Is it also free for international students?

[@airplanes7204]

WOW SO LUCKY!!! 😢❤🎉 CONGRATS!!! 👏🏻

[@abunur.ferdous]

I want my next generation to be a student from this school ❤

[@XRunEsteban22]

Woow es realmente increíble, se me puso la piel de gallina, me dieron escalofríos de la emoción 🥺🥹🥹❤

[@Stutz808]

You see the only ones smiling are the students lol those teachers are pissed

[@stevenglosser1047]

Heart of gold.

[@johnpirie8978]

I live in Scotland where all universities are free for higher education 🎉

[@stevedcohen]

Interesting how much less a doctor makes in Scotland vs US.

[@johnpirie8978]

@@stevedcohen he would need to be payed more to cover crazy expense it would cost in USA to become a doctor

[@derbigpr500]

@@stevedcohen Interesting how much lower the cost of living in Scotland is. But nice attempt to dodge the core issue at hand, and that is the fact that USA values money over education.

[@sunjida9625]

Is the foreign student will apply in the university ? And are the free tuition fee also valid for them ??? Plz reply my que dear sir

[@mtnewman2001]

What a powerful gift for nurses and doctors to receive from a college!

[@Tomorrowz12]

Lot of doctors, happy!

[@Mohanapriya_1706]

Is this applicable for students who are going to apply for medicine there?

[@Jewell711]

Yes, I’m sure the applications for the med school are going to skyrocket.

[@jeromedominicperez]

I thought it was the end for me not to study my dream job and become one. Please let me know how this works.. I’m really interested to study medicine.

[@AgreeableOnion]

I’m so happy for them! 😊

[@HomeworkRadio]

0:15 that guy in the blue with the glasses is buzzing!!!

[@pamelabradley5229]

Wow!!! That was so beautiful

[@retchie7355]

A small step for the people of US as a whole! the education system is important to not make a nation brain rot and stand on old wooden pillars! Make a solid foundation and the future will be bright :)

[@thehumplik722]

What a BAMF and a wonderful person

[@user-rs6tj9uc9m]

True hero!! Dr. Ruth Gottesman

[@TenthCrane2788]

Before the announcement, I wonder what the med students were thinking why they were asked to attend? Higher tuition? Closing of the college?

[@Why-wt3gy]

Thanks.

[@fede4764]

Lo que me parece increíble es que en un país como EEUU, haya gente que no pueda estudiar una carrera por falta de recursos económicos, esto no pasa en Europa p.e.Y en España tenemos una seguridad social universal y si tienes una intervención quirúrgica no tienes que endeudarte.¿Porque hay tanta desigualdad en USA dependiendo si eres del Bronx o de Manhattan,?? Y me pregunto, ¿¿de que sirve formar medicos si la población en general no puede acceder a un mínimo de servicios sanitarios económicos?? Si un estadounidense medio tiene que endeudarse para pagar una cirugía de que sirve formar medicos si la población no puede permitirse esos servicios sanitarios PRIVADOS ?? .

[@williampeace8965]

Muy, muy cierto.

[@9ives65]

DR. RUTH GODBLESSS YOU

[@anna-tn8mg]

Sadly, she, a primitive without conscience, has had a privileged life. Right now, some of her students are tortured by Hamas. Many Jews, not only in Israel, are under attack and face an existential threat, homelessness and hunger. At the same university, children of poor immigrants are trying to have the education that their families care about and couldn't have elsewhere - Jewish- often with great sacrifices. After graduation, many will face unemployment or underemployment and low salaries if employed. For her, obviously, they are not human and don't deserve any help. So she is gaining more personal fame by showering people she knows nothing about and most of whom have basically a promised good life, with money she never earned. As someone said "a pro###tude is a pro###tude is a pro###tide. Without any exaggeration - this (after October 7th!!!!!!) - is a terrifying monstrosity. dr anna

[@cotstu5683]

That’s gonna make waves

[@MohammadImran-rv1ey]

How to take admission in this college??

[@user-sk6um9df1s]

God bless them ❤

[@ayushvishwakarma3923]

Wow incredible ❤❤

[@christopherestrella7731]

Beautiful Heart