In 1962,
DeWitt Stetten Jr. was appointed the first dean of
Rutgers Medical School (RMS) and began developing a two-year program for medical students teaching basic
medical sciences. At that time, the main campus of RMS was in
Piscataway, with administrative offices, teaching facilities, and laboratories. After two years, students with the master of Medical Sciences (M.M.S.) degree had to transfer to another medical school for clinical training. Also in 1962, the Raritan Valley Hospital Association bought land from the Frust Family in Green Brook Township to build a hospital for use by the faculty of RMS. In 1970, the hospital was acquired by the
College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (a state institution) to enable RMS to proceed with clinical teaching. In 1972, RMS expanded to become a full four-year medical school. and began clinical teaching at RVH. Additional clinical teaching was established at various community hospitals and health care centers. A 1979 report indicated that the hospital was underutilized and financially in trouble. By 1980, RMS had moved its clinical focus to
New Brunswick, where clinical teaching programs had been established, primarily at
Middlesex General Hospital and
Saint Peter's Hospital. RVH was closed in 1981. It was then converted into a state-run facility for elderly patients with moderate to severe developmental disabilities as the
Green Brook Regional Center. ==References==