Highlights Weill Cornell Medicine: Large PCORI Award Funds Comparative Study of Surgical Options for Coronary Artery Disease in Underrepresented Patient Populations A multi-institutional team of scientists led by Dr. Mario Gaudino, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery and assistant dean for clinical trials at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been approved for… Read More
Highlights NYU Long Island School of Medicine Receives $200 Million Gift from Kenneth & Elaine Langone A transformative $200 million gift to NYU Long Island School of Medicine will ensure generations of medical students continue to receive a tuition-free, top-quality education focused on primary care. The gift from Kenneth and Elaine Langone extends the… Read More
Highlights SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Weill Cornell Medicine, And Columbia University Receive A $9.8M National Cancer Institute Grant to Target Cancer Disparities SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (Downstate), Weill Cornell Medicine, and Columbia University—in a collaborative effort—were among five entities nationwide to receive funding from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to create new… Read More
Highlights New York Medical College Names Neil W. Schluger, M.D., Dean of the School of Medicine Neil W. Schluger, M.D., has been appointed dean of the New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine (SOM). An internationally recognized pulmonologist, Dr. Schluger has served as the Barbara and William Rosenthal Chair of the Department… Read More
Highlights New York Medical College Study Finds Firearms Leading Cause of Potential Life Lost in U.S. Firearms are now the leading cause of traumatic death in the United States in both youth and adults, surpassing motor vehicle crashes, according to a study published by faculty researchers at New York Medical College, in Trauma Surgery… Read More
Highlights Dr. Robert Harrington Named Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Robert A. Harrington, a cardiologist and the Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University, has been named the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and provost for medical affairs of… Read More
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers Describe Urgent Need for Data on Quality of Care Offered by Medicare Advantage Plans As Medicare Advantage plans enroll more and more patients with serious illness, it is not clear how well the plans take care of these patients, Mount Sinai researchers say in a… Read More
Highlights AMSNY Celebrates New York State’s Increased Investment in Diversity in Medicine Programs AMSNY thanks Governor Kathy Hochul and the NYS Legislature for their strong commitment to addressing healthcare disparities in the state by investing in a diverse physician workforce. Their investments – $3.6 million for the Diversity in Medicine Program and $1… Read More
Highlights Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Op-Ed: Support Funding to Attract Medical Talent State Assemblymember Harry Bronson and State Senator Jeremy Cooney talk about the importance of NYFIRST, a program that supports the recruitment and retention of world-class scientific talent at New York State’s 17 medical schools. University of Rochester, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Columbia… Read More
Highlights AMSNY Diversity in Medicine Pipeline Program Participant Shares Her Story in Bronx Times Op-ed In a Bronx Times op-ed, Albert Einstein College of Medicine student Luna Maria Paredes shares her journey to medical school, including her experience with AMSNY’s state-funded Diversity in Medicine programs & scholarship. Paredes explains: “AMSNY said “We believe in… Read More
