By Jonathan Teyan Posted on March 5, 2024     New York is losing the race for scientific talent. Despite having some of the world’s very best research institutions, we’re being beaten by California, Texas, Massachusetts and other states in recruiting scientists. As a result, New York is losing out on hundreds of millions of dollars,… Read More

NYFIRST Program Helps Medical Schools Attract and Retain Top Scientific Talent, Returns $3.72 for Every $1 Invested, and Creates High Paying Jobs (New York, NY) – The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY), the consortium of the academic medical centers in New York, is calling on the state to allocate $25 million in the… Read More

By Aaishah FrancisPosted on February 7, 2024 Aaishah Francis, pictured here, is an aspiring doctor in the Associated Medical Schools of New York Diversity in Medicine from the South Bronx. Photo courtesy Erin Clarke   Seventeen years ago, I came to New York as an undocumented single mother with nothing but blind hope and a dream…. Read More

State-Funded Programs Have Expanded the Diversity of the Physician Workforce, Which is Key to Better Health Outcomes for New Yorkers Investment Supports More Than 950 Students Served by Programs Managed by the Associated Medical Schools of New York  Funding Supports Largest Cohort of Medical Students Receiving Scholarships   (New York, NY) – The Associated Medical… Read More

Investment Supports More Than 750 Students Served by Programs Managed by the Associated Medical Schools of New York Additional $1.2 Million in Scholarship Funding Under Governor Hochul to Support Largest Class of Medical Students Since Inception of Diversity in Medicine Programs Governor Kathy Hochul today announced more than $4.6 million in state funding for programs to… Read More

This month Governor Hochul announced the fifth round of grant applications from NYFIRST, an AMSNY-founded program that strengthens the research capabilities of medical schools in New York State by investing in the recruitment and retention of exceptional researchers. To date, the program has resulted in more than $86 million in additional funding to the state… Read More

The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) is proud to introduce the 33 recipients of the 2023-2024 AMSNY Diversity in Medicine Scholarship. Thanks to a $1 million investment from the New York State Legislature, more students than ever before are receiving much-needed scholarship support. Designed to increase the diversity of the New York State… Read More

$4.64M Investment Will Further Efforts to Close Physician Diversity Gap and Reduce Health Care Disparities Jonathan Teyan, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Associated Medical Schools of New York, which represents all 17 medical schools in the state, issued the following statement in response to the New York State FY24 Budget: “Governor Hochul and… Read More

Your Turn Harry Bronson and Jeremy Cooney Guest columnists New York-based medical schools are up against schools in states like Massachusetts, California, and Texas, that invest billions to recruit away the most talented researchers. With the state budget still under negotiation, we often talk about spending and return on investment. Surprisingly, many programs the state… Read More