By Gary Axelbank August 4, 2020 Doctors from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Health System: (L-R) Dr. Andre Bryan, Dr. Dahlia Townsend, Dr. Michelle Ng Gong, (photo courtesy of AECOM) This week’s BronxTalk on BronxNet takes a look at the lack of diversity in medicine and how it affects care, especially during this… Read More
New York City’s 106.7 Lite FM’s weekly talk show with host Nina del Rio and guests, airing every Sunday, 7-7:30am EST.July 26, 2020 • 16 min Jo Wiederhorn, President & CEO of Associated Medical Schools of New York, a consortium of 17 public and private medical schools throughout New York State, discusses racial disparities in… Read More
Letters to the Editor Prioritize diversity among doctors June 30, 2020 01:19 PM Getty Images: Medical workers take in patients at a special coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center on April 07, 2020 in Brooklyn. To the editor: We were glad to see the editorial board’s statement that “It’s essential for NY to acknowledge bias… Read More
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY)—the consortium of all 17 medical schools in the state—joins with many across the country in mourning Black lives lost to police violence, and we stand in solidarity with those expressing outrage and sorrow through protest. The problems of systemic racism in America are far reaching and extend… Read More
May 27, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XPcZYiS-us
New York is the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the planet. The battle against the virus has profoundly changed Americans’ way of life. For some, it means death. WBAI’s Celeste Katz Marston is collecting the stories of New Yorkers fighting their way through the storm. Dr. Rafael Hernandez shares his experience of going straight… Read More
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As the fight against the coronavirus continues, medical students have been stepping up to the front lines – heroes making their way from a virtual graduation straight into hospitals. News 12’s Sabrina Franza spoke with Mindy Baucicot, who graduated from Stony Brook University last week. “For every patient that leaves, being rolled out to be… Read More
BY MONICA MANNEY SYRACUSE PUBLISHED 7:52 PM ET MAR. 03, 2020 Studies show when patients are treated by doctors who look like them and speak the same language, they have better health outcomes. That’s because they tend to be more comfortable talking to their physicians following treatments. But studies also show there are a disproportionate… Read More
