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
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Black News Channel interview with Dr. Ravenell and Jo Wiederhorn
May 27, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XPcZYiS-us
Spectrum News NY1: Dr. Joseph Ravenell, NYU
WBAI Radio Pacifica: Coronavirus Diary
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
Black News Channel: Medical Students Help Fight Covid-19
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAPlkRGvp4_JnsIyOJmpgDg
Bronx News 12: Meet Mindy Baucicot: From medical school to the front lines of COVID-19
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
Spectrum News: Breaking Barriers to Diversify the Physician Workforce
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
NY1 Noticias: Empezó de jornalero y ahora es jefe en un hospital de Queens
By Spectrum Noticias NY1 Queens PUBLISHED 11:45 AM ET Feb. 04, 2020 Cuando tenía cinco años Jaime Nieto vio a su madre morir por la falta de cuidado médico. “A ella la llevaron a un hospital pero no hubo muchas intervenciones y después de dos semana murió en el hospital”, explica Nieto, quien ahora funge… Read More
NY Daily News: Do no harm: The state must protect medical research and education programs zeroed out in Gov. Cuomo’s budget
OPINION Do no harm: The state must protect medical research and education programs zeroed out in Gov. Cuomo’s budget By DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD FEB 01, 2020 | 4:00 AM Keep funding medical education and research. (sanjeri/Getty Images) Friday, a pretty powerful little birdie who works for Gov. Cuomo made clear that he or she… Read More
NY Daily News: Bad medicine: Stop Gov. Cuomo’s proposed penny-wise, pound foolish cuts to medical research and education
By DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL BOARD JAN 30, 2020 | 4:05 AM Keep funding a vital resource in producing doctors who look like America. (shironosov/Getty Images/iStockphoto) Sebastian Placide, a Haitian-American from Brooklyn who is finishing up at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, may never have made it through med school but for the… Read More