Highlights Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University: Do WTC Responders With Cognitive Impairment Show Signs of a New Form of Dementia? A study that assessed the brains of 99 World Trade Center (WTC) responders by using diffusion tractography, a 3-D imaging technique, showed that WTC responders with cognitive impairment (CI), a possible… Read More
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo & AMSNY Mourn Tragic Deaths of Dr. Jonathan Daniels, 2 of his Daughters The UB community was shocked and deeply saddened by the recent tragic deaths of Jonathan Daniels, who served as associate director of admissions in the Jacobs School of Medicine and… Read More
Highlights New York Medical College: Study Finds USMLE’s Denial of Accommodations Requests by Students with Disabilities Negatively Impacts Medical Schools A new study has shown more than half of medical students with disabilities from a sample of U.S. medical programs were denied accommodations by the organization that administers the United Stated Medical Licensing… Read More
Highlights Albany Medical College: Alan Boulos, MD, a Longtime Neurosurgeon and 1994 Graduate of Albany Medical College, Named its 18th Dean Alan Boulos, MD, a longtime Albany Med neurosurgeon and 1994 graduate of Albany Medical College, has been named the 18th dean of Albany Medical College. He is the third alumnus to be… Read More
Highlights SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Students Advocate for Refugee Rights With Asylum Clinic New York City is home to thousands of refugees who arrive here seeking asylum from persecution, violence, torture, and war. They are among over 79 million people displaced worldwide and have unique social, psychological, and medical needs and risk factors…. Read More
Highlights Introducing AMSNY’s Diversity in Medicine Scholarship Recipients for 2020-2021 The Associated Medical Schools of New York is proud to introduce the 10 recipients of the 2020-2021 AMSNY Diversity in Medicine Scholarship, funded by the New York State Department of Health, thanks to support from the New York State Assembly and the Black, Puerto… Read More
Highlights SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: I’m a Black Doctor. I Wear my Scrubs Everywhere now. As a urology resident, I spend up to 70 hours a week at the hospital. I wear scrubs to the operating room and through long hospital shifts. And, of course, I wear a gown and other personal protective equipment… Read More
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Receives Arnold Gold Foundation’s Recognition for Humanism in Healthcare The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded the prestigious Arnold Gold Foundation’s “Outstanding” ranking, in recognition of the school’s chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) and its work throughout the school year…. Read More
Highlight Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell Student in Newsday: Fighting COVID-19 is the Right Call to Action I am a proud, first-generation, Chinese American graduating from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell on April 10 – a month early. My mother’s family is from Wuhan, China, a beautiful metropolitan city… Read More
Highlights AMSNY’s Diversity in Medicine Program Eliminated in State Budget – Take Action! For 29 years, New York State has funded the highly successful Diversity in Medicine Program run by AMSNY, which has helped more than 500 underrepresented in medicine students become doctors. The program has helped diversify the state’s physician workforce, which improves health… Read More
