The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news on medical education and the physician workforce from the medical schools. For the e-newsletter, click here. Highlights New York’s Medical Schools Add 2,424 Future Doctors to the Pipeline Devry Lures Medical School Rejects as Taxpayers… Read More
Public Relations Committee” AMSNY schools continue to expand their medical school classes, reaffirming their commitment to training more physicians and providing high quality care to all New York State residents. The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) today reported that 2,424 new medical students enrolled this fall in the state’s 16 medical schools –… Read More
Learning the strains of Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo on her beloved cello just may have been the perfect prelude to Veronika Blinder’s education as an osteopathic physician. The hands of the 25-year-old first-year student at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine are already finely tuned, courtesy of 22 years devoted to practicing and… Read More
Gazing at the Holon Design Museum in Israel late last year, Tamara Hagoel was struck by intriguing patterns of light, shadow, and fluid curves of weathered steel bands that define and support the building. Hagoel, a fourth-year student at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, captured handsome images on her camera, but… Read More
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news on medical education and the physician workforce from the medical schools. For the e-newsletter, click here. Highlights NYS Deans Go To Washington, D.C. for Annual Advocacy Days New AAMC Competition Calls for Videos Depicting the… Read More
On July 23-24, 2013, deans from eight of the New York State medical schools participated in the Associated Medical Schools of New York’s (AMSNY) annual advocacy days in Washington, D.C. The deans conducted 20 meetings over the two-day visit, including 15 members of the New York State Congressional Delegation and Senator Charles E. Schumer. In… Read More
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news on medical education and the physician workforce from the medical schools. For the e-newsletter, click here. Highlights New York Hospitals Are Ranked Among 2013-14 Best Hospitals by U.S. News Columbia’s Washington Heights Tower Expected to… Read More
New York’s medical community worries that adding 1.1 million people to insurance rolls under the federal health care overhaul will overwhelm primary care physicians, many of whom are already swamped. Associated Medical Schools of New York said this year about half of 2,160 graduating medical students will stay in the state for their residencies. Enrollment… Read More
This year, 2,224 students graduated from New York State’s medical schools. For more information about commencement at each medical school: Albany Medical College / Photos Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University / Photos Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Icahn School School of Medicine at Mount Sinai / Photos New York Institute… Read More
Obinna Ndum, the son of Nigerian immigrants, graduates this year from Stony Brook University School of Medicine with an MD/MBA combined degree. He is the very first graduate in the School of Medicine’s history to ever receive such a degree. He has been accepted into a residency in the Emergency Medicine program at Albert Einstein… Read More
