Medical Education

NYSDOH Urges Medical Students, Residents to Join the “Get Smart (Know When Antibiotics Work)” Campaign

Jun
1
2016

Here is a statistic that medical students should take to heart: One in every three prescriptions written for antibiotics in the United States (US) is unnecessary. That’s the conclusion of a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Pew Charitable… Read More

NY’s Diverse Doctors: a Bronx Story

Mar
31
2016

Andre Bryan grew up in the Bronx. This summer, after he graduates from NYU School of Medicine and Stern School of Business with a dual MD/MBA degree, he’ll head back to his home borough to begin his residency at Montefiore Medical Center. The road to this residency was paved by diversity in medicine pipeline programs… Read More

AMSNY CALLS ON STATE TO FUND NEW SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN MEDICINE

Mar
7
2016

Jaime Nieto, M.D., Director of Neurosurgery, New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital Dr. Nieto came to the U.S. from Colombia at age 19 without fluency in English. Undaunted, he graduated from Mercy College with a B.S. in Biology just a few years later and was determined to become a physician. SUNY Upstate Medical University recognized his… Read More

OP-ED: Curb overseas med schools

Feb
29
2016

OP-ED Curb overseas med schools By Jo Wiederhorn CommentsEmail 541 New York state’s 16 medical schools, with nearly 10,500 enrolled students, educate 10% of the nation’s physicians. Our medical schools have long been at the forefront of advancing diversity in our health care workforce—15% of medical students in the state are from underrepresented minority groups—and… Read More