Black/African American and Hispanic/Latino Students, Including those who Identify as Multi-ethnic/racial, Account for 9.7% and 10.5% of First Year Students (New York, NY) – The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY), a nonprofit organization that represents the 17 medical schools in New York State, has released its Medical School Enrollment Report for 2020-2021 and the… Read More
Students from Underrepresented Backgrounds Awarded Scholarships, Commit to Working in Underserved Areas (New York)—The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) is proud to introduce the 21 recipients of the 2021-2022 AMSNY Diversity in Medicine Scholarship. Designed to increase diversity among New York State’s physician workforce, the scholarship is available to medical students from backgrounds… Read More
Highlights Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell: The Road to Medical School Begins Long Before the Application Process – Zucker School of Medicine’s Admissions Director Offers Sound Advice for Improving Your Chances of Being Accepted You’ve decided to become a doctor, so what’s the next step in your journey? The process of gaining… Read More
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers Report Troubling Increase in Homebound Older Adults, Especially Blacks and Hispanics, During Pandemic In a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai researchers describe a troubling increase in the numbers of homebound older adults, likely driven by the pandemic, from 5 percent in the… Read More
Highlights CUNY School of Medicine Names New Dean Dr. Carmen Renee’ Green, M.D., a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, is the new dean of the CUNY School of Medicine (CSOM) at The City College of New York. She is the second dean of the Harlem-based medical school established in 2015 in… Read More
Highlights Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Researcher Receives NIH Director’s Award to Help End HIV Global Epidemic International organizations and countries around the world are working to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030. To reach this goal, new approaches are needed—particularly among difficult-to-reach groups such as people who inject drugs (PWID), who are 30 times more… Read More
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Launches Project to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Medical Education With generous support from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced a three-year project to replicate its model for dismantling systemic racism in medical education. The school has put… Read More
Highlights Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Black Barbershops are Highly Cost-Effective Sites for Blood Pressure Treatment Programs that bring pharmacists into Black-owned barbershops could dramatically improve hypertension control and reduce heart disease disparities among Black men at a relatively modest cost, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos… Read More
Highlights Albany Medical College: Dean of Albany Medical College to Retire After two decades, the distinguished dean of Albany Medical College will retire effective December 31, 2021, according to an announcement by Albany Med President and CEO Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. Vincent P. Verdile, M.D., the second longest-tenured dean of an American medical college, will… Read More
BY RUSCHELL BOONE NEW YORK CITY PUBLISHED 6:20 AM ET JUN. 29, 2021 Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a lack of diversity among physicians in medicine, but the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) is working to change that. The AMSNY is creating pathways for people who are underrepresented… Read More
