Posted: Mar 20, 2019 7:49 AM EDT Updated: Mar 20, 2019 7:49 AM EDT According to health officials, there are many Spanish-speaking families in the Bronx that have trouble finding a provider that can speak their language. A Bronx-based caregiver is making it his goal to make sure more Spanish-speaking families can receive the… Read More
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El Diario: Se necesita más apoyo para que haya más diversidad en la medicina
POR: JAIME NIETO 19 MARZO 2019 El 31% de la población del estado de Nueva York son latinos y afroamericanos, pero solo representamos el 12% de los médicos. FOTO: ARCHIVO / SHUTTERSTOCK Crecí en Chiquinquirá, Colombia, y cuando era chico, mi héroe era el médico del pueblo; el único médico para más de 40,000 residentes. Hacía… Read More
Buffalo News: Another Voice: New York Medical Schools Benefit From Diversity
By Another Voice Published March 13, 2019 By Dr. Jonathan Daniels Twenty-five years ago I got the opportunity of a lifetime: a chance to go to medical school and become a doctor. I have been fortunate enough to serve the Buffalo community I grew up in ever since. Like many young African-American men back then, I lacked… Read More
USA Today: After decades of effort, African-American enrollment in medical school still lags
Jayne O’Donnell and David Robinson, USA TODAY NETWORK, Published 11:11 a.m. ET Feb. 28, 2019 These are the 10 black men in University of Cincinnati College of Medicine’s first year class at their “White Coat Ceremony,” (Photo: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati) WASHINGTON – Gabriel Felix is on track to graduate from Howard… Read More
AMSNY CEO Testifies at NYC Council Committee on Higher Ed Hearing About CUNY Diversity in Medicine Pipeline Programs
Testimony of: Jo Wiederhorn, President & CEO Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) Oversight Hearing – Pursuing a Career in Health Care at the City University of New York Committee on Higher Education New York City Council January 17, 2019 10:00 am 250 Broadway, 14th Floor Committee Room, New York, NY Good morning, Chairwoman… Read More
AMSNY Videos Explain Stem Cell Research in NY State
New York State Research Institutions Celebrate Stem Cell Awareness Day on 10/10/2018
(New York, NY) – Wednesday, October 10, 2018 is Stem Cell Awareness Day, and research institutions across New York are joining the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) to spread the news that groundbreaking stem cell research is happening across the state. This year also marks 20 years since scientists first discovered how to… Read More
Announcing AMSNY Diversity in Medicine Scholarship Recipients
AMSNY is proud to announce our 10 scholarship recipients for 2018-2019! The AMSNY Diversity in Medicine Scholarship has two goals: decrease medical students’ debt load and provide physicians for medically underserved areas in NYS, as students commit to two years of service in a designated underserved area in New York State. The scholarship, which is pegged to… Read More
A healthy investment
Jo Wiederhorn responds to a New York Daily News editorial: Investing in biomedical research is indeed smart (“Death by a thousand cuts,” editorial, May 18). As federal funding has declined, however, other states have recognized the wisdom of investing in research. California, Texas and Massachusetts are spending billions to grow their bioscience sectors, and are… Read More
WXXI News' Connections: Healthy Friday – Research Funding
State medical schools use a variety of funding sources for research, but officials are not getting as much money as they’d like in the state budget. Universities say this limits their ability to recruit and retain researchers. Jo Wiederhorn, President of the Associated Medical Schools of New York, took part in this interview which is… Read More