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
Researchers from New York Medical College and the University of California Davis have for the first time codified age-specific probabilities of live birth after in vitro fertilization (IVF) with frozen eggs. A team of researchers led by Kutluk Oktay, M.D., a New York Medical College physician/scientist who specializes in preserving the fertility of female cancer… 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
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine’s 284 graduates received doctoral hoods and accolades this morning as they were honored for their hard work, compassion, and dedication to health care. On July 1, the graduates will begin their residencies at hospitals and institutions across the country. “Whether you go on to become pediatricians… Read More
Government Relations Committee” The Rally for Medical Research was held in Washington D.C. on Monday, April 8th. AMSNY was a proud sponsor of the event, in which nearly 200 national health care and medical research organizations were present to show their support for federally funded medical research. Rally for Medical Research delivered a powerful message… Read More
New York’s medical schools remain committed to training a physician workforce ready to take on the mounting need for primary care and specialty services. The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) today announced that 2,160 graduating New York State medical students have “matched” to residency training programs within the state and across the country…. Read More
Match Day is the time-honored event held at medical schools all across the country during which each graduating medical student learns where they will spend the next three to seven years of residency training. For each graduate, Match Day represents the culmination of their medical school education – the match ultimately determines the course of… Read More
On March 14, 2013, leaders from NYS’ medical schools joined Michael Stoler, host and producer of The Stoler Report, to discuss the topic, “Medical Schools Training the Next Generation of Health Care Professionals.” Participants included: Allen M. Spiegel, MD DeanAlbert Einstein College of Medicine Lawrence Smith, MD, MACP DeanHofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Executive… Read More
David Duggan, MD, has been appointed dean of the College of Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University, having served as the college’s interim dean since October 2011. He is retaining his position as professor of medicine. Dr. Duggan has been an active member of AMSNY’s Board of Trustees, which is comprised of the deans of… Read More
Forty-three students from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) in Harlem joined with over a thousand DOs and osteopathic medical students on March 14 to visit with elected officials about key health policy issues that affect osteopathic medicine. The group’s primary focus was additional funding for graduate medical education – specifically additional residency spots… Read More
