Highlights Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell: Case-Based Training on Social Determinants of Health to Better Equip Future Doctors On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, new research was published by a group of researchers from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell including Class of 2023 graduate, Danielle Howell, MD, and faculty… Read More
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Medical Education News from AMSNY: June 2024
Highlights CUNY School of Medicine: How Medical Schools are Improving Access for Underrepresented Minorities In “How Medical Schools are Improving Access for Underrepresented Minorities,” U.S. News & World Report interviewed Carmen Renee Green, MD, Dean of the CUNY School of Medicine, on the school’s success in increasing access to medical education for Black and Latinx students, and… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: May 2024
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Despite AI Advancements, Human Oversight Remains Essential State-of-the-art artificial intelligence systems known as large language models (LLMs) are poor medical coders, according to researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Their study, published in the April 19 online issue of NEJM AI, emphasizes the necessity… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: May 2024
Highlights In memoriam: Frank Jones, Executive Director of AMSNY, 1980-2002 We mourn the passing of Frank Jones, long-time Executive Director of the Associated Medical Schools of New York. Frank graduated from Rutgers University and later was the public relations director of that university before becoming PR director of William Paterson University. Frank worked as a program… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: April 2024
Highlights SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: Dr. Lambert Spearheads Study on Mentorship Networks for Underrepresented Researchers Last fall, we proudly announced that W. Marcus Lambert, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Research Strategy and Operations, received the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) R35 $1.72M grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Spread over a five-year period, this… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: April 2024
Highlights University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry MD Program Receives Full Accreditation from National Committee The medical student education program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD) earned full accreditation for the next 8 years from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). Sponsored by the Association of American… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: March 2024
Highlights SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: The Reality of Racism as a Public Health Crisis Racism is acknowledged as a widespread societal problem, impacting individuals and communities across multiple dimensions of life. In response, there is increasing recognition of racism as a public health crisis and a significant determinant of health disparities, prompting many, including… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: March 2024
Highlights Albert Einstein College of Medicine Announces Free Tuition in Perpetuity for All Medical School Students Dr. Philip Ozuah, President and CEO of Montefiore Einstein, the umbrella organization for Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System, today announced that Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a transformational gift from Ruth L. Gottesman,… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: February 2024
Highlights Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo: Health Disparities at the Beginning Stages of Life is Focus of NIH-funded Study at UB A University at Buffalo researcher has received a five-year, $3.4 million grant to begin a study that will examine how parents’ mental health and socio-economic factors impact health… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: February 2024
Highlights Albert Einstein College of Medicine: A Path to Success When Annel Fernandez was in high school, she thought she might one day pursue medicine as a career. As a daughter of immigrants from the Dominican Republic, she saw firsthand how chronic diseases and a lack of access to healthcare affected the quality of life… Read More