Highlights New York Medical College Study Highlights Racial Inequities in Foster Care Placement Following Non-Accidental Trauma Non-accidental trauma (NAT) is a leading cause of traumatic death and disability in children, with many of these victims later placed in foster care. A new study conducted by New York Medical College faculty and students found that neighborhood… Read More
Highlights Albert Einstein College of Medicine Hosts NYS Health Commissioner McDonald for Announcement of $5 Million for Diversity Programs On July 17, Albert Einstein College of Medicine hosted New York State Department of Health Commissioner James McDonald, M.D., as he announced $4.89 million in funding for the Diversity in Medicine programs managed by Associated Medical Schools… Read More
Highlights NYU Grossman School of Medicine and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Researchers Ask: How Do Our Memories Last a Lifetime? New Study Offers a Biological Explanation Whether it’s a first-time visit to a zoo or when we learned to ride a bicycle, we have memories from our childhoods kept well into adult years. But… Read More
Highlights Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell: From Special Ops to Future Docs: Medical School Assists Veterans Transitioning to Medical Careers The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is proud to announce a new partnership with Special Operations Forces to School of Medicine (SOFtoSOM) to support United States military veterans in their… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
