Highlights Albert Einstein College of Medicine-Developed Treatment Strategy May Lead to HIV Cure   Armed with a novel strategy they developed for bolstering the body’s immune response, scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine have successfully suppressed HIV infections in mice—offering a path to a functional cure for HIV and other chronic viral infections. Their… Read More

Highlights Crain’s New York Business: State Med Schools Report Record-High Diversity   More than 21% of first-year students last year at medical schools across the state were from underrepresented backgrounds, the first time the rate exceeded 20% since it has been tracked. Crain’s New York Business reported on the development, citing the Associated Medical Schools… Read More

Highlights SUNY Upstate Medical University Conducts New Clinical Trial Testing Seasonal Flu Vaccine   Upstate Medical University is seeking volunteers for a clinical trial involving a new flu vaccine similar to the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which could be more effective in combatting seasonal flu. Upstate is working with Pfizer to study a new mRNA-based… 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