From their first day on campus, students in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo experience active learning classrooms, open “learning landscapes” and advanced simulation facilities, all aimed at providing them with a state-of-the-art medical education. Now, the Jacobs School is going a step further: it has established the Medical Education and Educational Research Institute (MEERI), a comprehensive and innovative institute for advancing medical education at UB.  Learn more.

Hopeful and nervous, elated and grateful. These were some of the emotions expressed at Match Day 2019, the celebratory event in which graduating medical students opened an envelope to learn which residency programs they will attend during the next phase of their training. During the event on Friday, March 15, 121 students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai were matched to residency programs throughout the country.  Learn more.

Fourth-year medical students of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a part of Montefiore, learned today where they will start the next phase of medical education as resident physicians at hospitals around the nation.  Learn more.

On Friday, March 15, four years of rigorous study and unrelenting work paid off in spades for the School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2019 during Match Day, when they opened their envelopes at noon and learned where they were matched to medical residency programs-and where they will begin their careers as physicians. According to Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, dean of the School of Medicine and professor of medicine and pharmacology, Match Day 2019 was a resounding success for New York Medical College (NYMC) students.  Learn more.

Each year, fourth-year medical students across the country find out where they will begin their careers as doctors at a suspense-filled event known as Match Day. On Friday, March 15, NYU School of Medicine’s 178th class gathered with family, friends, and advisers at Riverpark in Manhattan, and learned their residency placement. All 148 graduating students who applied to a residency matched.  Learn more. 

The State University of New York Chancellor Dr. Kristina M. Johnson and SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn/ Downstate Medical Center president Wayne J. Riley, M.D., joined nearly 200 Downstate fourth-year medical students for the annual “Match Madness” letter-opening ceremony. Learn more.

For Ngozi Monu, Match Day was the culmination of a long journey. Though she had emulated her physician father since childhood, by the time she entered Weill Cornell Medical College in 2014, the 38-year-old had already competed in the Olympics, representing Nigeria twice in swimming, and earned a doctorate in biomedical science. On Friday, flanked by her husband and a sea of celebrating students, Monu revealed in the moment of taking one step closer to her dream – and her match to NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for obstetrics and gynecology, her top choice.  Learn more.

Carla Velarde knew she wanted to stay in Rochester. She not only grew up here, and got her undergrad, master’s degree, and medical school education at the University of Rochester, but it’s also where she became a mother. Velarde delivered her son, Ben, during her third year of medical school in 2017. After an eight-month sabbatical, she returned to the program and completed her education. So when it came time to choose where she wanted to do her residency, she considered a number of top programs from around the country, but ultimately ranked the University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital as her number one destination of choice.  Learn more.

The result of years of intense preparation and study came delivered in a long-awaited white envelope for 95 graduating students at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell on March 15, Match Day, a milestone for aspiring physicians across the country revealing where they will train for the next three to seven years as new doctors. The Class of 2019 celebrates this turning point in their medical school careers with a 100% match to residencies.  Learn more.

Kenneth Steier has been in his comfort zone for nearly four hours. It’s almost 9 a.m. on a Saturday, and the 60-year-old dean of the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine is crashing the boards, pulling up from deep and driving on helpless defenders more than half his age. After he swishes the game-winning 3-pointer to clinch a 15-1 victory, he lifts both index fingers in the air while backpedaling, then high-fives his teammates and opponents as he walks off the court.  Learn more.

CSOM Medical Student Kristen Yang presented at the New England Research Symposium held at Harvard Medical School.  Her poster was entitled, “Patient and Health System Factors Related to Early and Late Presentations of Breast Cancer in Tanzania.” Learn more.

Teams of young innovators recently presented ideas on how to benefit patients to a panel of experts at the Mount Sinai Innovation Showcase. The event, hosted by Mount Sinai Innovation Partners (MSIP) with support from the SinaInnovations Committee and the Institutes for Translational Sciences (ConduITS), was held on Thursday, February 14, in Davis Auditorium.  Learn more.

The New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine’s (SOM) Office of Diversity and Inclusion, in collaboration with Westchester Medical Center Health (WMCHealth) Network, hosted the fourth annual HeLa Diversity and Inclusion conference on March 18 in the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center  Learn more.

On Tuesday, March 26, the New York Institute of Technology Center for Global Healthpartnered with NYU Winthrop Hospital’s Family Travel Clinic for an educational forum on travel and safety precautions. NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) students preparing for the Center’s upcoming trips attended the lecture.  Learn more.

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) graduated 71 high school students from its unique two-year after school program, MedAchieve, last week. The students received accolades and certificates from TouroCOM and their DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) mentors, along with stethoscopes and lab coats. Learn more.

More than 65 artists contributed over 100 pieces of artwork to the fifth annual Celebration of Visual Arts held at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell on Mar. 26.  Artists included medical students, physicians, nurses, undergraduate students, faculty and staff of the Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University and Northwell Health. Learn more.

NYIT Auditorium on Broadway became the nexus for all things eSports on March 30 when it hosted the eSports symposium, Your Future in eSports, and the first-ever East Coast Conference (ECC) League of Legends Championship, in which the NYIT CyBears defeated Southern New Hampshire University. The day began with introductions by Jerry Balentine, D.O., dean of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine and vice president for health sciences and medical affairs, as well as NYIT President Hank Foley, Ph.D. Learn more.

Martin B. Leon, MD, a pioneer in the development of minimally invasive therapies for individuals with heart disease, will be honored with the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) at its 68th annual scientific sessions in New Orleans.   Learn more. 

Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, a leading physician-scientist who specializes in pancreatic cancer and drug development, has been named chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology in the Weill Department of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective June 1. Dr. Hidalgo will also serve on the leadership team at the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine.  Learn more.

Marlene Camacho-Rivera, Assistant Professor in the Department of Community Health and Social Medicine has been selected for the 5th

Cardiovascular research encompasses epigenetics, molecular biology, and systems biology. Scientists studying cardiovascular diseases need a strong foundation in these subjects, as well as physiology and epidemiology, to advance the field and develop novel preventive strategies and treatments.  Learn more.