The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news from its sixteen member institutions. AMSNY is engaged in highlighting efforts of the schools in areas including, but not limited to, medical education, training, and research.
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- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Recommended to Receive $14.9 Million for Parkinson’s
- Albany Med Leading National Study of Procedure to Shrink Uterine Tumors
- Study Reveals Method to Identify Brain Tumors That Could Lead to More Precise Neurosurgery
- Touro’s New Medical School
- NYU School of Medicine Debuts Three-Year MD Program
- Canty Elected President of Prominent Cardiology Organization
- Three Upstate New York Medical Schools Recommended to Receive $12.1 Million for Clinical Trial
- New Facility Will Bridge Research and Stem Cell Therapies
- Stony Brook President Samuel L. Stanley Appointed to APLU Board
- NYIT’s Medical School Officially Renamed
- Are Primary Care Doctors a Vanishing Breed?
- Prioritizing Health Disparities in Medical Education to Improve Care
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Recommended to Receive $14.9 Million to Develop Promising Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease
January 14, 2013 – The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) today announced that the Empire State Stem Cell Board (NYSTEM) has recommended approximately $14.9 million in funding be awarded to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center to develop an innovative stem-cell therapy that is predicted to increase motor control and coordination in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
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Albany Med Leading National Study of Procedure to Shrink Uterine Tumors
January 14, 2013 – Gary Siskin, M.D., professor and chair of radiology at Albany Medical Center, is leading a nationwide clinical study that could increase the effectiveness of treatment for uterine fibroids.
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© 2013 Albany Medical Center. All rights reserved.
Study Reveals Method to Identify Brain Tumors That Could Lead to More Precise Neurosurgery
January 9, 2013 – The use of a new brain tumor-targeting contrast agent that differentiates between normal and cancer cells in conjunction with a high-powered microscopy system could potentially lead to a method of more precise neurosurgery for brain tumors, according to research paper published as a cover story in the December issue of Translational Oncology. Developed by researchers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Stony Brook University, the contrast agent adheres to a molecular marker of medulloblastoma, a form of brain cancer, and can be seen by the optical microscope system, also developed by the research team.
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© 2013 Stony Brook University. All rights reserved.
Touro’s New Medical School
January 9, 2013 – (Crain’s New York Business) Officials of New York City’s Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine tomorrow will announce plans for a new four-year medical school based in Middletown, N.Y. Final approvals from local and state officials will clear the way to build at the former Horton Hospital complex. The school will create nearly 500 faculty and administrative jobs and train hundreds of medical students. The Danza Group, a development firm in Franklin Lakes, N.J., bought the former Orange Regional Medical Center campus several years ago with plans to have Touro base a new school at the site.
NYU School of Medicine Debuts Three-Year MD Program
December 26, 2012 – NYU School of Medicine announced today that it will begin offering a new accelerated three-year Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree, approved earlier this month by the New York State Education Department. NYU School of Medicine is the first nationally ranked academic medical center in the United States to offer such a program that allows graduates to pursue a career in either primary care or the medical specialty of their choice.
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© 2013 New York University. All rights reserved.
Canty Elected President of Prominent Cardiology Organization
December 21, 2012 – John M. Canty Jr., MD, Albert and Elizabeth Rekate Professor at the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, and chief of cardiovascular medicine, has been named president of the Association of Professors of Cardiology. He will lead the APC — the foremost professional organization for division directors of cardiology and cardiovascular medicine at accredited institutions — through 2013.
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© 2013 University at Buffalo. All rights reserved.
Consortium of Three Upstate New York Medical Schools Recommended to Receive More Than $12.1 Million for Promising Clinical Trial
December 19, 2012 – The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) today announced that the Empire State Stem Cell Board (NYSTEM) has recommended more than $12.1 million in funding be awarded to a collaborative effort between the State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University in Syracuse; the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, SUNY; and the University of Rochester Medical Center.
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New Facility Will Bridge Research and Stem Cell Therapies
December 12, 2012 – The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has opened the doors on a new facility that will enable researchers to create, study, and ultimately use stem cells and their offspring in early-phase experimental human therapies. The Upstate Stem Cell CGMP Facility, which will be used by academic and private-sector scientists from across the state, was created with $3.5 million in support from the Empire State Stem Cell Board.
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© 2013 University of Rochester. All rights reserved.
Stony Brook President Samuel L. Stanley Appointed to APLU Board
December 10, 2012 – Stony Brook University President, Samuel L. Stanley Jr., M.D., has accepted an appointment to a three year term on the Board of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), a Washington DC-based research and advocacy organization of public research universities, land-grant institutions, and state university systems.
“I look forward to serving as a board member for the APLU,” said President Stanley. “Public higher education is at a crossroads right now, facing major funding issues, calls for greater accountability and improving student completion, and the challenges and opportunities coming with online education. I hope to contribute insight and ideas based on Stony Brook’s position as a University Center within SUNY, the largest single State system in the country, and Stony Brook’s longstanding commitment to STEM education, diversity and access to excellence. It is an honor to be asked to serve APLU during these challenging times.”
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© 2013 Stony Brook University. All rights reserved.
NYIT’s Medical School Officially Renamed
December 5, 2012 – The new name replaces the school’s former identification as New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, which was frequently shortened to NYCOM. In selecting the new name, university administrators chose to move away from the “COM” acronym, opting to spell out College of Osteopathic Medicine to avoid an abbreviation more commonly associated with technology, dot.com businesses, and corporations. They also stressed the university’s goal to “break down silos” among academic disciplines and the seven schools within the NYIT community.
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© 2013 New York Institute of Technology. All rights reserved.
Are Primary Care Doctors a Vanishing Breed?
December 4, 2012 – Doctors who practice general internal medicine, known as internists, may be a vanishing breed, according to a new study. In the new research, few medical residents in general internal medicine programs say they plan to pursue that career path. Instead, they plan to become specialists. The study is published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Prioritizing Health Disparities in Medical Education to Improve Care
December 4, 2012 – On October 2, 2012, medical students, faculty, educators, and administrators convened at the New York Academy of Sciences to discuss how medical schools can reduce health disparities by promoting more diversity in healthcare professions, equipping doctors with tools to serve underrepresented groups, and reaching out to the community. The Prioritizing Health Disparities in Medical Education to Improve Care conference was sponsored by the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Associated Medical Schools of New York, the New York University School of Medicine, and the New York Academy of Sciences.
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© 2013 The New York Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.