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Newsletter > January 2014 News from the Medical Schools: Medical Education & Physician Workforce

01/08/2014 Advocacy

January 2014 News from the Medical Schools: Medical Education & Physician Workforce

The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news on medical education and the physician workforce from the medical schools.

Highlights

  • Columbia University Medical Center Acknowledges Faculty, Staff and Students
  • Dr. Gary C. Butts Appointed Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Mount Sinai Health System
  • New Faculty in 13 Departments Bring Broad Experience to University at Buffalo
  • 3 UB Faculty Leaders Help Shape Academic Medicine Nationally

Medical Education & Training

  • Upstate Students Raise Funds to Help Victims of Typhoon-Ravaged Area of Phillipines
  • Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Student Receives Award

Health Care & Physician Workforce

  • NYU Langone Medical Center Announces $50 Million Gift for Perelman Center
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Announce Creation of Respiratory Institute in New York
  • Upstate Advocates Award More Than $101K to Upstate Programs
  • Jones Memorial and URMC Expand Neurology and Cardiology Services
  • URMC’s Wilmot Cancer Center Launches Inpatient Smoking Cessation Initiative
  • Mount Sinai Hosts Dominican Minister of Health, Corinthian IPA and Medical Partners
  • Downstate Professor Recognized by NYC for Teen HIV Program

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Columbia University Medical Center Acknowledges Faculty, Staff and Students

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December 2013 – Columbia University Medical Center acknowledges faculty, staff, and students who have recently received major research grants, earned prestigious honors, were elected to honorary societies, or took leadership positions in professional organizations.

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© 2013 Columbia University Medical Center. All rights reserved.



Dr. Gary C. Butts Appointed Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Mount Sinai Health System

December 20, 2013 – Gary C. Butts, MD, currently the Director of the Mount Sinai Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs and a pediatrician holding professorships in Medical Education, Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has been appointed Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System.

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© 2013 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. All rights reserved.



New Faculty in 13 Departments Bring Broad Experience to University at Buffalo

December 4, 2013 – Thirty-three faculty members with diverse backgrounds and expertise have joined the school’s faculty over the past several months.

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© 2013 University at Buffalo. All rights reserved.



3 UB Faculty Leaders Help Shape Academic Medicine Nationally

December 2, 2013 – The University at Buffalo has a strong presence in the Association of American Medical Colleges, with three faculty members serving in leadership roles as key players helping to shape academic medicine at the national level.

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© 2013 University at Buffalo. All rights reserved.



Upstate Students Raise Funds to Help Victims of Typhoon-Ravaged Area of Phillipines

January 2, 2014 – More than $1,200 for relief efforts in the typhoon-ravaged area of the Philippines has been raised by Upstate Medical University students. The money will go to assist the American Red Cross in its relief efforts in the Philippines, especially in areas hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan.

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© 2013 SUNY Upstate Medical University. All rights reserved.



Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Student Receives Award

December 16, 2013 – Brian Dulmovits, a second-year student at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, was awarded the American Society of Hematology’s Physician-Scientist Career Development Award under the joint mentorship of Jeffrey Lipton, MD, PhD and Lionel Blanc, PhD.

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© 2013 Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. All rights reserved.



NYU Langone Medical Center Announces $50 Million Gift to Create the New Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services

December 20, 2013 – NYU Langone Medical Center and its longtime trustee Ronald O. Perelman, chairman and chief executive officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc., announced a $50 million gift to create the Ronald O. Perelman Center for Emergency Services (Perelman Emergency Center). The Perelman Emergency Center is expected to be completed in April 2014.

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© 2013 NYU Langone Medical Center. All rights reserved.



National Jewish Health and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Announce Creation of Respiratory Institute in New York

December 17, 2013 – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and National Jewish Health, the nation’s leading respiratory hospital based in Denver, Colorado, announced the formation of a joint venture to support differentiated care and research in respiratory and related diseases. The new venture will be called the Mount Sinai-National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute.

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© 2013 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. All rights reserved.



Upstate Advocates Award More Than $101K to Upstate Programs

December 12, 2013 – The Advocates for Upstate Medical University awarded $101,375 to Upstate programs. This includes a $90,000 donation to the Upstate Cancer Center campaign, completing much earlier its $150,000 commitment made in 2010, which was promised over a ten-year period.

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© 2013 SUNY Upstate Medical University. All rights reserved.



Jones Memorial and URMC Expand Neurology and Cardiology Services

December 10, 2013 – Jones Memorial Hospital is expanding its collaboration with the University of Rochester Medical Center through new neurology and cardiology services in Wellsville, NY.

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© 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center. All rights reserved.



URMC’s Wilmot Cancer Center Launches Inpatient Smoking Cessation Initiative

December 10, 2013 – The James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at the University of Rochester Medical Center is helping patients navigate the complexities of quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis with the introduction of an inpatient smoking cessation program—the first in the region to offer this comprehensive service to the hospital’s cancer patients.

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© 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center. All rights reserved.



Mount Sinai Hosts Dominican Minister of Health, Corinthian IPA and Medical Partners from the Dominican Republic

December 7, 2013 – The Minister of Health of the Dominican Republic joined representatives from the Mount Sinai Health System and Corinthian IPA, an independent medical providers’ association, to continue to advance their dialogue aimed at improving the health status of the Dominican community in New York City and in their home country. This work is the latest example of an international health initiative by Mount Sinai.

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© 2013 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. All rights reserved.



Downstate Professor Recognized by NYC for Teen HIV Program

December 4, 2013 – Jeffrey Birnbaum, MD, MPH, associate professor of pediatrics at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, has received an award from the City of New York for his efforts helping teenagers and young adults in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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© 2013 SUNY Downstate Medical Center. All rights reserved.


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