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

Mar
25
2014

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

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the Top 20 Medical Schools by U.S. News and World Report
  • NYU School of Medicine Ranked Top 20 in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” Rankings
  • Construction Set to Begin on University at Buffalo’s New Downtown Medical School

Medical Education & Training

  • University Buffalo Pediatric Surgery Residencies Accredited for 10 Years
  • Albany Medical College Physician Chosen to Lead National Surgical Organizations
  • Columbia University Medical Student Receives Top Award at AMA Research Symposium

Health Care & Physician Workforce

  • Albany Medical College Recognized for Organ Donation Awareness Efforts
  • New Palliative Care Book Co-Edited by University of Rochester Expert
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Antonio Culebras, M.D., is lead author for stroke prevention guidlines from American Academy of Neurology
  • Dr. Mark Schoenberg Named Professor and University Chair at Urology at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Ranks in the Top 20 Medical Schools by U.S. News and World Report

March 11, 2014 – U.S. News & World Report has ranked the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai 19 out of 153 accredited medical schools and schools of osteopathic medicine nationwide, maintaining a strong position in the top 20 best medical schools in the United States. In addition, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine maintained its number 42 ranking, making it one of the nation’s top 50 Graduate Schools in the report released on March 11, 2014.

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© 2014 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. All rights reserved.



NYU School of Medicine Ranked Top 20 in the 2015 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” Rankings

March 11, 2014 – NYU School of Medicine is pleased to announce it was ranked #19 out of 129 medical schools for research on the 2015 U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings issued today. This is the first time that the School has ranked among the top 20 institutions by U.S. News since 1994. Up from #34 in 2007, the rise over the past seven years represents one of the fastest increases in national ranking among major universities in the history of the survey.

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© 2014 New York University School of Medicine. All rights reserved.



Construction Set to Begin on University at Buffalo’s New Downtown Medical School

March 7, 2014 – The eight-story, 540,000-square-foot building — the largest individual construction project in UB’s 167-year history — is set for completion in late 2016. It will anchor the Main and High street corner of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus near the heart of downtown Buffalo.

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© 2014 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. All rights reserved.


University at Buffalo Pediatric Surgery Residencies Accredited for 10 Years

March 7, 2014 – Reflecting more opportunity for resident input and strong community partnerships, the University at Buffalo’s residency training programs in surgery and pediatric surgery have been granted accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

For the full story, click here.
© 2014 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. All rights reserved.



Albany Medical College Physician Chosen to Lead National Surgical Organizations

February 27, 2014 – Steven Stain, M.D., Henry and Sally Schaffer Chair of the Department of Surgery at Albany Medical Center, was recently elected to chair the governing committee that accredits surgical residency programs in the United States.

Nationally recognized as a surgeon, researcher and educator, Dr. Stain was elected to serve as chair of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Resident Review Committee for Surgery.

For more information, click here.
© 2014 Albany Medical College. All rights reserved.



Columbia University Medical Student Receives Top Award at AMA Research Symposium

Feburary 20, 2014 – In November, P&S student Gregory Joice, P&S’14, was selected the overall winner among medical students for his talk, “Failure to Rescue and Inter-Hospital Transfer after Radical Cystectomy,” during the 11th annual AMA Research Symposium. The symposium, which took place as part of the AMA Interim Meeting included presentations from more than 330 of the country’s medical students, residents, fellows, and international medical graduates.

For more information, click here.
© 2014 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. All rights reserved.



Albany Medical College Recognized for Organ Donation Awareness Efforts

March 7, 2014 – Albany Medical Center was among a select group of hospitals nationwide recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for reaching gold level of recognition for public education about donation and state donor registries.

For the full story, click here.
© 2014 Albany Medical College. All rights reserved.



New Palliative Care Book Co-Edited by University of Rochester Expert

March 6, 2014 – Rochester expert Timothy E. Quill, M.D. is co-editor of a new book exploring the ethics of palliative care, the medical specialty that focuses on pain and symptom management, patient and family support, and help with decision making.

For the full story, click here.
© 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center. All rights reserved.


SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Antonio Culebras, M.D., is lead author for stroke prevention guidelines from American Academy of Neurology

February 28, 2014 – Upstate Medical University neurologist Antonio Culebras, M.D., is the lead author of an updated guideline from the American Academy of Neurology that recommends that people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, take oral anticoagulants, a type of blood thinner pill, to prevent stroke.

For the full story, click here.
© 2014 SUNY Upstate Medical University. All rights reserved.


Dr. Schoenberg Named Professor and University Chair at Urology at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine

February 27, 2014 – Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have named Mark Schoenberg, M.D., professor and university chair of The Department of Urology. Dr. Schoenberg joins from Johns Hopkins Medicine, where he currently serves as The Bernard L. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Urology and Director of Urologic Oncology. He will assume his new position in April 2014.

For the full story, click here.
© 2014 Albert Einstein College of Medicine. All rights reserved.


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