May 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.

Over $6.2 Million Raised at NYU Langone Medical Center’s 2014 Violet Ball

May 12, 2014 – NYU Langone Medical Center raised more than $6.2 million last Thursday night at its annual Violet Ball held at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. This year the president and COO of Goldman Sachs, Gary D. Cohn, who also serves as an NYU Langone trustee and chair of the NYU Langone Musculoskeletal Advisory Board, and his wife Lisa Pevaroff-Cohn, an artist and designer, were honored for their years of dedication to the Medical Center. The funds raised will create full scholarships for talented medical students on behalf of the Cohns.

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© 2014 NYU Langone Medical Center. All rights reserved.

University at Buffalo School of Medicine Graduates 128 New MDs

May 2, 2014 – The School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo graduated 128 medical students during its 168th commencement on May 2. The 66 men and 62 women will pursue multiple specialties during their residency programs — the next step in their medical training. Fifty-eight percent will stay in New York State.

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

Paying it Forward: Breathrough Prize Winners and Institutions Commit $3 Million in Support of Next Generation Scientists

May 12, 2014 – Following last year’s announcement of the first-ever Breakthrough Prizes, established by a well-known group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs to celebrate scientists and encourage careers in the field, the winners were frequently asked what they would do with their newfound prize money of $3 million each. Three of the winners — Charles L. Sawyers, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Cornelia I. Bargmann, PhD, of the Rockefeller University; and Lewis C. Cantley, PhD, of Weill Cornell Medical College — have answered that question by collaborating to “invest” in the next generation of scientists. They have committed a portion of their Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences award to establish a new annual prize for promising postdoctoral trainees. Including financial commitments made by each of their respective institutions, the award will be sustained by a $3 million endowment.

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© 2014 Weill Cornell Medical College. All rights reserved.

University at Buffalo Clinical Resients, Fellows Can Earn Focused MBA in 3 Semesters

May 9, 2014 – University at Buffalo graduate clinical trainees can simultaneously complete their residency or fellowship along with a new, specialized Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree — the first dual program of its kind in New York State and one of a few in the nation.

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

Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Honors Teacher of the Year, Dr. William Rennie

April 25, 2014 – Hofstra North-Shore LIJ School of Medicine is proud to honor professor of emergency medicine and course director (The First Hundred Weeks), William Rennie, MD, who has been named Teacher of the Year at Hofstra University. Eight educators, representing each school at Hofstra and selected by students, will be recognized at the 18th annual Hofstra Gala on Thursday, May 1, including an acknowledgment at commencement exercises in May.

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© 2014 Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. All rights reserved.

Montefiore Partners with the Lopez Family Foundation to Establish the “Center for a Healthy Childhood”

May 8, 2014 – Montefiore Medical Center announced on May 8th a new partnership with the Lopez Family Foundation and the establishment of the Center for a Healthy Childhood. Designed to promote healthy living through community health programming and messages and a healthy environment, the new initiative builds upon Montefiore’s activities throughout its health system and the community-at-large and Jennifer Lopez’s long-standing commitment to improving the health and well-being of women and children.

Highest Safety Awarded to Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at The Mount Sinai Hospital

May 5, 2014 – The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory of Mount Sinai Heart at The Mount Sinai Hospital has once again received the highest “two-star” safety rating from the New York State Department of Health for its percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) overall and in non-emergency cases. This marks the 16th consecutive year the Mount Sinai Catheterization Laboratory or its physician has been awarded a prestigious two-star designation for safety rates significantly exceeding the statewide average.e.

NYU Langone Medical Center Establishes Office of Therapeurtics Alliances to Accelerate Drug Discovery

May 1, 2014 – NYU Langone Medical Center has established a new drug discovery accelerator, the Office of Therapeutics Alliances (OTA). OTA is an innovative, nimble program that advances the discovery of novel therapeutic projects by combining the scientific strengths of NYU Langone investigators in dissecting disease pathways with the expertise of external professional drug discovery and development partners in the biopharma industry.

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