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30
2018
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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell Provides Proof Positive Pathway For Minorities in Medicine
Nearly 60 high school students from Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties recently completed a rigorous multi-year, four-week summertime academic program offered by the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell designed to increase the diversity of the healthcare workforce by exposing young scholars to careers in the medical field. Learn more.
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Breaks Record With Underrepresented Minorities
On Monday, July 30, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) welcomed the Class of 2022 with a record-breaking number of underrepresented minorities (URMs). Of the 135 students in the class, 37 – over 27 percent of the class – are URMs. Learn more.
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Medical Education & Training |
SUNY Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine Inks Guaranteed Entrance Program for SUNY’s Purchase College
Upstate Medical University’s College of Medicine and SUNY’s Purchase College have partnered to create a new program for Purchase graduates to pursue a medical degree at Upstate. Learn more.
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Pain Management With a Human Touch
A June 2018 study released by the American Osteopathic Association found that half of Americans suffer chronic pain lasting three months or longer. While the U.S. opioid epidemic continues to sweep the nation, Sheldon Yao, D.O., chair and associate professor of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) in NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine(NYITCOM), maintains that osteopathic manipulative treatments learned by NYITCOM students will be the future of pain management. Learn more.
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New York Medical College Enters Into New Academic Affiliation With Rome Memorial Hospital
Broadening the clerkship opportunities available to third- and fourth-year medical students, New York Medical College (NYMC) and Rome Memorial Hospital (RMC) have entered into a new academic affiliation aimed at expanding medical education, meeting the medical health care needs of the community and further developing clinical and education research. Learn more.
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Student News |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Sarnoff Winner Sarah Marx: Living in Two Worlds
Take a third-year Einstein medical student away from the hospital, place her in a laboratory equipped with microscopes and mice, and what happens? That’s what Sarah Marx, Class of 2019, is finding out. Learn more.
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New York Medical College: School of Medicine Class of 2020 Transitions to the Clinical Years
The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Student Clinician Ceremony on June 29 marked another milestone in the medical education of the Class of 2020 – the beginning of the clinical years. Learn more.
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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell Welcomes Class of 2022
The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ushered in its eighth class of medical students on Thursday, July 26, 2018 with orientation activities that included a welcome reception with faculty/staff and community service initiatives to build unity among the new group while taking time to give back. Learn more.
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Faculty |
Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Laura Riley Appointed Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Laura Riley, a renowned obstetrician who specializes in obstetric infectious disease, has been appointed chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine and obstetrician and gynecologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective Oct. 1. Learn more.
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Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Francis Lee Appointed Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine
Dr. Francis Lee, a leading physician-scientist whose research focuses on anxiety disorders, has been named chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine and psychiatrist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, effective July 1. Learn more.
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