Aug
14
2019
Highlights |
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Lee Goldman to Step Down After 2019-20 Academic Year
Lee Goldman, MD, MPH, Dean of the Faculties of Health Science and Medicine and Chief Executive of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, announced that he will step down on June 30, 2020. Learn more.
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Zucker School of Medicine Launches New Pipeline Program
Eight rising college sophomores from close to home and beyond continued their quest for science and medical knowledge on Jun. 24, 2019, as the first class of the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Pipeline Program (ZPP) for college students. Learn more.
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Medical Education & Training |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Getting Prepped for Success
When Schnaude Dorizan was a senior at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, she thought her good grades and double major in biology and psychology would ensure her admission to a neuroscience graduate school program-until all eight schools she applied to rejected her. A professor said her lack of lab research experience was the likely culprit, and suggested she look into the Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program, commonly known as PREP, offered at certain universities and medical schools and funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Learn more.
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Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Learning From What Goes Wrong
Though simulation has been shown to help students retain information and hone skills while improving patient outcomes by decreasing costly medical errors, VP&S did not have a dedicated space to run simulated scenarios until the VEC opened in August 2016. Before then, medical students traveled to offsite facilities or did “in situ” training in makeshift spaces and unoccupied patient rooms at NYP. Learn more.
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine: The DO Magazine, Failed COMLEX or USMLE? What it Means for Matching Into Residency
Failing a board exam in medical school is often a devastating experience. When John Ukadike, OMS IV, found out he failed his first COMLEX exam, feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy crept in. “I cried immediately and felt an overwhelming feeling of despair,” says Ukadike, who attends the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Learn more.
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Heal Thyself: Helping Students Fight Stress and Burnout
Taking good care of others doesn’t necessarily mean taking good care of yourself. Initiatives at NYIT take steps to combat the stress and burnout health providers experience early in their education.
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Student News |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine M.D./Ph.D. Student Wins Lasker Essay Contest
When it comes to education, Einstein M.D./Ph.D. student Peter John knows what motivates students to learn. “The most effective lessons are intellectually engaging and entertaining. Electronic games are a good strategy for achieving both goals,” he says. He wrote an essay about just that-“Making It All Fun and Games in the Biomedical Sciences”-and submitted it earlier this year for consideration in the 2019 Lasker Foundation Essay Contest. Learn more.
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SUNY Upstate Medical University: National Institutes of Health Selects Two Upstate Students for Prestigious Medical Research Scholars Program
Two Upstate Medical University students have been chosen to participate in a prestigious and highly selective research training program with the National Institutes of Health. The students – Christina Marcelus and Daniel Lichtenstein, both third-year students in the College of Medicine – were selected from more than 130 applications for just 50 spots in the Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP). Learn more.
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Making a Difference at Home and Abroad
In June 2018, eight NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) students embarked on a service-learning trip to deliver medical outreach to underserved populations in Ghana. Although it was the eighth time NYIT’s Center for Global Health had taken students to Ghana, this trip was special. Learn more.
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Diversity in Medicine |
Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School Receives Prestigious Grant to Boost Underrepresented Groups
The Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences has been awarded a competitive grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch a program dedicated to increasing the number and enhancing the success of doctoral students from underrepresented backgrounds. Learn more.
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CUNY School of Medicine Hosts BNGAP’s Critical Transitions Seminar for Diverse Trainees: Finding your Academic Residency, Fellowship, or First Academic Position, August 3, 2019
The Building the Next of Academic Physicians Inc. has focused on assessing diverse trainees (e.g. URM, women, and sexual and gender minorities) perceptions of academic careers and developing innovative educational programming to address barriers and to promote their pursuit of academic careers. Learn more.
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine: Cultural Competency, Healing Diverse Patient Populations
“If you aren’t a culturally sensitive health care provider, there’s a good chance you won’t get to the bottom of a patient’s problem,” says Dr. Jeffrey Gardere, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM). Dr. Gardere and Dr. Joyce Addo-Atuah of Touro College of Pharmacy (TCOP) are co-leading a relatively new interdisciplinary course, “Cultural Competency in Health Care.” Learn more.
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Faculty |
New York Medical College Announces New Clinical Leadership in the School of Medicine
The New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine (SOM) is pleased to announce the appointments of new clinical chairs: Peter Panzica, M.D., left, chair of the Department of Anesthesiology; Sean Tedjarati, M.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., center, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, effective July 1; and Edward Lebovics, M.D., interim chair of the Department of Medicine, effective September 1. Learn more.
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Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Mary E. Choi Elected President of the Korean American Medical Association
Dr. Mary E. Choi, a professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been elected president of the Korean American Medical Association (KAMA). Founded in 1974, KAMA provides guidance and networking opportunities to Korean American medical students, medical trainees and physicians. Learn more.
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Zucker School of Medicine Professor Named to the American Board of Internal Medicine Board of Directors
Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion, Robert Roswell, MD, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). Learn more.
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