Governor Hochul Announces More Than $4.6 Million to Expand Access to Health Care, Eliminate Health Care Disparities for New Yorkers

At a press conference on December 5 at the Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo, the New York State Department of Health announced more than $4.6 million in state funding for programs to expand access and eliminate disparities in health care while helping to increase diversity among the physician workforce throughout New York, representing a $1.2 million increase over the previous year’s allocation. Learn more.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Awarded $3.2 Million to Support Free Summer Program For Disadvantaged Students

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a $3.2 million grant to support a free summer program for disadvantaged students interested in a career in medicine. The Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, provided the five-year training grant. Learn more.

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Virtual Reality Teaches Students About Real Bias

Students are drawn to the health care professions because they want to help people. But neither the health care environment nor the practitioners are immune to bias and discrimination. So how do you teach students what bias may look like and how to communicate and respond appropriately in a clinical setting? Learn more.

New York Medical College: New Simulation Manikins Reflect a Multicultural World

New York Medical College’s (NYMC) Clinical Skills and Simulation Center (CSSC) is taking a thoughtful step towards a more inclusive medical training environment that aligns with the real-world demographics that healthcare professionals encounter daily by introducing new simulation manikins with diverse skin tones, including light, medium, and dark shades. Learn more.

CUNY School of Medicine Student Research Day 2023: Celebrating Scholarship in Basic Science, Clinical Research, Behavioral and Community Research, and Meta-Analysis

From investigating the possible relationship between Covid-19 and neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s Disease, to analyzing air pollution and asthma rates in the Bronx, CUNY School of Medicine (CUNY Medicine) students collectively demonstrated their understanding of cell-to-society biomedical research at Student Research Day 2023. Learn more.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: BEYOND ALBERT: Training the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers

Seven high school students gained hands-on experience as cancer researchers in laboratories at Albert Einstein College of Medicine this past summer during an eight-week pathway program designed to encourage young people from the Bronx to explore biomedical careers. Learn more.

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell: Twelfth Annual Medical Student Research Week Showcases Summer Research Projects

More than 90 students from the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell presented their research projects during Medical Student Research Week, a hybrid event held November 6-10, 2023. The event is the culmination of weeks of scientific investigation by medical students of all years of study who participated in summer research activities. Learn more.

Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate Students Share Cutting-Edge Research in Three-Minute Talks

Three minutes and one projected slide–that’s all each graduate student had to present a big-picture research goal to a non-specialist audience in a way they could understand and appreciate. The eleven students from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences and the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences participated in the eighth annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Learn more.

Student News

University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry: What the Streets Teach

Nikhil Bamarajpet and his mom had become homeless, living on Long Island among others in the same position. One night, a man in their group doubled over with excruciating pain. EMTs eventually came, but “it took them longer to arrive than they stayed,” said Bamarajpet. They dismissed the man’s pain and said there was no room in the hospital, anyway, and then left. A few days later, the man died. Learn more.

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem: A Summer of Learning

Faatin Salekin, a second-year student at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem, was always interested in neurology. As an undergrad, he majored in neuroscience, and during his first year of medical school he did a poster presentation about a small discovery. But this past summer, he took his interest to a new level as a summer research intern at the National Institute on Aging, at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. Learn more.

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo Names Surtees Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and STEM Outreach

Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD, professor of biochemistry at the University at Buffalo, has been named associate dean for undergraduate education and STEM outreach at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB. Learn more.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Sandra K. Oza, M.D., M.A., Named Inaugural Assistant Dean for Learning Communities at Einstein

Sandra K. Oza, M.D., M.A., has been named the inaugural assistant dean for learning communities at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Oza is a general internist and associate professor of medicine in the division of general internal medicine, and currently serves as co-director of the Introduction to Clinical Medicine (ICM) and Transition to Clerkship (TTC) courses at Einstein. Learn more.

Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University: Stony Brook Mental Health Expert Named to SUNY Hispanic Leadership Institute

Adam Gonzalez, PhD, Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Behavioral Health in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University, is one of 11 fellows in New York State to be named to the State University of New York’s (SUNY) Hispanic Leadership Institute (HLI) Class for 2024. Learn more.

Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Ajay Gupta Named Chair of Radiology at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Ajay Gupta, MD, MS, has been named chair of the Department of Radiology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and radiologist-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/CUIMC. Gupta is a respected physician-scientist and board-certified radiologist specializing in neuroradiology. Learn more.

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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Middletown Medical College Opens On-Campus Community Health Clinic

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine has opened a new Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Clinic right on its Middletown campus. It will serve the community by treating patients who suffer from ankle sprain, back pain, headache, pneumonia, and sinus infection, at a discounted cost. Learn more.

Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell Reaffirms “You Belong Here” During Eighth Annual Diversity Night

Over 100 students, faculty, staff, and their guests attended the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell’s eighth annual Diversity Night on Thursday, November 9, 2023. The event celebrates the varied backgrounds and cultures of the medical school community’s members and is one of the many ways the school champions its core values of diversity and inclusion. This year’s theme was “You Belong Here: Pride and Culture.” Learn more.

New York Medical College Celebrates Faculty Authorship

A three-decade tradition continued on November 29 when the New York Medical College community gathered to recognize and celebrate faculty authors who published during the 2022 calendar year. Hosted by the Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library, the event lauded 396 authors who published 812 peer-reviewed works including articles, conference abstracts, and edited and authored books. Learn more.

Weill Cornell Medicine: Working with Community Leaders Boosts Family Planning in Tanzania

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine found that partnering with local religious leaders boosted adoption of family planning methods in Tanzania. The findings present a novel strategy for increasing global awareness and use of contraception in regions where faith leaders are trusted messengers in the community. Learn more.

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Medical Marathon

Athletes of all walks of life gathered in New York City’s five boroughs on November 5 to participate in the TCS New York City Marathon, where students and faculty from the College of Osteopathic Medicine were on hand to provide necessary medical care. The 26.2-mile course winding from Staten Island to Manhattan is not an easy trek, and a plethora of medical personnel were on hand for the entirety of the day’s event. Learn more.

New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Honoring Those Who Answer the Call of Duty

On November 10, a panel of distinguished alumni from the College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), including current and former military physicians, gathered in Riland Auditorium on the Long Island campus to discuss compassion and care for veterans and active service members. Learn more.

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Diversity Innovation Hub Holds 2023 Pitch Day Competition Recognizing Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Mount Sinai’s Diversity Innovation Hub (DIH), a venture of the Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a unique, community-driven incubator with the goal of increasing the diversity of founders in health care innovation and entrepreneurship through investing and growing ideas that disrupt inequities caused by social determinants of health. Learn more.