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2018
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Promoting Diverse Scientific Workforce Critical in Academic Medicine
Academic medical institutions must champion faculty diversity if they are to improve outcomes for patients, according to a National Institutes of Health diversity leader who delivered the keynote address at Weill Cornell Medicine’s inaugural Diversity Week. Learn more.
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AAMC Study Co-Authored by Einstein Faculty Examines Career Trends Among M.D.-Ph.D. Program Graduates
A new study published by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), coauthored by Einstein’s Myles Akabas, M.D., Ph.D., finds that most graduates of M.D.-Ph.D. programs continue in work consistent with their training-conducting research, developing new diagnostics, devices and treatments, and helping train the next generation of scientists and clinicians. Learn more.
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Medical Education & Training |
Weill Cornell Medicine: Mentoring Academy Established
Weill Cornell Medicine has established a new Mentoring Academy that is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of healthcare leaders. Dr. Ruth Gotian, a highly regarded academic administrator and educator, has been appointed assistant dean for mentoring and will lead the academy as its executive director. Learn more.
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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell: Hospital Food for Thought-Medical Students Learn About Healing Through Nutrition
When you think of hospital food, chances are ‘fresh’ and ‘appetizing’ do not immediately spring to mind. More like bland and ironically unhealthy according to recent surveys and studies of food service in the U.S. hospital setting. Learn more.
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New York Medical College: First-Year Students Eulogize Their Donors at 30th Annual Convocation of Thanks
Following in the footsteps of students who came before them for three decades, New York Medical College’s first-year medical, physical therapy and speech-language pathology students came together on April 27 to thank and eulogize the donors who gifted themselves to the study of anatomy. Learn more.
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Student News |
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Student Profile: Samantha Gottlieb is Finding Her Path to Healing
“When you sit in a class, play on a team, and, become friends with students from Nigeria, Luxembourg, China, and Brazil, you learn more about cultures, foods, customs, business practices than you would from studying in books,” said Samantha Gottlieb at the NYIT Presidential Installation Ceremony. Learn more.
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine: Fighting Obesity Bias
One TouroCOM Harlem student wants to change the way doctors and medical students think about obesity. OMS II Megan Winters was the sole medical student presenter at this year’s American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine Conference held in April. Her topic? Obesity bias among doctors and medical students Learn more.
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Commencement 2018 |
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Albany Medical College Holds 2018 Commencement Ceremonies
Albany Medical College awarded 225 degrees during commencement ceremonies at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Medical degrees (M.D.) were awarded to 148 students. In addition, 18 students received Master of Science degrees in Nurse Anesthesiology, 40 received Master of Science degrees in Physician Assistant Studies, and five received either Master of Science or doctoral degrees in the biomedical sciences. Learn more.
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem Graduates Sixth Class at Apollo
At a celebratory gathering that included bagpipes, an electric piano and a flutist, the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) conferred diplomas upon 126 members of the Class of 2018 on May 29th at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Learn more.
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Weill Cornell Medicine: Commencement Honors Future Healthcare Leaders
For most of his life, Vishal Patel wanted to be a teacher. But midway through college, he discovered a love for medicine and realized he could combine those two passions by becoming a physician. That journey reached a milestone on May 31 with Dr. Patel’s graduation from Weill Cornell Medical College. Learn more.
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Albert Einstein College of Medicine Celebrates its 60th Commencement
On May 24th, Albert Einstein College of Medicine conferred 159 M.D. and 21 Ph.D. degrees as it celebrated its 60th commencement at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. In addition, 13 graduates of Einstein’s Medical Scientist Training Program received both an M.D. and Ph.D. degree. Learn more.
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New York Medical College:Class of 2018 Celebrates Commencement Day
After years of dedication, sacrifice and unyielding efforts, the New York Medical College (NYMC) Class of 2018 enjoyed the fruits of their labor at 159th Commencement exercises on May 23 at Carnegie Hall, where families and friends packed the house for the momentous occasion. Learn more.
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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Middletown Graduates First Class
A big milestone for a Hudson Valley medical school students Thursday, as 118 TouroCOM Middletown students are now doctors, ready to move on to residency. They are the first graduating students from the school, which opened in the fall 2014 semester. Our Caitlin Landers gives us a look at TouroCOM’s graduation day. Learn more.
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New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Ready to Heal, Ready to Lead: Hooding NYITCOM’s Class of 2018
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum rocked with applause on May 22 as a new wave of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) physicians joined a legacy of more than 7,500 graduates. Learn more.
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Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell Graduates Fourth Class of New Doctors
The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell celebrated the graduation of its newest physicians and scientists at a ceremony held on Monday, May 14, at the Toni and Martin Sosnoff Theater, John Cranford Adams Playhouse at Hofstra University. Learn more.
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