Dr. Robert A. Harrington, a cardiologist and the Arthur L. Bloomfield Professor of Medicine and chair of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University, has been named the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and provost for medical affairs of Cornell University. Learn more.

 

The Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo is among the top public medical schools for diversity, according to 2023-2024 America’s Best Graduate School rankings released May 11 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more.

 

The journey toward becoming a doctor is challenging but it can be especially difficult for students from groups historically underrepresented in science and medicine or for those who are socio-economically disadvantaged. They often face extra roadblocks along the way: fewer mentors to guide them toward careers in these fields or a lack of opportunity to volunteer, perform research, build a network, and shadow health professionals. Learn more.

 

Lily Ge, a first-year medical student at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, is making speedy progress on her lessons. When working to memorize details from her latest anatomy module, she flips through a virtual microscope that automatically pans to the organs she’s currently studying. To help wrap her mind around how different systems in the body interact and connect, she manipulates a virtual 3D body, zooming in to see “what loops behind what,” she says. If it seems as if the tools were tailored just for her, that’s because they are. Learn more.

 

A new partnership between Albany Medical College and several regional health organizations provides a unique opportunity for medical students to gain early clinical exposure. The Introductory Longitudinal Clerkship (ILC), part of the Medical College’s major curriculum modification, places first year medical students with primary care physicians throughout the community. Learn more.

 

From updating their lifesaving skills on realistic mannequins to learning how to invest in their own wellness, Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s graduating medical students recently gained a better understanding of what to expect at the hospital when they begin their residencies in July. For four weeks this spring, members of the Class of 2023 attended Einstein’s new Transition to Residency course, designed to prepare them for their new roles as practicing physicians. Learn more.

 

Fourth-year medical students at New York Medical College (NYMC) had the opportunity to participate in a unique new elective focused on health in the prison population this spring that included both NYMC students and individuals incarcerated within the Westchester County Jail. Learn more.

 

Albany Medical College will offer a Master of Science in Human Anatomy (MSHA) beginning in August 2023, aimed to address a nationwide shortage of anatomical science educators. The MSHA is a two-year standalone program designed to provide graduate level training and teaching experience in the anatomical sciences. Learn more.

 

Thirty-six students who have been accepted into the Norton College of Medicine through the Upstate’s Accelerated Scholars Program (UAS) are on campus to participate in an orientation program that will prepare them for their academic journey as medical students. Learn more.

 

The Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University celebrated its 49th Convocation on May 17 by conferring MD degrees to 127 graduates who will begin their first assignments as resident physicians this coming summer. Collectively, they will practice in New York State and 19 other states. Approximately one-quarter of the class will be residents at Stony Brook Medicine locations. Learn more.

 

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai celebrated its 54th graduating class on Thursday, May 11. A total of 172 degrees were conferred that day, ushering in a new generation of clinicians and researchers. However, the Commencement ceremony also celebrated another historic milestone. Learn more.

 

The College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) recently welcomed more than 400 new physicians to the medical profession at Hooding Ceremonies in Old Westbury, N.Y., and Jonesboro, Ark. The Class of 2023 joins a well-established alumni network of more than 9,000 osteopathic physicians (D.O.s). Learn more.

 

Dr. Christopher Bourne’s journey to Weill Cornell Medicine’s 2023 Commencement was defined by two of his passions: science and social activism – both informed profoundly by the events of 2020. Dr. Bourne graduated May 18 with a doctorate in immunology from Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences. Learn more.

 

Raven Osborn, a Translational Biomedical Science Ph.D. graduate, gave the graduate student address at this year’s commencement. Her research focuses on developing network and statistical models to understand how the virus that causes COVID-19 evades the innate immune system. She co-founded and eventually presided over the University of Rochester’s chapter of the Alliance for Diversity in Science and Engineering. Learn more.

 

NYU Grossman School of Medicine celebrated the achievements of 111 new doctors at its graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 17, at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. The graduates, bound for residencies at some of the top programs in the country, received their Doctor of Medicine degrees and recited the Hippocratic Oath as they begin their careers. Learn more.

 

Some of the world’s brightest medical students received their MD degrees on commencement day at NYU Long Island School of Medicine. The graduating class of 25 students became doctors at a ceremony at the Madison Theatre at Molloy University. They were surrounded by family members who have traveled from as far as Gambia, West Africa, to see the Class of 2023 receive their coveted degrees. Learn more.

 

On May 11, more than 800 graduates joined the ranks of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University alums following the 2023 Commencement ceremonies at the Coney Island Amphitheater in Brooklyn. Learn more.

CUNY School of Medicine: Director Dr. Gary H. Gibbons to be Keynote Speaker at the Class of 2023 MD Commencement

 

The CUNY School of Medicine at The City College of New York (CUNY Med) announced today that Dr. Gary H. Gibbons will address the MD Class of 2023 (60 Medical Doctor candidates), their families, and CUNY Med faculty, staff, and students as the keynote speaker at the school’s 4th Annual Commencement ceremony scheduled for Thursday, May 25, 2023. Learn more.

 

The class of 2023 graduated from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Thursday, May 11, after a journey that was not only long, but marked by tribulation. “You witnessed the strong moral character of our Mount Sinai physicians, nurses, and other medical professionals. You saw them put their lives on the line to battle COVID-19, to save lives,” said Dennis Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of Icahn Mount Sinai, addressing graduating students and their families and friends, faculty, and trustees, at the Commencement ceremony. Learn more.

 

Graduates of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine (TouroCOM) Class of 2023 were awarded their diplomas last week at festive ceremonies held at both the Middletown and Harlem campuses. The total of 244 graduating physicians crossed the stages at Middletown’s Paramount Theater and Harlem’s Apollo Theater, where they were hooded and conferred degrees while cheering friends, family and faculty wished them well on the next phase of their training. Learn more.

 

The New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2023 – more than 200 strong — celebrated receiving their medical degrees during Commencement on May 23, after four years of hard work and tremendous resiliency in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The SOM welcomed Machelle H. Allen, M.D., senior vice president and deputy chief medical officer of NYC Health + Hospitals Corporation, as the Commencement speaker, who spoke on finding her purpose in medicine. Learn more.

 

As a break from his medical studies, Michael Argenziano’23 pursued full-time research from March 2021 through February 2022 in the Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory at VP&S. The first experiment he ran in the lab did not go according to plan. “There were small issues, things that I, as leader of the effort, failed to notice,” says Dr. Argenziano, who graduated in May with MD and MS degrees. Learn more.

 

Congratulations to Sierrah Grigsby, M.D., Ph.D., who was commissioned as a U.S. Navy Lieutenant immediately following Commencement last week. The newly-minted Dr. Grigsby was first commissioned and sworn into the Navy as an ensign in 2020; this is her second Navy Commission, now as an Active Duty Officer, and she assumes her new rank of Lieutenant. She is now a Navy physician. Learn more.

 

The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell is pleased to announce that faculty members Annemarie Stroustrup, MD, MPH, and Vera Feuer, MD, have been selected for the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program and the Executive Leadership in Health Care Program (ELH) respectively. Learn more.

 

The Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell hosted the sixth annual Scholarship Donor Reception on May 16, 2023. The evening was an opportunity for students and scholarship recipients, as well as administrators and faculty, to meet and personally thank the school’s benefactors for giving students opportunities they might not have had otherwise. Learn more.

 

Columbia stem cell researchers opened up their labs last month to 20 8th to 10th grade girls to inspire the next generation of female scientists. “I think the most meaningful part of the day for me was when I saw the girls in lab coats and gloves, asking questions about the scientific experiments they just did or chatting about career choices,” says Barbara Corneo, PhD, associate professor of rehabilitation & regenerative medicine and director of the Columbia Stem Cell Core, who co-hosted the event with Joanna Smeeton, PhD, the H.K. Corning Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation & Regenerative Medicine at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Learn more.

 

Almost a year to the day after the May 14 mass shooting in Buffalo, a group of 18 medical students gathered for lunch and conversation in the annex of the Hopewell Baptist Church on Fillmore Avenue. The students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University were all familiar with the universal struggles that go along with attending medical school. Learn more.

 

Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) provides ongoing support services to trauma survivors, helping them adjust to a new normal and orient back to family and community after suffering traumatic injuries. Services include patient and family support groups and connection to the Trauma Survivors Network. Learn more.

 

On May 11, models strutted a runway at NYIT de Seversky Mansion, sporting fashions from small, independent businesses. But these were not ordinary models wearing typical clothing—they were individuals living with Parkinson’s disease wearing modified designs. Learn more.