News from the Medical Schools: Medical Education & Physician Workforce

Dec

2014

The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news on medical education and the physician workforce from the medical schools.

University at Buffalo Medical Students Hold ‘White Coats for Black Lives’ Rally

December 10, 2014 – Medical students at the University at Buffalo gathered Wednesday to protest recent acts of racism and violence.

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Medical students hold nationwide ‘die-ins’ and protests Wednesday because #BlackLivesMatter

December 9, 2014 – Students at more than 70 medical schools – in New York, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere – will protest lack of indictments for police killings in Ferguson, Mo., and New York, and to spotlight racial bias as a public health issue.

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© 2014 Physicians for a National Health Program. All rights reserved.

Sanford I. Weill Retires as Chair of the Weill Cornell Board of Overseers After 20 Years of Transformative Leadership

December 9, 2014 – After 20 years of bold and visionary leadership that has transformed Weill Cornell Medical College into a global healthcare enterprise, Sanford I. Weill will retire as chair of the Weill Cornell Board of Overseers on Jan. 1. Jessica M. Bibliowicz, a successful entrepreneur in the financial services business for nearly three decades, who has served on the Board of Overseers for the past decade, will succeed Mr. Weill, the new chair emeritus.

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New York Medical College Lab Approved for Start-Up NY Program

December 8, 2014 – In a move that will both bolster entrepreneurship and enhance economic development in the Mid-Hudson Valley and beyond, 11,800 square feet of newly developed research space on the campus of New York Medical College (NYMC), including its new biotechnology incubator (BioInc@NYMC), has been named a tax-free zone in the Empire State Development’s START-UP NY business development initiative.

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Highland Chief of Medicine Earns Elite “Mastership” Recognition

December 5, 2014 – Robert McCann, M.D., is one of 55 U.S. physicians to earn prestigious “Mastership” recognition from the American College of Physicians for 2014-2015.

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© 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center. All rights reserved.

25 New Faculty Members Join 12 Departments in Medical School

December 10, 2014 – Twenty-five faculty members with diverse backgrounds and expertise have joined the school’s faculty during the past several months.

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© 2014 School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo. All rights reserved.

Work Hard, Play Hard: TouroCOM-Middletown’s Student Wellness Day

December 8, 2014 – After slewing through midterms and OSCEs, students at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-Middletown finally had a chance to relax during Student Wellness Day. Organized by a committee comprised of members of student services, the afternoon provided a range of fun and stress-relieving activities for the students, including massage therapy, yoga, Zumba classes, Reiki therapy, and games. In another room, students played with and petted certified therapy Bernese mountain dogs and puppies. En route to the different activities, students could also grab a healthy snack from the table of apples and bananas. The event ended with a raffle drawing, in which three lucky students won wellness baskets.

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Exploring arts, humanities is now mandatory for University at Buffalo medical students

December 5, 2014 – On Dec. 5, first-year medical students at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences will participate in a new requirement: attending the First Year Humanities Day.

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Columbia University Medical Center Takes the Stage

December 1, 2014 – Stethoscopes and microscopes may be the most predominant instruments on campus, but musical ones are well represented here as well. The medical center’s vibrant arts community includes painters and sculptors, writers, dancers, and many, many musicians.

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The Mount Sinai Health System Names New Vice Chair of Neurosurgery and Director of the Cerebrovascular Surgery Program

December 4, 2014 – Internationally regarded as a leader in the treatment of blood vessel diseases of the brain, neck and spine, J Mocco, MD, has been appointed Vice Chair for Education in the Department of Neurosurgery and Director of the Cerebrovascular Surgery Program for the Mount Sinai Health System.

Dental Faculty Member Honored for Community Service

December 4, 2014

Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., Elected 2016 APA President

December 3, 2014 – Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., director of UR Medicine’s Institute for the Family, has been elected 2016 president of the American Psychological Association (APA). The APA is the largest professional organization representing psychology in the United States.

Upstate is named 2014 Customer of the Year by New York State Industries for the Disabled

December 3, 2014 – Upstate Medical University has received a 2014 Customer of the Year award from New York State Industries for the Disabled Inc (NYSID). The award recognizes Upstate for creating jobs for New Yorkers with disabilities through its partnership with NYSID and NYSID vendors that contract through New York’s Preferred Source Program.

University at Buffalo Cardiologists Discusses Winter Dangers for Heart Disease Patients

December 3, 2014 – Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and chair of medicine, says patients with coronary heart disease and heart failure should not overexert themselves while engaging in cold-weather tasks, such as clearing snow.

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