News from the Medical Schools: Medical Education & Physician Workforce

Nov

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.

Downstate’s University Hospital of Brooklyn Receives 2014 Press Ganey Commitment to Excellence Award for Continuous Improvement in Patient Experience

November 12, 2014 – SUNY Downstate Medical Center’s University Hospital of Brooklyn has been named a 2014 Commitment to Excellence Award winner by Press Ganey Associates, Inc. The Commitment to Excellence Award recognizes healthcare organizations that achieved continuous improvement in Patient Experience during a two-year span. The recognition is awarded annually to 20 organizations.

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© 2014 SUNY Downstate Medical Center. All rights reserved.

Junior High Students Learn at Mount Sinai Through Hands-on Experience

November 6, 2014 – One hospital is trying to get young teens interested in medicine, and it begins with the scalpel. Some junior high school students got a chance to dissect sheep brains as part of a program that’s inspiring would-be doctors. It’s not exactly your typical day at school but these 7th and 8th graders are spending the day at Mount Sinai Medical Center for an up close look at what life might be like as a medical student.

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“Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, Sixth Edition” Edited by Dr. Edward Halperin, Receives Book Award From British Medical Association

November 3, 2014 – Touro College and University System is pleased to announce that “Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, Sixth Edition,” a comprehensive reference work on cancer treatment, co-authored and edited by Edward C. Halperin, M.D., chancellor and CEO of New York Medical College (NYMC), was “highly commended” by the British Medical Association (BMA) at the organization’s 2014 Medical Book Awards ceremony in London on Sept. 22.

Hailed as a “must have” for radiation oncologists, the best-selling “Principals” was one of only five texts in the area of oncology chosen from more than 640 entries in 20 categories that received this prestigious designation.

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© 2014 New York Medical College. All rights reserved.

New York Medical College Launches Transformative Biotechnology Incubator

October 29, 2014 – Aimed at finding new ways to prevent and treat human disease and disability, New York Medical College (NYMC) has launched a new biotechnology incubator, BioInc@NYMC.

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© 2014 New York Medical College. All rights reserved.

Art Opening at Free Clinic Promotes University at Buffalo Medical Student’s Services

November 7, 2014 – The nonprofit Lighthouse Free Medical Clinic — where University at Buffalo medical students care for uninsured patients — hosted an art opening to promote community health care services and awareness.

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

“Road Map to College” Conference for Parents

November 7, 2014 – Diversity in medical schools depends in part on diversity in undergraduate colleges. For high school students who do not have the advantage of parents or guardians experienced in navigating the college application process, the “Road Map to College” conference at Columbia University Medical Center helped parents learn about various colleges, the college application process, scholarships and other financial aid, help available to ease a student’s transition to college, and programs that help students explore career paths during college.

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© 2014 Columbia University Medical Center. All rights reserved.

Me Too Monologues: Students Tell Personal Stories About Identity

November 6, 2014 – Race, gender, sexual orientation: Identity affects experience in ways that are as universal as they are personal. That is the theory behind the “Me Too Monologues,” a performance organized by the Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs and inspired by a regular series of the same name that originated at Duke University.

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© 2014 Columbia University Medical Center. All rights reserved.

NYIT Medical Students Deliver Hands-On Care at Health Screening Events

October 29, 2014 – NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine students delivered coast-to-coast hands-on health care last week, demonstrating their volunteer spirit and patient care skills for homeless adults and children in Seattle and athletes in Levittown, NY.

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© 2014 NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine. All rights reserved.

SUNY Downstate’s Dr. Helen Durkin to Receive 2014 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award Honor is Given to Professors Who Inspire Their Students to Make a Difference

October 20, 2014 – Helen G. Durkin, PhD, associate professor of pathology and medicine and scientific director of the Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, is one of ten professors nationwide to receive the 2014 Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award, which recognizes educators who have inspired a former student to establish on a lasting basis a concept or procedure of benefit to the community at large. This award will be presented to Dr. Durkin at a ceremony in Atlanta in November, and includes a monetary award of $25,000.

Montefiore Opens One of Region’s Largest Ambulatory Surgery Centers

November 10, 2014 – Today, Montefiore Health System, the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine, opened its new Hutchinson Campus – a 12-story, 280,000 square-foot multi-specialty care center that offers New Yorkers the latest in ambulatory medicine. Montefiore’s new campus is one of the largest ambulatory surgery centers in the New York metropolitan region.

Another Voice: Interdisciplinary collaborations help overcome decline in primary care physicians

November 4, 2014 – For most consumers, primary care is the most important part of the health care system. But in upstate New York and especially in Western New York, it is increasingly difficult for people to get through that door.

Recent statistics estimate that in 2013, there were 57 primary care physicians per 100,000 people in New York’s westernmost counties, far lower than what’s considered sufficient at approximately 80 per 100,000.

Pediatric Cancer and Stem Cell Transplant Patients to Benefit from New Wellness and Survivorship Program

October 31, 2014 – In an effort to build a stronger support system for pediatric cancer and stem cell transplant survivors, the Children and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center of Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital at Westchester Medical Center, in association with New York Medical College, is launching a new Wellness and Survivorship Program for pediatric patients and their families.

Albany Medical Center Receives National Recognition for Excellent Surgical Outcomes

October 27, 2014 – Albany Medical Center has been recognized by The American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP) as one of 44 ACS NSQIP participating hospitals to achieve excellent outcomes for surgical patient care.

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