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.
Highlights
Medical Education & Training
- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Educates About Pulmonary Hypertension
- Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Hosts Health Education Fair
- UB Faculty Expand Program to Inspire Young Scientists
- URMC Opening Center for Experiential Learning
Health Care & Physician Workforce
- Albany Med Receives Joint Commission Certification for Heart Pump Program
- Radiation Therapists Ease Cancer Treatments for Children by Decorating Protective Masks
- New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College Launch New Institute
- NYU Langone Medical Center Earns “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures” Recognition
For the e-newsletter, click here.
Interview on AMSNY’s Diversity in Medicine Programs
In an interview with Susan Arbetter of The Capitol Pressroom, Jo Wiederhorn, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY), discussed the importance of diversity in medicine.
AMSNY’s programs have been very successful in helping under-represented minority students pursue careers in medicine. Ms. Wiederhorn emphasized how these pipeline programs help to ensure that the physician workforce in New York reflects the diverse background and culture of the state’s population.
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For the full podcast, click here.
For the press release on AMSNY’s diversity advocacy campaign, click here.
For the fact sheet, click here.
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Educates About Pulmonary Hypertension
November 6, 2013 – Health care professionals came together from around the New York metropolitan area recently for a forum on pulmonary hypertension, a relatively common but often overlooked disease, to learn more about early detection and prevention.
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© 2013 Touro College and University System. All rights reserved.
Med Students, Health Sciences Library and Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District Host Health Education Fair
November 5, 2013 – Students from the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, librarians from the school’s Health Sciences Library and the Plainview Old-Bethpage Central School District (POBCSD) joined forces recently to host a Health Education Fair at Mattlin Middle School in Plainview.
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© 2013 Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. All rights reserved.
UB Faculty Expand Program to Inspire Young Scientists
November 1, 2013 – University at Buffalo scientists are expanding their innovative, hands-on training program to engage hundreds of area high school students in the thrill of cutting-edge bioinformatics discovery.
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© 2013 University at Buffalo. All rights reserved.
URMC Opening Center for Experiential Learning
October 31, 2013 – Rapid-fire innovation and dramatic health care reform are redefining what doctors and nurses do each day. To keep pace, the University of Rochester is changing the way it prepares our next generation of health care providers by renovating space in the School of Medicine and Dentistry.
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© 2013 University of Rochester Medical Center. All rights reserved.
Albany Med Receives Joint Commission Certification for Heart Pump Program
November 26, 2013 – Albany Medical Center, the first hospital in the region to provide mechanical heart pump implants for critically ill patients, is now the only hospital in the region to be recognized for the high quality of its implant program by The Joint Commission, the nation’s preeminent monitor of hospital quality.
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© 2013 Albany Medical College. All rights reserved.
Radiation Therapists Ease Cancer Treatments for Children by Decorating Protective Masks
November 14, 2013 – Radiation therapists at North Shore-LIJ Health System’s Department of Radiation Medicine have been easing children’s anxiety and fear of protective treatment masks by painting them, according to a child’s preference, with the faces of superheroes or other characters. A collection of the painted masks is now on display at the Hofstra North-LIJ School of Medicine.
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© 2013 Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine. All rights reserved.
Detecting and Treating Silent Heart Disease: New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College Launch New Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging
November 12, 2013 – To help reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, the nation’s leading killer, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College have created the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging. Raymond T. Dalio, a life trustee of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, has made a gift of $20 million through his Dalio Foundation in support of the institute.
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© 2013 Weill Cornell Medical College. All rights reserved.
NYU Langone Medical Center Earns “Top Performer on Key Quality Measures” Recognition from the Joint Commission
November 5, 2013 – NYU Langone Medical Center has been recognized by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in America, as a 2012 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures for exemplary performance using evidence-based clinical processes that improve care for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, and surgery.
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© 2013 NYU Langone Medical Center. All rights reserved.