The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news from its sixteen member institutions. AMSNY is engaged in highlighting efforts of the schools in areas including, but not limited to, medical education, training, and research. For the e-newsletter, click here. Stony Brook Biomedical Engineering… Read More
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January 2013 News from the Medical Schools
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news from its sixteen member institutions. AMSNY is engaged in highlighting efforts of the schools in areas including, but not limited to, medical education, training, and research. For the e-newsletter, click here. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center… Read More
December 2012 News from the Medical Schools
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news from its sixteen member institutions. AMSNY is engaged in highlighting efforts of the schools in areas including, but not limited to, medical education, training, and research. For the e-newsletter, click here. New York’s Medical Schools… Read More
November 2012 News from the Medical Schools
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news from its sixteen member institutions. AMSNY is engaged in highlighting efforts of the schools in areas including, but not limited to, medical education, training, and research. UB Nursing Travels Downstate to Care for Those in… Read More
October 2012 News from the Medical Schools
The Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) brings you the following compilation of the most recent updates and news from its sixteen member institutions. AMSNY is engaged in highlighting efforts of the schools in areas including, but not limited to, medical education, training, and research. Meet New York’s Next Generation of Physicians October 9,… Read More
GME Funding Showdown Looms in Washington
The importance of funding for graduate medical education (GME) is discussed in this American Medical News article by Carolyne Krupa. Proposals to increase funding for GME have been continuously opposed by pressures on Congress to cut federal spending, even in spite of the fact that greater support for GME could help to improve the physician… Read More
Medical Students Still Burdened by High Debt Loads
An American Medical News article, by Carolyne Krupa, highlights the heavy burdens of rising medical education costs on medical students and graduates, who leave school with extremely high debts and limited financial options. The high costs of medical education contribute to greater debts, as well as uncertainty over pursuing a career in medicine. “Experts are… Read More
Health Care Reform and the 'Doctor Shortage'
In response to another article in The New York Times titled “Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law” by Annie Lowrey and Robert Pear, Professor Uwe E. Reinhardt examines the actual meaning of the “doctor shortage” and raises some questions surrounding the issue in this New York Times Economix blog. “At its extreme, this… Read More
At Medical Schools' Simulation Centers, New Doctors Can Learn Without Fear
In this article by Katherine Mangan featured in The Chronicle of Higher Education, it is emphasized that medical school simulation centers play a significant role in medical training and also contribute to improving the quality of the health care being provided. Simulation exercises enable residents, as well as both new and experienced physicians, to practice,… Read More
Doctor Shortage Likely to Worsen With Health Law
In The New York Times article by Annie Lowrey and Robert Pear, the issue of the doctor shortage is addressed in relation to President Obama’s health care law that was upheld by the Supreme Court on June 28, 2012. Though this new law will extend insurance coverage to the population, it is not expected to… Read More