Highlights CUNY School of Medicine Names New Dean Dr. Carmen Renee’ Green, M.D., a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, is the new dean of the CUNY School of Medicine (CSOM) at The City College of New York. She is the second dean of the Harlem-based medical school established in 2015 in… Read More
Highlights Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Researcher Receives NIH Director’s Award to Help End HIV Global Epidemic International organizations and countries around the world are working to eliminate HIV/AIDS by 2030. To reach this goal, new approaches are needed—particularly among difficult-to-reach groups such as people who inject drugs (PWID), who are 30 times more… Read More
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Launches Project to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Medical Education With generous support from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced a three-year project to replicate its model for dismantling systemic racism in medical education. The school has put… Read More
Highlights Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: Black Barbershops are Highly Cost-Effective Sites for Blood Pressure Treatment Programs that bring pharmacists into Black-owned barbershops could dramatically improve hypertension control and reduce heart disease disparities among Black men at a relatively modest cost, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos… Read More
Highlights Albany Medical College: Dean of Albany Medical College to Retire After two decades, the distinguished dean of Albany Medical College will retire effective December 31, 2021, according to an announcement by Albany Med President and CEO Dennis P. McKenna, M.D. Vincent P. Verdile, M.D., the second longest-tenured dean of an American medical college, will… Read More
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Awarded $42 Million to Prepare for Future Pandemics and Advance Influenza Research The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has awarded the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai a seven-year contract valued at more than $42 million to advance basic research into influenza… Read More
Highlights What the COVID Rookies Saw The New York Times explores the impact of the pandemic on New York City medical students who graduated early amid the COVID-19 crisis in Spring 2020. Learn more. Weill Cornell Medicine: Pandemic Pivot: Weill Cornell Trains Medical Students in Telehealth With in-person teaching in hospital and clinic… Read More
Highlights In Blow to Health Care’s Innovation Economy, State Cancels Funding for Stem Cell Research AMSNY’s Chief Operating Officer, Jonathan Teyan and Weill Cornell Medicine researcher Todd Evans, spoke with Crain’s New York Business about the importance of stem cell research and the impacts of funding cuts. Learn more. Weill Cornell Medicine: Low Income… Read More
Highlights Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo: Cain Stepping Down as VP and Dean Michael E. Cain, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and the leader whose vision has fundamentally transformed and elevated every… Read More
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to Lead a Team Awarded $6 Million to Decrease Disparities in Cancer Clinical Trials Mount Sinai researchers have received a grant award to lead a collaborative team of New York institutions in an initiative that addresses disparities in the participation of Black, indigenous, and people of… Read More
