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

Highlights COVID Proves Clinical Trials Must Proactively Recruit People of Color   Jo Wiederhorn, President and CEO of the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY), writes in The Hill about the need to diversify clinical trial patient groups through proactive recruitment and reducing barriers. Take a closer look. Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians… Read More

Highlights Now More Than Ever, it is Critical to Support Diversity in Medicine Programs   AMNSY scholarship recipient and SUNY Upstate Medical University med student Samantha Williams writes at syracuse.com why it is so important to support diversity in medicine programs like AMSNY’s pipeline and scholarship programs now. Learn more. Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Harlem:… Read More