Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers Build Models Using Machine Learning Technique to Enhance Predictions of COVID-19 Outcomes Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies using a machine learning technique called “federated learning” to examine electronic health records to better predict how COVID-19 patients will progress. The study… Read More
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Medical Education News from AMSNY: February 2021
Highlights Weill Cornell Medicine: Debt-Free Education Helps Increase Diversity in Medical Workforce by Leveling the Playing Field Providing medical school education free of debt not only relieves a significant financial burden, it may also help increase the diversity of the medical workforce, according to Weill Cornell Medicine leadership who studied the institution’s own experience…. Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: January 2021
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Why Testing New Medicines in a Diverse Population is Important Companies are working to develop new vaccines for COVID-19, and one of the many challenges is ensuring that clinical trials required to test the new medicines reflect the population at large in order to determine how… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: January 2021
Highlights New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Nicole Wadsworth Named Dean of NYITCOM On December 1, Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., took the helm as dean of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). Wadsworth, who is board-certified in emergency medicine, most recently served as site dean for the NYITCOM-Long Island campus, and senior… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: December 2020
Highlights SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Dr. Stephen Thomas is Tapped as Lead Principal Investigator for Pfizer/BioNTech Global Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Stephen Thomas, MD, was appointed the lead principal investigator for the world-wide Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trial, which is showing a more than 90… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: December 2020
Highlights NYU Grossman School of Medicine: Medical Schools Across the U.S. Are Seeing Applications Jump. Could the ‘Fauci Effect’ be the Reason? The medical community has been front and center ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Frontline workers have been the subject of nightly applause and regular praise and have generally been seen as… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: November 2020
Highlights Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University: Cognitive Monitoring Study of WTC Responders Supported by $7.9 Million NIH Grant A collaborate research team at Stony Brook University will assess evidence of brain biomarkers similar to those in Alzheimer’s disease in more than 1,000 WTC 911 responders cared for at the WTC Health… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: November 2020
Highlights SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Students Advocate for Refugee Rights With Asylum Clinic New York City is home to thousands of refugees who arrive here seeking asylum from persecution, violence, torture, and war. They are among over 79 million people displaced worldwide and have unique social, psychological, and medical needs and risk factors…. Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: October 2020
Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Actively Recruits Volunteers From Hardest Hit Communities for COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Participating in the Mount Sinai Health System’s clinical trial for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been deeply personal for New York City educator Willie Benjamin Loadholt. He says it has provided him with the opportunity… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: October 2020
Highlights Introducing AMSNY’s Diversity in Medicine Scholarship Recipients for 2020-2021 The Associated Medical Schools of New York is proud to introduce the 10 recipients of the 2020-2021 AMSNY Diversity in Medicine Scholarship, funded by the New York State Department of Health, thanks to support from the New York State Assembly and the Black, Puerto… Read More