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
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Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: April 2021
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
Medical Education News from AMSNY: April 2021
Highlights Spend a Little on Diversifying NYS Doctors, Reap Big Health Rewards AMSNY scholarship recipient and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University med student Akya Myrie writes in the New York Daily News about the importance to diversify the medical workforce in New York. As a daughter of immigrant parents from Jamaica, Akya has experienced… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: March 2021
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
Medical Education News from AMSNY: March 2021
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
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: February 2021
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
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