Chris Proschel, Ph.D. from the Biomedical Genetics Department at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and his team of researchers have made an exciting discovery that may lead to a new way to treat Parkinson’s Disease. Using animal models, they found that manipulating certain support cells in the brain may help to repair the… Read More
AMSNY runs four statewide post baccalaureate programs that enable students from populations historically underrepresented in medicine to realize their dreams of becoming physicians. The New York State Department of Health provides essential support for these programs through grant funding, and New York’s medical schools provide exceptional learning opportunities to ensure that our future physician workforce… Read More
First-year Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Einstein) student Eugene Palatulan has already mastered the lesson of compassion, a vital attribute for any aspiring physician. After Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines, he desperately wanted to help. Eugene spearheaded an effort with Einstein’s chapters of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association, the Global… Read More
