When Cecilia Fix was studying comparative literature as a Columbia undergrad, she had no idea she would someday be a medical student. Her interests were French and English literature and Renaissance painting, not science. But after participating in a summer program in Alexandria, Va., she developed an interest in pediatric psychology, which she pursued as… Read More
George to Treat Diverse Patients in Busy Emergency Rooms Old Westbury, N.Y. (May 30, 2014) — Gebe George’s upcoming emergency medicine residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital will give him a healthy dose of diversity as he spends time at two hospitals on opposite sides of New York City. George, a recent graduate of NYIT… Read More
New York State’s largest anatomical gift program is at University at Buffalo Increased social acceptance, economic considerations and the fact that more baby boomers are dying have significantly increased the number of people opting to leave their bodies to medical science. “Anatomical donation is becoming more acceptable and people are more comfortable with it,” says… Read More
More than 100 health care role models — including 60 University at Buffalo medical students — engaged teens in hands-on learning during the annual Doctors Back to School event on April 29. They taught hundreds of high school students at Buffalo’s Health Sciences Charter School some basic clinical skills, such as how to splint an… Read More
On Friday May 16, 28-year-old Claire Melin will do her part to keep a rare family tradition alive. Melin is among 97 medical students graduating from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (SMD). But Melin’s medical degree signifies something more. Her grandmother and her mother are doctors too, an anomaly in a… Read More
Students from the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine took time from their studies to teach and train young athletes at Glen Cove High School about sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), including how to act quickly and effectively to save a life. The outreach initiative is part of the “Anyone Can Save a Life at School”… Read More
On March 28-30th, a team of high school fellows from the NYU School of Medicine Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP) won statewide recognition at the 16th Annual Statewide Step Conference in Albany. Sade Seidu, Crystol Thomas and Kiara Nunez won first place in the Human Services Senior Division at the conference. The team project… Read More
Scientists at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, along with collaborators at institutions in India, Italy, and Japan, have identified the first gene linked to childhood-onset familial dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM), one of the most common heart muscle diseases in children. It is a progressive and potentially fatal heart condition resulting from an enlarged and… Read More
Growing up in Spring Valley, NY, Kevin Frison often dreamed of becoming a physician. When he was in elementary school, his mother, a nurse at a nearby hospital, would bring home her nursing books and magazines, and pamphlets left behind by pharmaceutical reps. “”I read everything,”” recalled Mr. Frison, now a second-year student at Einstein…. Read More
A diagnosis of acute appendicitis, based solely on clinical observation. A mother’s reluctance to undergo Caesarean section based on cultural beliefs about going through labor. An interest in birth control methods that don’t require a husband’s approval. These are a few of the dramatic clinical experiences that University at Buffalo medical students discussed during the… Read More
