Dean's Message
Welcome to the first issue of SHSP Alumni Connections. Whether you graduated last year or a bit farther back, we are happy to reconnect with you!

We are glad to report that your school continues to be actively engaged -- with current students, health leaders, the communities we serve, and importantly, our broad and dispersed community of alumni.

We hope you enjoy the updates and features in this first issue. We want to hear your feedback, so please send us comments, reactions, and opinions of what type of news interests you. And of course, submit updates, columns or letters that you would like to see published. You can reach Alumni Connections via email here.

Many thanks,

Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A.
Dean

First Annual Alumni Networking Event: 
Link Locally, Affect Globally

Join your fellow Alumni on Thursday, April 6, 2017; 6:00 p.m. at MEC for opportunities to network with leaders, engage with fellow alumni, and speak one-on-one with the Dean, Dr. Robert Amler. Special Guest Speaker is Eli Avila, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., FCLM, Commissioner of Health for Orange County, New York. Click here to RSVP.
The Latest Issue of Chironian is Now Online

The 2017 issue of Chironian is hot off the press and online. Be sure to read the latest on the new SHSP Alumni Leadership Council, how NYMC is battling the opioid epidemic and fighting the Zika virus, how NYMC students are helping in Honduras, the latest on alumni highlights and more.

D.P.T. Class of 2018 Shares the Impact of their Community Service Projects

The Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Class of 2018 in the School of Health Sciences and Practice shared the fruits of their community service projects with the NYMC community on December 1 in Nevins Auditorium. The community service projects, conducted over three semesters, help students develop the skills to plan, execute and assess an activity that addresses a local or underserved community need. For the first time this year, the projects were presented in an oral platform, rather than a poster presentation. Members of the D.P.T. Class of 2019 were in attendance to learn about the projects that they will ultimately pursue, providing continuity of the projects and building on their successes as well as lessons learned. Community service projects are carried out in three areas: the Race for Rehab, Global Outreach and Health and Wellness. View the D.P.T. Community Service Project Presentations photo galleryRead more about community service projects
Upcoming Events

Women's Heart Health
Monday, March 20, 2017; 5:30 p.m.
7 Dana Road, Classrooms 217/218

Moderator: D. Douglas Miller, M.D., C.M., M.B.A., dean of the School of Medicine; Keynote: Tanya Dutta, M.D., assistant professor of medicine; and Presenter: Patrick W. Thomas, M.D., M.B.A., FAAC, board president of Putnam County Heart Association and board certified cardiologist at NYU Hudson Valley Cardiology. Click here for more information.

A cappella Invitational
Wednesday, March 29, 2017;  6:30 p.m.
Cooke Auditorium

Join us for a night of musical performances hosted by the Arrhythmias, The Chromatic Scalers and The Borborygmi Bells.

Click here for more information. 
 
Dean's Lecture 
Thursday, April 6, 2017;  4:30 p.m.
SHSP CIL

Keynote: Eli N. Avila, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., FCLM, Commissioner of Health for Orange County, New York.

Click here for more information.
 
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Speech-Language Pathology graduate Christiana Damo, M.S., '10, applies her training with a focus on helping acute care patients with swallowing disorders. Read more about Christiana Damo
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Adesola Akinyemi, M.P.H. Candidate

A doctor builds public health policy skills and finds analogies with the challenges of the U.S. health care system and those faced by his hometown, a continent away. Read more about Adesola Akinyemi
 PHOTO GALLERY

View photos from 2016 Public Health Career Mentor Session. 
IN THE NEWS

As leaders in a variety of specialties and fields, New York Medical College's faculty have been called upon by media outlets to serve as experts on cutting edge topics, events and news stories. Click here to see the latest offerings of NYMC in the news.
GRANT NEWS


NYMC faculty members engage in sponsored research and other programs spanning a wide range of biomedical topics. Read here about NYMC's latest grant news.
DID YOU KNOW?


CNBC Make It
lists the 7 most in-demand jobs; many are programs offered at NYMC SHSP.

  #1  Biostatistics
  #7  Physical Therapy


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