Double White Coat Ceremony Initiates Classes of 2025 and 2024
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Class of 2025 in new White Coats.
August 26th’s White Coat Ceremony, which normally would have celebrated just the incoming class (2025), this year also included the Class of 2024; the now-second years didn’t don their white coats last year due to a pandemic-forced ceremony cancellation. While the Class of 2024 counts 84 students, the Class of 2025 includes 103 students. This double ceremony followed the double welcome cruise held earlier in August, which also sought to make up for the pandemic-cancelled boat trip last summer for the 2024 students.
The double ceremony was held before an audience of family members, staff and faculty for both classes at the New York Academy of Medicine. Speakers included Lisa K. Lee, Dean for Student Services and Enrollment Management; Michael Trepal, DPM (’81), Vice President for Academic Affairs ... Read more
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Samantha Landau, DPM (18), MPH
Instructor of Orthopedics and Pediatrics
Dr. Samantha Landau is the newest hire in NYCPM’s Department of Orthopedics and Pediatrics – she started in July 2021– and is the first new member of that department since Dr. Robert A. Eckles joined in 2003 (and left the department in April 2021). Dr. Landau has an NYCPM podiatric pedigree; her father is Laurence Landau, DPM (’92) and her stepmother is Corrine Renne Landau, DPM (’06).
Dr. Samantha Landau graduated from SUNY College at Geneseo in 2013 with a BS in Business Administration, and with minors in both biology and chemistry. Enrolled in the dual-degree program of NYCPM ... Read more
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2010 Graduate, Orange County (NY) Health Commissioner, Honored for County’s COVID Response
Irina Gelman, DPM (2010), MPH, has won the 2021 Robert N. Isseks, Esq. Liberty Bell award from the Orange County (NY) Bar Association and the Women’s Bar Association of Orange and Sullivan Counties. Dr. Gelman, who is the Orange County Health Commissioner, was selected for her work during the County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Gelman graduated from NYCPM in 2010, completed her residency at Coney Island Hospital in 2014, and earned her MPH from the Nova Southeastern College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Lina Dobronevsky is APMSA’s 2021 Student of the Year
As reported in the last issue of Footprints, APMSA student representative Lina Dobronevsky (2022) was elected NYCPM’s Student of the Year and had moved on as a finalist for the APMSA National Student of the Year Award and Scholarship. She won! She received her award at the APMSA House of Delegates meeting during the APMSA National in Denver and will also receive an APMSA scholarship.
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CSPM’s NFAR Includes NYCPM Entry
The 23rd edition of National Foot and Ankle Review, the podiatric medical student academic journal that was created by CSPM (California School of Podiatric Medicine at Samuel Merritt University) students has contributions from students at Temple, Barry and NYCPM as well.
NYCPM’s Kunali Patel, BS and Katheryne Morales, BS (both Class of 2023) contributed Use of Botulinum Toxin for the Treatment of Equinus Foot Deformity in Cerebral Palsy: A Literature Review.
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NYCPM’s Sports Medicine Club Helps Feed a Community
In late July, several members of NYCPM’s Sports Medicine Club joined other volunteers at Brooklyn’s Recovery House of Worship to serve at its community food pantry. The volunteers helped distribute grocery items to 500 members of the community, providing quality food that would help restore health and dignity to those in need. Club treasurer, Kimmie Abrams, planned the event via the church’s website, which provides volunteer opportunities. Part of the church’s mission is to “help hurting people heal.” Anyone interested in volunteering can visit https://www.hfny.org/affiliates/recovery-house-worship-brooklyn
Photo above: Members of NYCPM’s Sports Medicine Club volunteered at the Recovery House of Worship’s community food pantry in July. In blue club shirts are (from left to right) Student Rep. Emanoil Shafik, Secretary Michael Sapienza, and Treasurer Kimmie Abrams.
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Pinkett Praised by NYSPMA President
NYSPMA President Jim Hanna, DPM, used his late July weekly message to heap praise upon 2023 student Damien Pinkett, the outgoing NYCPM Student Liaison to NYSPMA. Dr. Hanna said, that Mr. Pinkett had not only more than fulfilled his expected role, but will help new NYCPM Student Liaison Faiyaz Rahman (2024) transition, and will also remain on several NYSPMA committees. Importantly, Dr. Hanna pointed out that Mr. Pinkett had “provid[ed] valuable insight from a future podiatrist's perspective.” Mr. Pinkett is also the new Vice President of NYCPM's Student Association.
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Welcome to Bridges!
In mid-August NYCPM welcomed 25 new students and 5 Touro students to the Bridges, NYCPM’s student housing. Natasha Peele, NYCPM’s Senior Housing Coordinator/Finance Generalist, coordinated the three-day move and worked hard to make it all go smoothly, with the help of many folks from all departments of NYCPM.
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Lugo Named New Educational Technology Manager
On August 27, COO Joel Sturm announced the promotion of Jennifer Lugo of the IT Department to Educational Technology Manager, replacing the newly departed Belinda Nichols.
In her new role, Ms. Lugo will be the point person for testing software, including ExamSoft, ParScore Gradebook and Meditrek; testing coordinator; responsible for daily maintenance of the operating system’s software applications as it relates to educational technology and assessment; and will assist Academic Dean Trepal and Assistant Dean of Academic Administration and Outcomes Alain Silverio regarding outcomes and academia, among many other duties. She will also make herself available to students who may need additional training in the use of software pertinent to their academics.
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Alumni Obits
Dr. Murray Fink (1941), died at age 102 in late May in Florida. He attended Brooklyn College for his undergrad studies and graduated from the Long Island University First Institute of Podiatry in 1941; he practiced in Hempstead, NY. Dr. Fink was a highly decorated veteran of World War II. Source: PM News
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Edwin J. Rosenblatt, DPM (1952), died in June. He practiced on the Lower East Side in Manhattan for 50 years. According to his nephew, Dr. Rosenblatt was on the board of directors at the College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery in Des Moines, Iowa. Source: PM and PM News
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