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SOM Class of 2023 Marks Medical School Milestone: The White Coat Ceremony
The largest class of medical students in the history of New York Medical College (NYMC)--the School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2023--celebrated its White Coat Ceremony on October 28, at the Performing Arts Center in Purchase, New York. More than 1,000 guests watched as 217 first-year medical students processed into the auditorium and onto the stage-- thus began the right-of-passage ceremony, considered the symbolic beginning of the four-year journey of medical school and entry into the medical profession.
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BioInc@NYMC Celebrates Five-Year Anniversary and Expansion
Government officials, local community leaders and other stakeholders joined New York Medical College (NYMC) on October 30 to celebrate a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the five-year anniversary and expansion of BioInc@NYMC. The expansion of the fully-equipped biotechnology incubator adds an additional 9,500 square feet of new offices, conference rooms, shared-space desks and collaborative space. Since 2014, BioInc@NYMC has created more than 54 jobs, supported nine start-up companies, and with it's newly expanded space, will allow for the incubation of up to 20 additional companies at the forefront of medical innovation.
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NYMC Shines a Spotlight on Autism
Enriching medical students' understanding of accessibility constraints in health care, the New York Medical College (NYMC) Office of Academic Support hosted Spotlight on Autism on October 24, part of the Accessibility Awareness and Education Lecture Series. The lecture featured keynote speaker,
Mill Etienne, M.D. '02, M.P.H. FAAN, FAES, top right, School of Medicine associate dean of student affairs and associate professor of neurology, and
Paul Morris, bottom left, assistant in the NYMC Office of Human Resources, who is also an avid advocate for Autism awareness.
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NYMC Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Members of the New York Medical College community joined
Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., holding sign, dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, and guests from the American Cancer Society, Inc., for a group photo on October 29 to show support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Dr. Holz is an American Cancer Society Research Scholar and leads a laboratory studying the mechanisms of signaling by hormones and growth factors in breast cancer.
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Andrew Keltz, Speech-Language Pathology Class of 2020
From show business to speech-language pathology, learn how one student's passion for singing on stage led him to the New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice. View the video on Andrew Keltz.
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Camille A. Clare, M.D., M.P.H. '11, left, associate dean of diversity and inclusion for the School of Medicine and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Innes Tounkel, School of Medicine Class of 2021, presented "Women Speak Out: Female Genital Cutting" at the Fifth Annual Health Disparities Symposium on October 24 at NYU Langone Health in New York City. Dr. Clare also received the 2019 Adopt a Junior Fellow Mentor Award at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District II annual meeting in New York City on October 18.
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Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, presented a keynote lecture, "Expertise In Radiation Oncology: Who Has It And Who Defines It?" at the 51st Annual Congress of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology in Lyon, France, on October 23-26. He also co-chaired a session on radiobiology.
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Jennifer Riekert, M.B.A., vice president of communications and strategic initiatives, was elected to the board of directors of the Phi Beta Kappa Association of New York.
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Denise C. Tahara, Ph.D., associate professor and division director of health policy and management, was an organizer of the New York State Public Health Association (NYSPHA) Fall Conference, "Public Health Impact: Cannabis, E-Cigarettes and Vaping," in Rye, New York, on October 17. Dr. Tahara is vice president of NYSPHA.
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Tiffany Wong, School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2022, and Yung Chan, SOM Class of 2023, were selected to serve as delegate and alternate delegate, respectively, for the 2020 annual meeting of the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) House of Delegates. Their role is to provide testimony on the floor of the House for resolutions for policy and vote in elections for various MSSNY positions.
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Rebecca Yang, SOM Class of 2022, and Kevin Hill, SOM Class of 2021, participated in the Rutgers Global Health Symposium at Rutgers, on October 23. Ms. Yang earned first place for her abstract, "Sleep-wake Cycles in Refugee Children with Resignation Syndrome," and Mr. Hill won third place for "Characteristics of Management of Chronic Pain in the Palajunoj Valley of Guatemala."
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Students from the School of Medicine and the Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College participated in a health fair at the Grasslands VOA Homeless Shelter on October 24. The event was co-hosted by NYMC's Psychiatry Interest Group and the American Medical Student Association. Supervised by faculty, students offered mental health screenings, substance use counseling, nutrition counseling, lifestyle and fitness information and dental screenings and Westchester Medical Center's AIDS Care Clinic provided HIV testing and counseling. More than 50 residents of the shelter participated.
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Monday, November 4 - Thursday, November 7
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
19 Skyline Drive, Ground Gloor Reception Desk
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Wednesday, November 6
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Nevins Auditorium, MEC
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EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
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Monday, November 4
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9:00 a.m.
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Touro Dental Health Candy Exchange
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Tuesday, November 5
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12:00 p.m.
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TouroCDM Summer Research Elective Presentations |
Wednesday, November 6
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8:30 a.m. |
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds |
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12:00 p.m.
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Seminar
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12:00 p.m.
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Interested to Launch a Bioscience Venture?
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12:00 p.m.
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Family Health Center Grand Opening
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1:00 p.m.
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Department of Pathology Research Seminar
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4:00 p.m.
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NYMC Town Hall Meeting
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4:45 p.m. |
SHSP Center for Long-Term Care Seminar
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New York Medical College Leadership News
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Arutz Sheva - Israel National New - 10/30/2019
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
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Arizona Jewish Post - 10/25/2019
Raeesa Hossain, SOM Class of 2023 student
Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka, M.S., executive vice president, Touro College and University System
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Rabbi Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
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Faculty News
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River Journal - 10/31/2019
Rebecca McAteer, M.D.'08, clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine and School of Medicine advisory dean, Sara Paul, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine, and London Muse, M.D. '12, clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine
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MSN - 10/29/2019
Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D., Har Esh Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
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Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Fabio O. Danisi, M.D., clinical associate professor of Neurology
Lisa N. Hirsch, M.D., instructor of medicine
Elizabeth Tilley, Ph.D., instructor of surgery
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Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Julio A. Panza, M.D., professor of medicine
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The Power to Save Lives
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Kartik Prabhakaran, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
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Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Joshua B. Goldberg, M.D., assistant professor of surgery Tanya Dutta, M.D., M.A., clinical associate professor of medicine and assistant professor of radiology
Sateesh C. Babu, M.D., professor of surgery
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Support System
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Mill Etienne, M.D. '02, M.P.H., FAAN, FAES, assistant dean of student affairs, associate professor of neurology and School of Medicine House Advisory Dean
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Saving Josh
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Arun Goyal, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
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Back in the Game
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Rajiv Narula, M.D., clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine
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When Flu Turns Fierce
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Gary Tatz, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
Sheila M. Nolan, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
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Just the Facts: Can the shorter days really be affecting me?
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Alexander C. Lerman, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
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Just the Facts: What should I know about toddler safety during the holidays?
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Darshan D. Patel, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics, family and community medicine and of emergency medicine
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Just the Facts: Do I really need to wear sunscreen in the winter?
Advancing Care in the Hudson Valley - November/December 2019
Xiang D. Dong, M.D., clinical associate professor of surgery
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Nitin Sekhri
Westfair Communications - 10/25/2019
Nitin Kumar Sekhri, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology
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BioInc@NYMC News
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Westfair Communications - 11/1/2019
Deborah Novick, director of BioInc@NYMC
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice
Marc Zemel, SM, M.B.A., co-founder and CEO of Retia Medical, a BioInc client
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Fios1 - 10/30/2019
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., vice president of research at NYMC and provost for biomedical research and chief biomedical research officer for Touro College and University System
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice
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Westchester 12 News - 10/30/2019
Deborah Novick, director of BioInc@NYMC
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice
Sarah E. Cottet, executive director of facilities management and capital planning
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News12 -10/30/2019
Deborah Novick, director of BioInc@NYMC
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