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NYMC and Touro Host Educational Event on Coronavirus
In light of the growing global concern about the novel coronavirus and the emergence of the new cases in the United States, the New York Medical College (NYMC) Center for Disaster Medicine and the Touro College and University System (TCUS) hosted an informational event on January 31, "Coronavirus: What we know, what we don't know, and what you need to know." The event took place at the Touro College Midtown Manhattan campus to shed light on the virus and inform health care professionals and the public on the novel coronavirus origins, transmission, symptoms and how to manage infectious disease outbreaks. Nearly 200 health care leaders, elected officials, media representatives and members of the public turned out for the event or tuned in to the live stream to learn more about the global threat. Read the full article on the coronavirus educational event and view the video and photo gallery.
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Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts Training for Putnam County Police Department
The Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) hosted a training session for the Putnam County Police Department on January 14 to teach basic austere medicine techniques, the practice of medicine in resource-constrained environments. Participants learned how to conduct patient assessments and perform clinical interventions and stabilization in sensory-deprived and overload environments. Read the full article on the CDM training and view the photo gallery.
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BioInc@NYMC Hosts Science and Entrepreneurship Seminar
Deborah Novick, director of BioInc@NYMC, and Barry Kappel, Ph.D., chief executive officer and founder of Sapience Therapeutics, co-presented "Science and Entrepreneurship" on January 28. The special seminar discussed the process of turning research discoveries into actual therapeutics and how to achieve this as a scientist. Key features of the presentation included an overview of how to position a biotech startup for success and the pros and cons of persuing an M.B.A. degree. Sapience Therapeutics, a BioInc@NYMC client, is focused on discovering and developing peptide-based therapeutics for major unmet medical needs, specifically high-mortality cancers.
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Katharine Yamulla, M.A., CHSE, senior director of competency based assessment and clinical skills education and director of the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, presented a peer-reviewed workshop, "Think Like an Actor, Act Like an Educator," at the 2020 International Meeting on Simulation In Healthcare (IMSH) in San Diego on January 21. Ms. Yamulla earned one of the 90-minute Innovations in Medical Education workshops for her curricular work regarding creating and implementing an advanced standardized patient training and assessment program that has yielded successful student and patient outcomes. She is a leading member of the IMSH Simulation Director's Special Interest Group.
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February is National Heart Month. NYMC alumna Myra Adele Logan, M.D. '33, was the first woman to perform an open heart surgery in 1943 and was among the first African American women elected a fellow to the American College of Surgeons. She was also the inaugural recipient of the Walter Gray Crump Sr., M.D., Scholarship at NYMC, created in 1928 to support minority medical students.
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Thursday, February 6, 2020
1:00 p.m.: Oral Presentations, Nevins Auditorium (MEC)
2:00 p.m.: Poster Presentations, Willner Lobby (MEC) and Hales Lobby (BSB)
4:00 p.m.: Keynote Address, Cooke Auditorium (BSB)
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Wear Red Day at NYMC
Friday, February 7, 2020
12:15 p.m.
Willner Lobby, MEC
Join us for a group photo to show your support for National Wear Red Day.
Use the hashtag #HeartNYMC and #GoRed on social media and show us your red!
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Westchester County Center
198 Central Avenue, White Plains, NY 10606
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EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
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Wednesday, February 5
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6:45 a.m.
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Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds
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8:00 a.m.
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Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
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8:30 a.m.
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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12:00 p.m.
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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
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1:00 p.m.
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Department of Pathology Research Seminar
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Thursday, February 6
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9:00 a.m.
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Center for Disaster Medicine Training
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1:00 p.m.
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24th Annual Medical Student Research Forum
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Friday, February 7
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12:15 p.m.
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Wear Red Day at NYMC: Join us for a Group Photo
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12:00 p.m.
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Department of Medicine and Anatomy Seminar
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2:00 p.m.
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Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Seminar
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Thursday, February 13
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3:00 p.m.
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SOM Class of 2022 Town Hall
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Monday, February 17
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All Day |
NYMC Closed: President's Day |
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New York Medical College Leadership News
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Forbes - 2/2/2020
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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Pix11 - 1/31/2020
Touro College and University System
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Crain's New York Business - 1/30/20
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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One News Page - 1/30/20
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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Joe Piscopo Show, AM 970 The Answer - 1/29/2020
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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USA Today - 1/29/2020
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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Shape - 1/28/2020
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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ABC14 News - 1/25/2020
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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Daily Mail - 1/24/2020
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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Faculty News
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The Wall Street Journal - 1/31/2020
Subhadra A. Siegel, M.D., M.A., assistant professor of pediatrics
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The Globe Post - 1/27/2020
Ira J. Bedzow, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
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The Journal News - 1/24/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine, and health commissioner at Westchester County Department of Health
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Patch - 1/23/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine, and health commissioner at Westchester County Department of Health
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