It's A Match for School of Medicine Class 2019 

On Friday, March 15, four years of rigorous study and unrelenting work paid off in spades for the School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2019 during Match Day, when they opened their envelopes at noon and learned where they were matched to medical residency programs-and where they will begin their careers as physicians. According to Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, dean of the School of Medicine and professor of medicine and pharmacology, Match Day 2019 was a resounding success for New York Medical College (NYMC) students. "This is one of the most meaningful days for our students as they move toward becoming the outstanding physicians of tomorrow," he said. "We are very proud of the quality and breadth of the residencies that our medical students have secured." Read the full article and view the Match Day photo gallery. View the Match Day results.

Renowned Neuroscientist to Address 31st Annual Graduate Student Research Forum 

The 31st Annual Graduate Student Forum is set for Tuesday, March 19, featuring keynote speaker, Marina Picciotto, Ph.D., the Charles B. G. Murphy Professor of Psychiatry and professor of neuroscience and of pharmacology in the Child Study Center, deputy chair for basic science research in the Department of Psychiatry and deputy director of the Kavli Institute for Neuroscience at the Yale School of Medicine. She will present "Cholinergic Control of Circuits Underlying Behaviors Related to Anxiety and Depression." View the full article on the Graduate Student Research Forum. View the day's schedule.

SHSP Hosts Special Dean's Lecture

The School of Health Sciences and Practice hosted a special Dean's Lecture on March 13, part of its Dean's Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series, welcoming April Smith-Hirak, Ph.D., second from right, acting regional health administrator and deputy regional health administrator for Region 2 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as the guest lecturer. Dr. Smith-Hirak presented "Emerging Issues in Federal Public Health." She was welcomed by, from left: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president of government affairs; Allen J. Dozor, M.D., professor of pediatrics and clinical public health, chief of pediatric pulmonology, allergy and sleep medicine and director, Children's Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley; and Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, dean of the School of Medicine.

Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., center, vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP), and Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., adjunct professor in the SHSP and senior fellow in the Center for Disaster Medicine, and the Commissioner of Health in Westchester County, gave New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo a quick briefing on new projects at New York Medical College on March 1.

George W. Contreras, M.E.P., M.P.H., M.S., CEM, EMTP, assistant director of the Center for Disaster Medicine and assistant professor in the School of Health Sciences Institute of Public Health, was invited by the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine to speak at the Inaugural International Conference on Disaster Medicine and Hurricane Resiliency in St. Maarten, March 8-11. He presented "Disaster Relief: Getting to the Recovery Stage."

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