Week of March 26, 2018
NEWS
Graduate Student Research Forum Still Going Strong After Three Decades

The 30th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum (GSRF) held on March 20 was a day for sharing a wide variety of research topics by students in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences. Sponsored annually by the Graduate Student Association (GSA), the forum provides an opportunity for students to present their research in progress, sharpen their presentation and communication skills, ponder stimulating questions from the audience and receive valuable feedback from judges. View the 30th Annual Graduate Student Research Forum photo gallery. Read the full article...

SOM Hosts Third Annual Diversity and Inclusion Conference

The School of Medicine's (SOM) Office of Diversity and Inclusion co-hosted its third annual HeLa Diversity and Inclusion conference, along with Westchester Medical Center Health Network, on March 19. This year's theme was "Creating Healthy Communities: Collaboration. Innovation. Transformation," with topics covering social determinants of health, unconscious bias, LGBT issues in health care, health equity and social justice, leveraging data analytics to create healthier communities and community partnerships. View the Diversity and Inclusion Conference photo gallery. Read the full article...

ACCOLADES
Hasanat Alamgir, M.B.A., Ph.D., associate professor of public health in the Division of Health Policy and Management, vice chair for doctoral studies, co-director of the Center for Long-Term Care, presented "Safe Patient Handling" at Westchester Medical Center on March 13 during Westchester Medical Center Health Network's Patient Safety Week.

IN THE NEWS

New York Medical College News

The Roslyn News - 3/18/2018
William Cullen Bryant, founder of New York Medical College

Faculty News

HealthDay - 3/22/2018
Matthew Lorber, M.D., M.P.A., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

Consumer Reports - 3/17/2018 
Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., professor emeritus of medicine


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EVENTS

Tuesday, March 27
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 28
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds 
12:00 p.m.
Department of Pathology Research Seminar
1:00 p.m.
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Seminar
2:00 p.m.
Department of Public Health Seminar Series
3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 29
Department of Urology Grand Rounds
8:30 a.m.
Friday, March 30
College Closed - Good Friday
All Day
Saturday, March 31
College Closed - Passover Day 1
All Day
Sunday, April 1
College Closed - Passover Day 2
All Day

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HIGHLIGHTS
National Public Health Week

Obamacare and Beyond

Adam E. Block, Ph.D
.,
Assistant Professor of Public Health

Monday, April 9
5:00 p.m.
SHSP CIL

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Yom Hashoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day

The Origins of Pernkopf's Anatomy Atlas & the Role of Nazi Medicine in the Holocaust

Howard A. Israel, D.D.S.
Adjunct Professor and Course Director for Pain and Anxiety Control at Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College

Tuesday, April 17
4:00 p.m.
BSB Lobby
 
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Town Hall Meeting


Thursday, April 19
4:00 p.m.
19 Skyline Drive
Ground Floor Dining

Join Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, for a State of the College update, followed by a Q&A session.

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School of Health Sciences and Practice 

6th Annual Research and Scholarship Day 

Thursday, May 3 
4:30 p.m. 
19 Skyline Drive 

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159th Commencement Exercises 

Wednesday, May 23 
5:00 p.m. 
Carnegie Hall 
881  Seventh Avenue 
(at 57th Street)
New York, NY 10019

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5th Annual Gabor and Harriette Kaley Endowed Lectureship 

Akos Koller, M.D., Ph.D. Chairman, Scientific Council Institute of Natural Sciences, University of Physical Education, Budapest, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Pécs and NYMC adjunct professor of physiology 

Thursday, May 24 
11:00 a.m. 
Chouake Auditorium (BSB) 

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Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medcial College

Golf  Championship

Monday, June 4
Willow Ridge Country Club
Harrison, NY


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