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Members of the SOM Class of 2020 Graduate Early and Enter the Fight Against COVID-19
On April 8, a month ahead of schedule, more than 100 students from the School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2020 graduated early, beginning their medical careers early to provide much needed medical support to the over-taxed hospitals facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Paving the way for this historic event, on April 4, New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo publicly announced his approval for the early graduation plan, thus allowing all eligible medical students from the Class of 2020, throughout the entire State, to graduate early, should they wish to do so. Read the full article on the Class of 2020 early graduation.
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GSBMS Student Lillian Huang Makes an Impact During COVID-19 Crisis
Not one to sit idle, Lillian Huang, an M.S. candidate in the Basic Medical Sciences Program in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences (GSBMS), is making the most of her knowledge, skills and aspirations during the COVID-19 pandemic. "As a healthy pre-med student who has the privilege of a safe dorm room, access to the internet and a supportive network of friends and family, I felt it was right to dedicate some of my time to helping those who may not be so lucky," explains Ms. Huang. In addition to maintaining her online studies, she is organizing virtual tutoring for children being homeschooled, collecting personal protective equipment (PPE), and administering a GoFundMe page for initiatives at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, New York. Read the full article on Ms. Huang.
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AOA Virtual Visiting Professor's Lecture Set for April 27
The New York Iota chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, will host its annual visiting professor lecture via Zoom on April 27 at 4:00 p.m.
Ethan Fried, M.D., MACP
, professor of medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a specialist in internal medicine, pulmonary disease, critical care medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, will present "What Will They Become?: Mentoring and Coaching in Academic Medicine."
Read the full article on Dr. Fried.
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Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., FAMWA, FRSPH, professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management and global health director in the Department of Public Health, moderated a webinar,
One World, One War Against COVID-19: Taiwan and the American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) Come Together, on March 30. The event hosted by AMWA featured leaders from Taiwan's Chang Gung Memorial Hospital who shared the country's strategy and successful containment efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thursday, April 23, 2020 |
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Join the New York Medical College (NYMC) leadership for a State of the College update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The link will be sent to your email on Thursday morning, April 23.
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Yoga Class for Faculty and Staff
Meeting ID: 489 054 8060;
Password: YOGA
One tap mobile +19292056099 (for dial in)
Virtual yoga class led by certified yoga instructor Mary Butler-Fink
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NYMC Family Health Center
offers virtual doctor visits
Call today to schedule
your virtual
appointment at
(914) 828-0435
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On average the School of Health Sciences and Practice Speech-Language Pathology Clinic treats approximately 100 speech patients a week--90 percent are children.
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VIRTUAL EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
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Tuesday, April 21
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11:00 a.m.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
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2:00 p.m.
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Department of Public Health Dr.P.H. Student Research Presentation
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Wednesday, April 22
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8:00 a.m.
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Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
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2:00 p.m.
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Department of Public Health Dr.P.H. Student Research Presentation
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Thursday, April 24
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1:00 p.m.
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Virtual Town Hall Meeting
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Monday, April 27
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4:00 p.m.
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AOA Visiting Professor Lecture
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New York Medical College Leadership News
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WUSA9 - 4/16/2020
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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Mom - 4/13/2020
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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KevinMD - 4/15/2020
Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.Phil., CHES, professor of public health and global health director and clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine
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Forbes - 4/12/2020
Ira J. Bedzow, Ph.D., associate professor of medicine and director of the Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
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GM Watch - 4/13/2020
Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and medicine
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Queens Daily Eagle - 4/14/2020
Lillian Huang, M.S. candidate in the Basic Medical Sciences Master's program
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The Scarsdale Inquirer - April 2020
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