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It's Official: Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College Set to Open This Fall
This week, New York State Board of Regents approval was received to establish the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) at New York Medical College at 19 Skyline Drive. Accreditation by the American Dental Association was received earlier this year. The TCDM will include a four-year pre-doctoral program for students and a continuing education program for practicing dentists. It will be the first new dental school in nearly 50 years in New York State. Enrollment is expected to be approximately 110 students in the first class and when at full capacity, the school will include approximately 440 students. The TCDM will house a 132-chair community denta
l clinic focused on providing affordable and quality treatment to patients in local underserved communities.
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Sonia A. Velez, M.D., J.D., Is Named Interim Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine
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 Sonia A. Velez, M.D., J.D.
, assistant professor of family and community medicine, has been appointed interim chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. She completed the family medicine residency program at Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y., where she served as a chief resident in her final year. She joined the NYMC faculty in 1998
and became the family medicine residency program director in 2006. She holds a special interest in women's health and health law.
"Over the past twenty years my dedication to academic family medicine has allowed me to appreciate the accomplishments, struggles and challenges that currently confront the discipline. These are national, regional and local concerns that require a leader proficient in strategic planning, managing change, complex financial balancing, command of the institutional culture and collaboration with external partners," said Dr. Velez. "I am committed to being part of the changes needed to help the discipline flourish."
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Lectureship Honors the Late Gabor Kaley, Ph.D.
 The Third Annual Drs. Gabor and Harriette Kaley Endowed Lectureship held on April 14 welcomed a host of faculty including several professors emeriti, students and staff, to Chouake Auditorium to honor the memory of Gabor Kaley, Ph.D., who served on the NYMC faculty for 43 years. When he stepped down from his post as chairman in 2007, after 37 years, Dr. Kaley was the longest sitting chair of physiology in the nation. He died in 2011 at the age of 85. View the photo gallery here. Read more...
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| IN THE NEWS |
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New York Medical College Leadership News
Fox News & Business -
4/19/2016
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
New York Medical College News
The Business Journal - 4/20/2016
BioInc@NYMC
Patch.com (all editions) - 4/20/2016
Faculty News
Parents.com - 4/17/2016
Monique M. Regard, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
Student News
The Journal News (Lohud.com) - 4/17/2016
Alexandre West, School of Medicine Class of 2015
Affiliate News
Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News
The Business Journal - 4/21/2016
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and CEO
Dentistry Today - 4/21/2016
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and CEO
MidHudsonNews.com - 4/21/2016
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Health News Digest - 4/19/2016
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and CEO
ADA News - 4/20/2016
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Patch.com (all editions) - 4/20/2016
Alan Kadish, M.D., president
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and CEO
For General Information
Daily Voice - 4/17/2016
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| EVENTS |
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Tuesday, April 26
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| Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds |
11:00 a.m.
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Department of Environmental Health Science Capstone Presentation
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6:00 p.m.
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| Department of Health Policy and Management Capstone Presentations |
7:15 p.m. |
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Wednesday, April 27
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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| Department of Epidemiology and Community Health Capstone Presentations |
5:30 p.m. |
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Friday, April 29
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Doc's Cafe (closed for Passover; re-opens on May 1, 2016)
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