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NYMC Receives the Business Council of Westchester Corporate Citizenship Award
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NYMC was honored by the Business Council of Westchester at their annual Business Hall of Fame Gala on April 21 at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, N.Y. The College was awarded the Corporate Citizenship Award for its involvement in the surrounding communities including holding clinics for the impoverished and underserved, mentoring middle- and high-school students, as well as their teachers, and working with the disabled. Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., left, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs, was proud to accept the award on behalf of NYMC from Marsha Gordon, M.B.A., D.B.A., president and chief executive officer of the Business Council of Westchester.
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NYMC Celebrates Earth Day
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he College community commemorated Earth Day on April 22 with a lunchtime celebration that included a tree planting, lawn games and a picnic outside of Sunshine Cottage. First-year medical student
Peter Spyrou
, kneeling in photo, a member of the Composting and Sustainability Committee, demonstrated how to plant and care for a seedling. The tree planting demonstration was to kick off the new NYMC Native Orchard on campus. Read more...
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Doctoral Projects Demonstrate Breadth and Depth of Physical Therapy
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Thirty-one future doctors of physical therapy gave presentations in poster and oral format in the categories of clinical research, education, and public health service at the 11th Annual Doctoral Project Presentation Day on April 23. The presentations were the result of work that began during the first year of study in the D.P.T. program. This year's projects included several new topics, as well as the expansion of work by previous students and community service projects allowing for continuity of important research and field work. The day was capped with a keynote presentation "Building Research Partnerships: How to Win Friends and Influence People" by Diane U. Jette, P.T., D.Sc., associate chair and professor, Department of Physical Therapy at MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston. Read more...
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New York Mets Tickets Raffle Winner
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Congratulations to
Marie Rivera
, administrator in the Office of Faculty Records, on winning a pair of tickets, courtesy of the chancellor's office, to the New York Mets game on April 21. Ms. Rivera, a long-time Mets fan, was thrilled they earned a 7-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
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ACCOLADES |
Francis B. Baccay, M.D.
, assistant professor of surgery and of anesthesiology and assistant dean of student affairs, presented "Novel Surgical Paradigm and Technique: Applying Physics to Incisional/Ventral Hernia Repairs" at the First World Conference on Abdominal Wall Hernia Surgery in Milan, Italy on April 25.
William Angus Steadman II, vice president for strategic planning, vice provost and senior associate dean, School of Medicine, was named chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges' Professional Development Committee of the Group on Business Affairs (GBA). The Committee is charged with conceiving, developing, and implementing programs for the improvement of the skills of those engaged in the fiscal and administrative management of medical schools. He will also serve as a member of the Steering Committee of the GBA.
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GRANT NEWS |
Tetyana Kobets, M.D., M.S.
, assistant professor of pathology, received a six-month grant for $182,000 from TauRx Therapeutics for her work "Assessment of DNA Damage by Methylthioninium in Mice."
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IN THE NEWS |
Westchester County Business Buzz New Crop of Companies Inducted Into Biz Council Hall of Fame
Westchester Magazine -- 4/23/2015
Valhalla Institution Wins Corporate Citizenship
Patch.com (all editions) -- 4/23/2015
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs, third from left in photo
Global Genes & STAND Announces 2015 Cox Prize For Rare Compassion
Global Genes Rare Daily -- 4/22/2015
Colton Margus, School of Medicine Class of 2017
Westchester Medical Center's Spratt Named MidHudson Regional Hospital VP
Daily Voice (All Editions) -- 4/23/2015
Catherine Spratt, M.P.H. '10
Business Council of Westchester Gala Celebrates Honorees
Daily Voice (All Editions) -- 4/22/2015
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs, is pictured seated, third from left
The Jewish Week -- 4/21/2015
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Rabbi Moshe D. Krupka, executive vice president, Touro College and University System
The Jewish Voice -- 4/21/2015
BioInc@NYMC
Randi D. Schwartz, M.B.A., associate dean for academic administration and interim director, BioInc@NYMC
PolitickerNJ -- 4/21/2015
Saint Michael's Medical Center
FreshNews.com -- 4/20/2015
Saint Michael's Medical Center
NewJerseyNewsRoom.com -- 4/20/2015
Raymond Iezzi, M.D. '94
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EVENTS CALENDAR |
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Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds |
11:00am |
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Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds |
8:00am |
Department of Surgery |
8:00am |
Department of Medicine - Division of Gastenterology Seminar |
8:00am |
Department of Medicine Grand Rounds |
12:00pm |
Department of Pathology |
1:00pm |
Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery Conference |
4:00pm |
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Departmentof Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds |
8:15am |
Department of Medicine, 59th Annual AOA Visiting Professor Lecture |
5:00pm |
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