NYMC Launches M.S. in Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
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Albert Kwon, M.D., Joins Team to Develop Alternate Form of Ventilation Amid COVID-19 Crisis
For the past several weeks, Albert Kwon, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology, has taken a step back from his critical role as an anesthesiologist at Westchester Medical Center to work on a critically important research project with equally lifesaving prospects. As the acute need for ventilators amid the COVID-19 health crisis emerged and with the potential looming for a shortfall of thousands of units, a group of MIT engineers, teaming with doctors with clinical experience in treating respiratory conditions, looked to a ten-year-old design for an inexpensive alternative for ventilation as the possible solution. This alternate design sought to automate the standard manual process of squeezing by hand an emergency resuscitator bag (known as an Ambu bag), currently readily available in large numbers at hospitals. Read the full article on Dr. Kwon.
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Medical Student Ebrahim Afshinnekoo Part of Project to Test NYC Subways for COVID-19
Rising fourth-year medical student Ebrahim Afshinnekoo's passion for research has long been in evidence. So it came as no surprise that when the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York, Mr. Afshinnekoo rose to the occasion as part of a team to test New York City (NYC) hospitals and urban environments for the prevalence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and other viruses and to address the limitations in patient testing. Read the full story on Ebrahim Afshinnekoo.
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NYMC Hosts Webinar to Address (Re)building Our Community
Resiliency and adaptation were the theme of the webinar, (Re)building Our Community, hosted and moderated by Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., vice president for research at New York Medical College and provost for biomedical research at Touro College and University System on May 13. Three guest speakers examined what the reopening of communities and cities, including college and university campuses, after the COVID-19 pandemic might look like. Read the full article on (Re)building Our Community and view the video.
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SOM Seeks MMI Interviewers
The School of Medicine (SOM) Office of Admissions is seeking clinicians, faculty, staff and community members, from the Westchester and greater New York metro area to serve as interviewers for the 2020-2021 interview season. The admissions program uses a scenario-based interview format known as the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI). If you would like to get involved, please contact Jamie Zelig, administrative coordinator in the SOM Office of Admissions. Read the Q&A on MMI interviews.
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Although the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Annual Meeting at Experimental Biology 2020 scheduled for April 4 - 7 in San Diego was cancelled, Juan Azcona, a Ph.D. candidate in the laboratory of Austin M. Guo, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology, was selected to give an oral presentation in the 2020 Division for Cardiovascular Pharmacology Trainee Showcase competition. His presentation was titled, "Novel Contributions of Neutrophil-derived Myeloperoxidase and Hypochlorous Acid to 20-HETE Production that Drives Post-ischemic Angiogenesis."
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George W. Contreras, M.E.P., M.P.H., M.S., CEM, FAcEM, assistant director of the Center for Disaster Medicine and assistant professor in the Institute of Public Health, was an invited keynote speaker for an employee webinar hosted by Con Edison, "An Update on the COVID-19 Response in NYC," on May 13. He discussed the New York City response during the pandemic with a focus on racial disparities and the mental health toll on the public. Mr. Contreras was also an invited keynote speaker for an international webinar on May 15, hosted by SAMU Metropolitano, an emergency medical services provider to more than seven million residents in Santiago, Chile and its immediate surroundings. His presentation, "An Update on the COVID-19 Response in NYC and Best Practices for Future Response," for the senior leadership at SAMU, discussed the overall NYC EMS and public health response during the pandemic and recommendations as Chile starts to see an increase in COVID-19 cases throughout the country.
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Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics, was a speaker at the New York State Department of Health (DOH) webinar on COVID-associated Pediatric Multi-Symptom Inflammatory Syndrome on May 14.
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Monday, May 18, 2020 | 5:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 11:00 a.m.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2020 | 7:00 p.m.
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On May 19, 2020, New York Medical College will celebrate its 161st Commencement exercises in its 160-year history. In 1975, the College held two Commencements to address the physician shortage at the time. Some alumni still proudly refer to themselves as members of the Class of 1975A or the Class of 1975B.
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VIRTUAL EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
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Monday, May 18
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5:00 p.m.
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School of Health Sciences and Practice Awards Ceremony
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Tuesday, May 19
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11:00 a.m.
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Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences Awards Ceremony
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11:00 a.m.
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds
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7:00 p.m.
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161st NYMC Commencement/Inaugural TCDM Commencement Ceremonies
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Wednesday, May 20
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8:00 a.m.
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Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
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8:30 a.m.
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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9:00 a.m.
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Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds
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Monday, May 25
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All Day
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NYMC Closed: Memorial Day
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8:30 a.m.
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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Friday, May 29
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All Day
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NYMC Closed: Shavuot (Day 1)
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Saturday, May 30
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All Day
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NYMC Closed: Shavuot (Day 2)
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New York Medical College Leadership News
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New York Medical College News
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The Inside Press - 5/14/2020
Andrew Ashikari, M.D., clinical associate professor of surgery
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NY1 - 5/12/2020
Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health in the Division of Health Policy and Management
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NOVA - 5/12/2020
Albert H. Kwon, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology
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Motherhood Moment - 5/12/2020
Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health in the Division of Health Policy and Management
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Daily Mirror - 5/12/2020
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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Examiner News - 5/10/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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Fox 5 News - 5/9/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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CBS New York - 5/9/2020
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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The New York Times - 5/8/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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The Journal News - 5/8/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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Daily Voice - 5/8/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine
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Examiner News - 5/8/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine
Michael H. Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics and vice chair of the Department of Pediatrics
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Nursing Times 5/7/2020
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
Amy Ansehl, M.S.N., D.N.P., FNP-BC, assistant dean, associate professor of public health practice, executive director of the Partnership for a Healthy Population and assistant professor of family and community medicine
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