Week of July 8, 2019
NEWS
SHSP Welcomes New Vice Dean Benjamin F. Johnson, Ed.D. 

The School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Benjamin F. (Ben) Johnson, Ed.D., as vice dean. He joined the College community on July 1, succeeding Ben Watson, Ph.D. who retired from the position at the end of the 2018-2019 academic year. Dr. Johnson was selected from a national search led by a committee chaired by Susan L. Ronan, P.T., D.P.T., PCS, assistant professor of physical therapy. 


Anthony M. Sozzo, M.S.Ed., M.A., Receives NASFAA Meritorious Achievement Award 

Anthony M. Sozzo, M.S.Ed., M.A., center, associate dean for student affairs and director of student financial planning and student activities, received the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) 2019 Meritorious Achievement Award, presented to an individual who has made either an important single contribution to NASFAA or the profession, or multiple significant contributions. He was honored at the NASFAA National Conference in Orlando, Florida, June 24 - 27, attended by nearly 2,300 student aid professionals from across the country. 


Health Sciences Library Renovations Are Underway 

Renovations are currently underway to transform the upper rear level of the Health Sciences Library (HSL) into a spacious, open and modern study area. The print journal collections have been moved to the lower level compact shelving and the vacant reading room is being readied for construction which will begin this month. The renovated space will include new seating areas, individual nook carrels and standing desks. In addition to increasing the capacity to 50 seats, the end result will be a more modern and spacious reading room. The adjoining study rooms, classroom and computer lab will also be gaining new furniture. 


School of Medicine Hosts Gold Humanism Honor Society Student Clinician Ceremony 

The School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2021 marked another milestone in the journey to becoming physicians when they participated in the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) Student Clinician Ceremony on June 28, marking the transition to third-year clerkships and the clinical years. The Student Clinician Ceremony was designed by the Gold Foundation to provide guidance, information and support for medical students as they embark on their clinical years and emphasize the importance of providing compassionate, collaborative and scientifically excellent care to patients. 


HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday, July 14 
8:00 a.m. 
Nevins Auditorium (MEC)
Open Through August 29 
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. 
19 Bradhurst Avenue Hawthorne, NY 
(914) 493-TICK [8425] 
The School of Medicine Office of Admissions is seeking interviewers 
for the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) 2019-20 interview season.
EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR

Wednesday, July 10
11:00 a.m. Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Research Seminar

11:15 a.m. MSCHE Kick-off Town Hall

1:00 p.m.
 MSCHE Presentation by Dr. McKitrick
Thursday, July 11 11:00 a.m. Department of Pharmacology Seminar
Sunday, July 14 8:00 a.m. Department of Microbiology and Immunology Symposium
Monday, September 2
All Day NYMC Closed: Labor Day
Wednesday, September 25 4:00 p.m. 26th Annual Faculty Author Celebration
 

DID YOU KNOW...
New York Medical College's first location at 20th and 3rd Avenue in New York City is now apartments and a restaurant?

244 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10002
a.k.a. 
151 East 20th Street, New York, NY 10002

IN THE NEWS
New York Medical College News

AAMC News - 6/24/2019
Daniel Kadosh, M.D. '16 Westchester Medical Center 
Fredrick Z. Bierman, M.D., director of graduate medical education, Westchester Medical Center Health Network and professor of pediatrics




Administration News

Times Union - 6/27/2019
Anthony M. Sozzo, M.A., M.S. Ed., associate dean for student affairs and director of student financial planning and student activities



Faculty News

Values-Based Leadership During the Transformation of Health Care
HR People and Strategy - Summer 2019
Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
Experts Describe Community Approaches to Reducing Gun Violence
Psychiatric News - 6/2/2019
Stephan M. Carlson, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences



High Administrative Costs and Low Enrollment Led To the Demise of Startup Insurer Crystal Run
Managed Care 7/1/2019
Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health in the Division of Health Policy and Management
A ban, not a moratorium, on human embryo modification 
The Berkeley Daily Planet - 6/28/2019
Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and medicine



Legal reasoning skills can help students see issues from multiple sides
Education Dive - 6/26/2019
Ira Bedzow, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine and director of Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program
First documented bite by Asian longhorned tick in the U.S. 
M.D. Alert - 6/27/2019
Gary P. Wormser, M.D., professor of medicine, microbiology and immunology, and pharmacology, and vice chair of medicine for research and development



Science News - 6/23/2019
Paul M. Arnaboldi, Ph.D., assistant professor of microbiology and immunology

Health Stream - 6/21/2019 
David Markenson, M.D., medical director of the Center for Disaster Medicine



Becker's GI and Endoscopy - 6/28/2019 
Edward Lebovics, M.D., professor of medicine



BioInc@NYMC News

Daily Voice Plus - 6/13/2019 
Salomon Amar, Ph.D., D.D.S., vice president for research and professor of pharmacology and of microbiology and immunology, NYMC; professor of dental medicine Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC, provost for biomedical research and chief biomedical research officer, Touro College and University System 
Deborah Novick, director of BioInc@NYMC



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