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Eduardo Lopez, M.D., is the Inaugural the Catherine and Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine
 It was standing room only in the Dr. Richard K. Stone Conference Room at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan for the Catherine and Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine Dedication Ceremony on August 10. The new endowed chair title was officially bestowed upon Eduardo Lopez, M.D., second from left, who presented "Primary Prevention of Brain Injury." The event paid tribute to the late Dr. Catherine Hinterbuchner, who served as chair of NYMC's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine from 1971 to 2004. She was named emeritus in 2005 and passed away in 2015 at the age of 88. The endowment is named after Dr. Hinterbuchner and her late husband and will support the teaching and training of medical students and residents as well as foster research endeavors is rehabilitation medicine. Dr. Lopez was joined by, from left: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, New York Medical College; Alina Moran, M.P.A., chief executive officer, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan; and Alan Kadish, M.D., president, New York Medical College and Touro College and University System. View the Catherine and Ladislav P. Hinterbuchner Endowed Chair in Rehabilitation Medicine Dedication Ceremony photo gallery here.
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Sixth Annual STAR Student Research Forum Showcases Impressive Summer Investigative Works
 More than 25 high school and undergraduate students spent their summer vacation in the laboratories and lecture halls of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences' Summer Trainees in Academic Research (STAR) program. They attended lectures on current topics in science, discussed scientific literature during the STAR Journal Club, learned laboratory practices and safety, and conducted research in an active laboratory under the guidance of a New York Medical College faculty mentor. Weeks of hard work and dedication led up to the Sixth Annual STAR Student Research Forum on August 10 where participants presented their work in poster format. The event fosters communication skills and helps prepare students for the science competitions at their schools as well as local, regional and national competitions. View the STAR Student Research Forum photo gallery here. Read more...
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SHSP Students Join LEND at WIHD
Three graduate students from the School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP) have been awarded positions in the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD)'s LEND program (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities). Incoming Dr.P.H. student, Kerry Watson, M.P.H. '17, left, and second-year speech-language pathology students, Shannon Stocks, center, and Stacey Ramirez, right, will join the LEND training program this fall. The LEND program at WIHD is a two-semester interdisciplinary leadership training program funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau of the federal government at 52 universities around the country. Program trainees include graduate students and post-doctoral fellows from health and education disciplines, self-advocates, and family members of children and adults with disabilities who want to develop knowledge and skills to take a leadership role working with and on behalf of children with disabilities and other special health care needs and their families. Read more...
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SHSP Hosts Special Public Health Practice Council Meeting
 Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., back left, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs, welcomed guest speaker Hiram C. Polk, Jr., M.D., back second from left, commissioner of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, to the Public Health Practice Council meeting on August 16. Dr. Polk served for more than 30 years as chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Louisville School of Medicine. They were joined by public health officials: Carol Smith, M.D., M.P.H., back second from right, Commissioner of the Ulster County Department of Health and Mental Health; and Lisa Morrissey, M.P.H. '13, back right, director of health, Danbury Health Department. Front from left: Lawrence Eisenstein, M.D., Fifth Pathway '01, M.P.H.'16, Nassau County Commissioner of Health and distinguished visiting professor of epidemiology and community health; Eli N. Avila, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., FCLM, Orange County Commissioner of Health and distinguished visiting professor; Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., FAAP, Westchester County Commissioner of Health, clinical associate professor of pediatrics and adjunct professor of epidemiology and community health; and Patricia Schnabel Ruppert, D.O., M.P.H., C.P.E., DABFM, FAAFP, Rockland County Commissioner of Health and distinguished visiting professor of epidemiology and community health.
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| IN THE NEWS |
Faculty News
Science News - 8/16/2017
Paul M. Arnaboldi, Ph.D., assistant professor microbiology and immunology
NYMag - 8/15/2017
Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D., Har Esh Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
The JAMA Network - 8/15/2017
Jeffrey L. Brown, M.D., clinical professor of pediatrics
Health Day - 8/15/2017
Ami S. Baxi, M.D., instructor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
ADA News - 8/14/2017
Barbara Greenberg, M.Sc., Ph.D., professor and chair of epidemiology and community health
White Plains Patch - 8/8/2017
Teresa Marie Alasio, M.D., adjunct assistant professor of pathology
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Wednesday, August 23
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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8:30 a.m.
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| Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy Seminar |
2:00 p.m.
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Thursday, August 24
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| M.S. Biology Education Information Session |
5:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, August 30
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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8:30 a.m.
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Monday, September 4
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| Labor Day Holiday - NYMC Closed |
All day
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Wednesday, September 6
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Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
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8:00 a.m.
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Wednesday, September 13
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Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
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8:00 a.m.
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Sunday, September 17
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| Founder's Dinner |
5:00 p.m.
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Monday, September 18
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| Office of Undergraduate Medical Education Grand Rounds |
5:30 p.m.
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Thursday, September 21
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| Rosh Hashanah Day One - NYMC Closed |
All day
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Friday, September 22
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| Rosh Hashanah Day Two - NYMC Closed |
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