Days of Giving Raises More Than $450,000 for Student Scholarships

The Fifth Annual Days of Giving campaign on March 29 and 30 was a success, raising $450,343 to be awarded as scholarships to students in the SOM, the GSBMS and the SHSP. This year’s campaign yielded 260 gifts from 251 donors in 28 states. Read the full article on Days of Giving.

Annual NYMedTalks Event Focuses on Medicine in the Age of COVID-19

The timely topic of medicine in the age of COVID-19 was the focus of the annual NYMedTalks event on March 30. During the daylong virtual event, which is run entirely by SOM students, participants heard from a variety of health care leaders from across the country on how medicine evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic, and about innovations made to expand healthcare delivery and improve health outcomes in this new global era. Read the full article on NYMedTalks here.

Erin Foxx, SLP Class of 2023, Draws Inspiration from a Former Patient to Pursue Her Degree

Erin Foxx, speech-language pathology (SLP) Class of 2023, developed a close relationship with a patient in an assisted-living facility during her undergraduate studies before the patient developed dementia, thus becoming unable to communicate verbally. This inspired Ms. Foxx to pursue a graduate SLP degree to help senior patients who encounter the same struggles, and she decided that New York Medical College (NYMC) was her best choice to do just that. Read the full Q&A with Ms. Foxx.

The Office of the Bursar Keeps Students in Good Standing 

The Office of the Bursar at New York Medical College (NYMC) holds the central role of reviewing and tracking student tuition accounts at the College while facilitating and collecting payments. The Office’s daily operations are fundamental in allowing students to progress through their studies uninterrupted. Karin Ahyoung, left, NYMC’s bursar, gave an insightful look at the Office’s operations.

Anish R. Maskey, a Ph.D. candidate in the laboratory of XiuMin, Li, M.D., M.S., professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology, was selected as a top ten finalist to compete in the “Science in a Flash” talk competition organized by American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB). Mr. Maskey presented "Natural Medicine as a Rich Resource for the Treatment of Allergy" at the virtual event on March 22 and was the runner-up of the competition. 

Padraic Reynolds, M.P.H. ’14, associate dean of academic administration for the SOM, was appointed to the Association of American Medical Colleges Group on Business Affairs Steering Committee as the Data and Benchmarking Subcommittee chair for the 2022-2024 term. 

Join us in welcoming our new employees at NYMC:

Abraham Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy, Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy

Matthew G. Hacker, Public Safety Officer, Office of Public Safety

Kin C. Lazzaro, Major Gifts Officer, Office of Development

Louise Tardella, Assistant Director of Student and Residential Life, Office of Student and Residential Life

From the Office of Human Resources, April 1, 2022.

The 2022 National Public Health Week (NPHW) theme is “Public Health is Where You Are.” Test your knowledge about NPHW on Instagram.

Naloxone Training: Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Stop the Bleed: Thursday, April 7, 2022

Student APE Presentations: April 4-8, 2022

Hosted by StuHE. Registration is required. Space is limited.

Thursday, April 28, 2022 • 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Nevins Auditorium, MEC

Online and in-person. Register here.

Tuesday, May 24 - Wednesday, May 26

On campus and in-person.

Contact the Family Health Center at (914) 828-0435 to make an appointment, although walk-ins are welcome.