Week of December 21, 2020
NEWS
27th Annual Faculty Author Recognition Celebrates Faculty Scholarly Works

The Health Sciences Library hosted the 27th Annual Faculty Author Celebration virtually on December 17. New York Medical College leadership, awards presenters and award winners shared their thoughts on the scholarly publications published during the 2019 calendar year via video greetings. "2020 has indeed been an interesting year, not just for the way we gather, but in publishing in general including the cosmic rise of the preprint archive," said Marie T. Ascher, M.S., M.P.H., the Lillian Hetrick Huber Endowed Director of the Health Sciences Library, in her welcoming remarks. The 2019 Bibliography of Faculty Publications covered 399 faculty authors; 616 journal articles; 3 authored books; 6 edited books; 72 book chapters and 119 journal editors. Read the full article on the 27th Annual Faculty Recognition and view the video.
NYMC Shares the Latest on the COVID-19 Vaccine

Just two days after the first person in the United States received the COVID-19 vaccine, 100 members of the New York Medical College (NYMC) community tuned into a webinar on COVID-19 vaccines co-sponsored by the Center for Disaster Medicine and the Department of Public Health in the School of Health Sciences and Practice. Kathleen DiCaprio, Ph.D., assistant professor of medical microbiology and immunology, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, a popular presenter in the NYMC/Touro COVID-19 symposium series, presented the latest on the top four vaccine candidates. Dr. DiCaprio covered the differences between MRNA and viral vector vaccines, Emergency Use Authorization, vaccine storage and distribution and other common questions she routinely receives before the audience had the opportunity to ask their own questions. View the COVID-19 vaccine video.

Department of Surgery Hosts 17th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Research Day
 
The 17th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Research Day featuring keynote speaker Julie Ann Sosa, M.D., M.A., FACS, MAMSE, FSSO, was presented virtually on December 16. Dr. Sosa, the Leon Goldman M.D., Distinguished Professor of Surgery and Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and professor in the Department of Medicine and affiliated faculty for the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at UCSF, is an endocrine surgeon who specializes in thyroid cancer. She presented "Asking the Right Questions: How Research Can Impact Practice." Read the full article on the 17th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Research Day and view video and the proceedings.
Colin Ahyoung Is Named Director of Restricted Funds and Grants Management

In his new role as director of restricted funds and grants management, Colin Ahyoung is responsible for overseeing the financial administration of grants to ensure revenues and expenditures are properly reviewed, documented and reported to comply with the requirements of the funding body, current legislation and generally accepted accounting principles, effective December 28, 2020. Mr. Ahyoung will manage the restricted funds and grants accounting team and work closely with the Office of Research Administration, researchers and administration to ensure compliance with internal and external policy and procedures, regulations and contract restrictions. He will report to Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., vice president for research, New York Medical College (NYMC), and senior vice president for research affairs, Touro College and University System, and Irene Crasto-Bolin, C.P.A., controller. Read the full article on Colin Ahyoung, director of restricted funds and grants management.

Skyline Elevator Update
 
The repair and modernization of the passenger elevators at 19 Skyline are now complete and all four elevators are in service.
The School of Medicine (SOM) received approximately 15,000 applications this year---a more than 25 percent increase over last year and the highest number of applicants in this history of the SOM.

HIGHLIGHTS
Happy Holidays from New York Medical College and best wishes for a safe and healthy new year.
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VIRTUAL EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
 

Friday, December 25
All Day
NYMC Closed
Wednesday, December 30
8:00 a.m.
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Wednesday, January 1
All Day
NYMC Closed
Thursday, January 7
5:00 p.m.
SOM Inaugural Dean's Faculty Awards
Monday, January 11
12:00 p.m.
Department of Physiology Research Seminar
Monday, January 18
All DayNYMC Closed
Wednesday, January 27
6:00 p.m.
Office of Development and Alumni Relations Conference
 

IN THE NEWS

New York Medical College Leadership News

Healthline - 12/17/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
 
Dr. Alan Kadish, President of Touro College & New York Medical College: COVID-19 Vaccines
The Joe Piscopo Show  - 12/16/2020
At 22:16 mark: Alan Kadish, M.D., president
 
BBC News - 12/15/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
 
Gizmodo - 12/14/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

Dr. Amler Speaks to BBC London on COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
BBC London - 12/14/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
 
Good Housekeeping - 12/14/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
 
Business Telegraph - 12/8/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
 
Reader's Digest - 11/23/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
 
Faculty News

ProPublica - 12/18/2020
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., professor and chair of Department of Public Health
 
WCA Newsletter - 12/16/2020
Mill Etienne, M.D. '02, M.P.H., associate dean for student affairs, associate professor of neurology and School of Medicine house advisory dean
 
Healio - 12/15/2020  
Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine  
 
Psychiatric Times - 12/15/2020 
Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences 
  
Business Insider - 12/15/2020 
Alyssa Dweck, M.D., adjunct assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology
 
The New York Times - 12/15/2020
Allen J. Dozor, M.D., professor of pediatrics and clinical public health, chief of pediatric pulmonology, allergy and sleep medicine and director, Children's Environmental Health Center of the Hudson Valley
 
Jewish News Syndicate -12/14/2020
Stuart  Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy and medicine

TCTMD - 12/14/2020
Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine
 
Healthcare Business Today - 12/13/2020
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
 
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education - 12/11/2020
Mill Etienne, M.D. '02, M.P.H. FAAN, FAES, vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, associate dean of student affairs and associate professor of neurology and of medicine in the School of Medicine (SOM)
 
NYU Langone Health News Hub - 12/11/2020
Deborah M. Friedman, M.D., professor of pediatrics
 
The Hudson Independent - 12/10/2020
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow in the Center for Disaster Medicine
 
Diversity Global - December 2020
Mill Etienne, M.D. '02, M.P.H. FAAN, FAES, vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, associate dean of student affairs and associate professor of neurology and of medicine in the School of Medicine (SOM)

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