Week of February 2, 2026

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NEWS

Campus Illumination and Panel Discussion Honors Holocaust Remembrance Day


As dusk fell on January 27, the campus was illuminated in yellow, marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The lighting ceremony was accompanied by "The Reluctant Accomplice: An International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event," which examined how ordinary individuals become complicit in mass violence and the urgent relevance of those lessons today.


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Where Experience Becomes Evidence: Advancing Transplant Education at NYMC


A prospective research study recently published in the Journal of Surgical Education documents the positive learning outcomes of the Transplant Education Program.


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D.P.T. Student Experience


From the voices of our own students, learn some of the key highlights that makes the D.P.T. program at NYMC unique.


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Love at NYMC


If you and your significant other met at NYMC, we’d love to hear your story. Submit your entry to public_relations@nymc.edu for a chance to be featured in our story.


Please share:

  • How did you meet your spouse? 
  • How many years have you been married? 
  • What do you love most about your spouse? 
  • What is your favorite memory together?
  • What is your favorite memory at NYMC? 
  • Advice you would give to other couples?
  • A photo of you and your spouse.

TIP OF THE WEEK

The Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library is considering long-awaited updates to its website and wants to hear from you. What is working well? What isn't working well? How are you engaging with the website? Please take this brief, anonymous survey to share your thoughts. 

HIGHLIGHTS

SOM Seeks MMI Interviewers

 

The SOM Office of Admissions is seeking interviewers for the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) 2025-26 interview season. The interview cycle runs from September through March and interviews are conducted on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday starting at noon. Please contact Jamie Zelig at Jamie_zelig@nymc.edu for more information about the process.


NYMC Goes Red for National Heart Month

 

Monday, February 9, 2026 • 12:30 p.m.

Willner Lobby, Medical Education Center

 

Wear red to show your support for National Heart Month by joining the Srihari S. Naidu, M.D., professor of medicine, the NYMC Cardiology Interest Group, and the NYMC community for a group photo to recognize National Heart Month.


The Ethics, Economics, and Halachah of Compensating Living Kidney Donors with Federal Tax Cuts


Monday, February 9, 2026 • 3:30 p.m.

John W. Nevins, M.D. '44 Auditorium and Zoom 


The Drs. Joel and Judith R.F. Kupersmith Endowed Lectureship in Health Policy and Ethics in the NYMC School of Medicine will examine a bill currently under consideration in Congress that would provide altruistic donors with $50,000 in federal tax credits. Central to the discussion will be the ethical implications of such legislation and the critical guardrails necessary to ensure responsible and equitable implementation.

HeLa 2026: Ethics Research and Access Conference and Research Symposium


Wednesday, February 11, 2026 • 12:00 p.m.

John W. Nevins, M.D. '44 Auditorium and Zoom


NYMC Office of Engagement, along with Westchester Medical Center's Matilde Roman, Esq. host the 2026 HeLa: Ethics Research and Access Conference and Symposium. This year's distinguished speakers will present on topics in engagement in an AI-world; the risks, tradeoffs, and opportunity in health policy; finances in health care, research priorities, lung cancer screening, and navigating barriers in endometriosis care.

EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR

DATE 

TIME

EVENT

Tuesday, February 3

6:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Zumba

Wednesday, February 4

8:00 a.m.

Departments of Pediatrics Grand Rounds


7:00 p.m.

Office of Student Academic Support OAE: M2 - Step 1 Jumpstart Dedicated Launch Panel

Thursday, February 5

5:30 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Yoga and Meditation


7:00 p.m.

Office of Student Academic Support Professional CV Writing Workshop

Monday, February 9

12:30 p.m.

NYMC Goes Red for National Heart Month


3:30 p.m.

Drs. Joel and Judith R.F. Kupersmith Endowed Lectureship in Health Policy and Ethics

Tuesday, February 10

1:00 p.m.

Office of Student Academic Support OAE: Step 1 Jumpstart – Rare Disease Game (Led by Dr. Rachlin)


2:00 p.m.

Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology Research Talk Series


6:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Zumba

Wednesday, February 11

12:00 p.m.

HeLa 2026: Ethics Research and Access Conference and Research Symposium

Thursday, February 12

5:30 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Yoga and Meditation

Visit nymc.edu/calendar to view all events.

IN THE NEWS

NYMC News

Holocaust Remembrance Day marked by yellow lighting in Valhalla

Westfair Business Journal - 1/28/26

Alan Kadish, M.D., president of NYMC and TU

Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer 

Rabbi Baruch Fogel, M.A.,campus rabbi of TU 

Marie T. Ascher, M.S., M.P.H., the Lillian Hetrick Huber Endowed Director of the Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library

Stephen J. Ferrando, M.D., chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Edith Har Esh Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Touro University Campuses Nationwide Illuminate to Mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Jewish Link - 1/29/26

Alan Kadish, M.D., president of NYMC and TU

Leadership News

Touro University awards honorary doctorate to outgoing CFO

New Jersey Jewish News - 1/23/26

Alan Kadish, M.D., president of NYMC and TU

Rabbi Moshe Krupka, M.S., executive vice president and university ombudsman, TU

Alan Kadish Appears on Mornings with Maria Bartiromo to Discuss Anti-Semitism

Fox Business News - 1/27/26

Alan Kadish, M.D., president of NYMC and TU

Faculty News

Anesthesia leaders highlight key workforce misconceptions

Becker’s ASC Review - 1/27/26

Peter Panzica, M.D., associate professor of anesthesiology 


91 C-suite execs on the one priority that will define 2026

Becker’s Hospital Review - 1/28/26

David Lubarsky, M.D., M.B.A., professor of anesthesiology and distinguished visiting professor of public health

Better Conversations When Navigating Advanced Parkinson’s Disease

Everyday Health - 1/27/26

Katherine Amodeo, M.D., assistant professor of neurology 



When should you move from occasional help to full-time in-home care?

Care.com - 1/29/26

Kenneth A. Knapp, Ph.D., chair and assistant professor of public health

Affiliate News

Dr. Susan Fox to Retire as President & CEO of WIHD at the end of 2026

Yonkers Times - 1/27/26

Westchester Institute for Human Development

Susan Fox, Ph.D., M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., associate professor of public health and associate professor, Institute of Public Health



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