Week of January 11, 2021
NEWS
D.P.T. Class of 2021 TeamGO Sends Humanitarian Aid to Dominica
 
It was an ambitious project when it started in 2019 and even a global pandemic could not stop it from coming to fruition. On January 4, 2021 at 7:00 a.m., a trailer filled with 1,500 pounds of humanitarian goods started its journey from Valhalla to the Caribbean island of Dominica--the result of the Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Class of 2021 global outreach community service project. The goods were collected, sorted and packed up by members of the group dubbed TeamGO: Erin Dailey, Errin Donahue, Kenedy Fraleigh, Kelly Garcia, Joe Iarocci, Victoria Jelenek, Alexa Jimenez, Steven Juca, Nicole Marsh, Clay Nelms, Silvia Roman, Kasey Rubenstein and Alex Straley. Read the full article on TeamGO and view the photo gallery.
Bench-to-Bedside Seminar Series Focuses on Data, Personalization and Digital Health

Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., vice president for research at New York Medical College and senior vice president for research affairs at Touro College and University System, welcomed Susan A. Murphy, Ph.D., as the keynote speaker of the virtual Bench-to-Bedside Seminar Series lecture on December 21. Dr. Murphy, the Radcliffe Alumnae Professor at the Radcliffe Institute and professor of statistics and computer science at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, presented "Data, Personalization and Digital Health." Dr. Murphy's lab develops data analysis methods and experimental designs to improve real-time sequential decision-making in digital health. Read the full article on the Bench-to-Bedside lecture and view the video.
 
Ninth Symposium on COVID-19 Set for January 12

Faculty experts from New York Medical College and the Touro College and University System will present the ninth symposium in the series, "COVID-19: What have we learned? How can we use what we have learned?" via a webinar on Tuesday, January 12 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The symposium will cover self-care of healthcare providers during a pandemic; new COVID-19 therapies and antibody cocktails; the logistics of large-scale vaccination of a population; ethical decision-making regarding vaccines; FAQs about the COVID-19 vaccines; and pregnancy or potential pregnancy and the COVID-19 vaccine. Continuing Medical Education credits are available. Read more and register for the Ninth COVID-19 symposium.
 
 
Chancellor Halperin Shares his Thoughts on the Medical Ethics of Vaccine Distribution

Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, shared his thoughts on the ethics of deciding who gets the COVID-19 vaccine first. Read Dr. Halperin's opinion piece, "Who's First-in-Line for the Vaccine? A Classic Problem in Medical Ethics," published in The Globe Post on December 29, 2020.
 
ACCOLADES
Amy Ansehl, M.S.N., D.N.P., FNP-BCassistant dean, associate professor of public health practice, executive director of the Partnership for a Healthy Population and assistant professor of family and community medicine, and Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., M.Phil., CHES, professor of public health and global health director and clinical assistant professor of family and community medicine, editors of the recently published book, Technology and Global Public Healthmoderated a distinguished panel of international experts who addressed the accelerated role that technology will play in advancing global public health. The webinar was sponsored by the American Medical Women's Association on January 6. The panel included alumnus Sean M. Kivlehan, M.D. '11, M.P.H. '11, director of the international emergency medicine fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Felipe C. Cabello, M.D., professor emeritus of microbiology and immunology, was invited to present his work on bacterial antimicrobial resistance, at a virtual meeting of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Health and Medicine Division) on November 9 - 11. The meeting was part of the first deliberations about antimicrobial resistance organized by the Committee on the Long-Term Medical and Economic Effects of Antimicrobial Resistance of the National Academies.
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, volunteered his time on December 27 to serve as a vaccinator for his fellow EMTs and paramedics in New York City (NYC) on the frontline of the pandemic. The goal of this historic collaborative project between the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, NYC Regional Emergency Medical Service Council and Seniorcare was to offer the Moderna vaccine to EMTs and paramedics who were unable to receive it through their employer. This vaccine administration was the first point of dispensing (POD) in NYC, vaccinating approximately 240 people.
Traci Furbert Gardner, M.D. '98, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and director of community engagement, created a public service announcement on underrepresentation in the health care system for the Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY) and New York State Legislature. 

Adam E. Block, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health, and his wife, Lauren Block, M.D., M.P.H., a primary care physician at Northwell Health and an associate professor at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, have published their third free e-book, 
Kelly Gets a Vaccine: How We Beat Coronavirus. The book provides an explanation for children on the science behind the COVID-19 vaccine, what to expect during and after the vaccine, and how vaccination will help stop the pandemic. Their first two books, Kelly Stays Home: The Science of Coronavirus and Kelly Goes Back to School: More Science on Coronavirus, have been downloaded more than 25,000 times.

HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, January 21, 2021  |  5:00 p.m.  |   Zoom

Presenting Rising Star Award, Research Excellence Award, Teaching and Mentoring Excellence Award, Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award, Outstanding Achievement Award
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Yoga Class for Faculty and Staff
Mondays  |  5:30 p.m.  |  Zoom
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Virtual yoga class led by certified yoga instructor Mary Butler-Fink
VIRTUAL EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
 

Monday, January 11
12:00 p.m.
Department of Physiology Research Seminar
Tuesday, January 12
11:00 a.m.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Wednesday, January 13
8:00 a.m.
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

8:30 a.m.
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds

11:00 a.m.
Department of Pharmacology Research Seminar
Thursday, January 14
7:00 p.m.
Department of Physical Therapy Information Session
Monday, January 18
All DayMartin Luther King, Jr. Day: NYMC Closed
Wednesday, January 20
8:30 p.m.
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
Thursday, January 21
5:00 p.m.
SOM Inaugural Dean's Faculty Awards
Wednesday, January 27
8:00 a.m.
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds

6:00 p.m.
Office of Development and Alumni Relations Conference
 

IN THE NEWS

New York Medical College Leadership News

The Journal News - 1/5/2020
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer 
 
Forward - 1/4/2020
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer 

Real Estate In-Depth - 1/4/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs 
 
Pix 11 - 1/5/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs 

The Globe Post - 12/29/2020
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer 

Westchester Business Journal (page 20) - 12/28/2020
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
 
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs 
 
Shape - 12/22/2020
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 - 12/21/2020
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
 
New York Medical College News

WAG Magazine - 12/8/2020  



Faculty News

U.S. News - 1/7/2020
Kristina Harris Petersen, Ph.D., assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and assistant dean, academic support programs

The Globe Post - 1/8/2020
Stacy Gallin, D.M.H., visiting assistant professor in the Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program

COVID confusion: What to do if you receive contradictory test results
NBC News - 1/5/2020
Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine (at 5:10 mark) 
 
The Journal News - 1/5/2020
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., professor and chair of Department of Public Health
  
Arkansas Democrat Gazette - 1/3/2021
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

CBS News - 1/1/2021
Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine 
 
News Need News - 1/1/2021
Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., professor and chair of Department of Public Health
 
MedPageToday - 12/31/2020
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
 
Telemundo 47 - 12/31/2020
At 1:42: 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
 
Eastern Tribunal - 12/31/2020
Arup K. Bhadra, M.D., clinical assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery 
 
How to Try a Simple Breath Practice for Rheumatoid Arthritis-Related Stress and Pain
Everyday Health - 12/30/2020
Patricia L. Gerbarg
, M.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences 
 
Health Central -12/29/2020
Dial Hewlett, M.D., adjunct associate professor of microbiology and immunology 

The Collective Trauma of the Black Community in 2020
Psychology Today -
12/28/2020
Traci Furbert Gardner, M.D. '98clinical assistant professor of pediatrics and director of community engagement 

Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine 
 
Fox News - 12/23/2020
Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine 
 
Verywell Health - 12/22/20
Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of dermatology
 
Tampabay - 12/21/2020
Shetal I. Shah, M.D., professor of pediatrics 
 
Fox News - 12/18/2020 
Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine 
  
Today - 12/18/2020 
Shetal I. Shah, M.D., professor of pediatrics 
 
CBS News - 12/18/2020
Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine
 
Patch - 12/17/2020
Martin B. Cohen, M.D., associate professor of medicine
   
Healio  - 12/17/2020 
Leslie L. Citrome, M.D., M.P.H., clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences 
 
News Wire - 12/16/2020   
Shoshana Marmon M.D., Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of dermatology  
 
El Diario - 12/16/2020
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

Student News

Mental health matters - and it is time to do better
The Jordan Times - 12/28/2020
Yazan Ahmad Al-Ajlouni, School of Medicine Class of 2024



Board of Trustees News

LIHerald - 12/20/2020
Martin Oliner, Esq., member of the Board of Trustees
 



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