Week of January 6, 2025

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NEWS

Celebrating the Best of 2024


As we begin the new year, join us in revisiting the moments that made 2024 unforgettable. Together, let’s celebrate the memories we’ve created and look ahead with hope and excitement. Wishing you all a joyful and healthy new year.


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What Matters Most to Medical School Admissions Staff


Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, joined Touro leaders to share his insight and experience as part of an information session for students who attended to learn about their career options in medicine, dentistry, podiatry and pharmacy, what it takes to gain admission into highly competitive programs, and how to become candidates for professional schools in growing fields.



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SHSP Adds Two Joint Degree Programs: Psy.D./M.P.H. and D.O./M.P.H.


In collaboration with the Psy.D. Program at the School of Health Sciences of Touro University, and the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, NYMC’s public health program now offers two new collaborative degrees – Psy.D./M.P.H. and D.O./M.P.H. These programs provide a flexible M.P.H. Generalist degree that Psy.D. and D.O. students can earn at a greatly reduced cost simultaneously with their home institution’s studies. Psy.D. and D.O. students, as well as alumni, are eligible to pursue the Psy.D./M.P.H. and D.O./M.P.H. degrees. Earning an M.P.H. degree can complement the clinical expertise of Psy.D. and D.O. students and practitioners and equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to address public health challenges effectively within their communities and beyond. The new degrees are part of the Department of Public Health's ongoing efforts to create interdisciplinary collaborations with clinically focused programs. The interdisciplinary collaboration with professionals from these various backgrounds, and the interactions with our other M.P.H. students, many of whom serve as senior administrators for hospitals and other health care facilities, provide all students with valuable networking opportunities and insights into different perspectives on public health challenges.


Pregnant Women with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Can Deliver Safely with Careful Management


According to a new study by NYMC faculty and students, including co-lead author Jodie Renaud, SOM Class of 2027, published in Cardiology in Review, women with pulmonary arterial hypertension can successfully bring a child to term with careful management by a team of physicians.


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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.

ACCOLADES

Banu Farabi, M.D., left, chief resident in the Department of Dermatology, and Antony Arumairaj, M.D., right, assistant professor of medicine, were winners for best research abstracts at the Ninth Annual PAGNY Research Day on November 13 at the Columbia University Low Library. Dr. Farabu placed second for her work, “The Association of Hidradenitis Suppurativa with Comorbidities in Underrepresented Patient Populations: An All of Us Database Analysis” and Dr. Arumairaj placed third for “Trends and Outcomes of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with COVID-19 Infection: National Inpatient Sample Analysis.”

Arax Tanelian, Ph.D. '24, post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, received the Best Ph.D. Thesis of the Year Award by Brain Sciences, an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal on neuroscience published monthly online by MDPI. Her thesis, “The Interplay of Gut Microbiota and Their Metabolites as Potential Regulators of Resilience or Susceptibility to Traumatic Stress in Male and Female Rats,” was completed under the mentorship of Esther L. Sabban, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology and the Sidney E. Frank Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

The first issue of InTouch was published in January 1995. It began as a monthly print publication before changing to weekly and digital in 2014. Happy 30th birthday, InTouch. 

TIP OF THE WEEK

Students and employees can request a copy of their immunization report from Health Services and have it automatically sent to their NYMC email address.    

POLICIES

Updated



From the Office of General Counsel, January 6, 2025


HIGHLIGHTS

SOM Seeks MMI Interviewers

 

The SOM Office of Admissions is seeking interviewers for the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) 2024-25 interview season.


Holocaust Remembrance Day and Black History Month: The Segregated U.S. Military and the Liberation of a Concentration Camp


Tuesday, January 28, 2025 4:30 p.m.

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


For International Holocaust Remembrance Day and Black History Month, attend a powerful discussion on the experiences of the segregated U.S. military during World War II and their role in the liberation of a concentration camp.

EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR

DATE 

TIME

EVENT

Wednesday, January 8

8:00 a.m.

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds


12:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Talk Saves Lives: An Introduction to Suicide Prevention

Thursday, January 9

12:00 p.m.

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds

Monday, January 13

12:00 p.m.

Department of Physiology Seminar

Tuesday, January 14

11:30 a.m.

Pet the Stress Away


6:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Meditation

Wednesday, January 15

8:30 a.m.

Department of Surgery Grand Rounds


7:00 p.m.

Office of Student Academic Support M2: Step 1 Jumpstart - Biostats Part 1

Thursday, January 16

6:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Yoga

Monday, January 20

All day

MLK Day - College closed

Add an event to the NYMC calendar here.

Visit nymc.edu/calendar to view all events.

IN THE NEWS

NYMC News

15 Medical Schools With the Most Applicants

U.S. News & World Report - 12/16/24


Leadership News

Jamie Foxx Credits Daughter’s Guitar Playing For Saving Him. A Neurologist Explains How

Forbes - 12/18/24

Mill Etienne, M.D.’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean for student affairs, and associate professor of neurology and of medicine


Offering Wisdom With A Personal Touch

Jewish Link - 12/19/24

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


Offering Wisdom With A Personal Touch

Five Towns Jewish Times - 12/17/24

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


How To Boost Your Brain Health In The New Year, From A Neurologist

Forbes - 12/29/24

Mill Etienne, M.D.’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean for student affairs, and associate professor of neurology and of medicine

Memory Loss Uncovered, It’s Not Always Dementia. A Neurologist Explains

Forbes - 12/20/24

Mill Etienne, M.D.’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean for student affairs, and associate professor of neurology and of medicine


3 Ways to Improve Sleep That Most People Don’t Know, From A Neurologist

Forbes - 12/24/24

Mill Etienne, M.D.’02, M.P.H., vice chancellor of diversity and inclusion, associate dean for student affairs, and associate professor of neurology and of medicine


How Jimmy Carter’s legacy as a public health visionary benefits the world

The Hill - 12/30/24

Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.M.S., M.B.A., FAAP, FACPM, dean of SHSP and vice president for government affairs

Faculty News

A Head-to-Toe Guide to Treating Dry Skin

Time - 12/17/24

Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology


Parents Lose Sleep to Kids’ Eczema

PhaMed - 12/16/24

Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of dermatology


'I'm a Vascular Neurologist—This Is the Shocking Reason Your Stroke Risk Is About to Increase, Even If You're Healthy'

Parade - 12/22/24

Ji Young Chong, M.D., assistant professor of neurology

 

Navigating the radiology workforce shortage: 6 potential solutions

Radiology Business - 12/20/24

Anna Rozenshtein, M.D., M.P.H., professor of radiology


Working out while sick: Is exercising with a cold a good idea?

Yahoo! Life - 12/30/24

Lori Solomon, M.D. ’99, M.P.H. ’09, chair and clinical associate professor of family and community medicine

Pharmaceutical Pricing and Rural Healthcare Challenges During Donald Trump's Second Presidency

Physician's Guide to Doctoring - 12/17/24

Adam Block, Ph.D., associate professor of public health


Menstruators Who Play Sports Deserve Way Better on the Court, Field, and Beach, According to These Elite Athletes

Well+Good - 12/19/24

Ashanda M. Saint-Jean, M.D. '98, FACOG, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology 


JACR: To thrive, radiology must adapt to ongoing stresses

Virtus Healthcare Staffing

Anna Rozenshtein, M.D., M.P.H., professor of radiology


New public health director joins Sullivan County staff

Mid Hudson News - 12/31/24

Jessie Moore, M.P.H. ’10, Dr.P.H. ’23, CHES, adjunct assistant professor of public health

BioInc@NYMC News

County Becoming Hub for Life Sciences

Westfair Business Journal - 12/17/24


 

Affiliate News

Section of Westchester Medical Center named in honor of former County Executive Alfred B. DelBello

Westfair Business Journal  - 12/16/24

Westchester Medical Center

Michael D. Israel, M.P.H., assistant professor of medicine and distinguished visiting professor of public health

Dee DelBello, member of the Board of Trustees


TCDM News

5 New Dental Schools in 2024

Becker’s Dental Review - 12/18/24


Future Pediatric Dentist Gets High Level Training and Camaraderie at Touro Dental

COLlive - 12/25/24

Aliza Silverberg, TCDM Class of 2027

Touro University Building First Dental School in New Mexico

Construction Equipment Guide - 12/19/24

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

Ronnie Meyers, D.D.S., TCDM dean and professor of dental medicine


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