As COPD Rates Rise in Women, Clinical Trial Representation Lags
Historically perceived as a predominantly male disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is now increasingly recognized as a large and growing health concern among women. Yet women remain significantly underrepresented in COPD clinical trials, according to a study by NYMC residents, including Muhammed Umer, M.D., an internal medicine resident in NYMC’s Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Michael’s Medical Center in New Jersey, and lead author of the study.
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A Look at Reimbursement Trends for Emerging Technologies
Jaser Eusuff, SOM Class of 2028, explores what price transparency data reveals about how new technologies actually get paid for in the health care system.
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Doneal Bromberg Receives Prestigious ASTRO Medical Student Fellowship
Doneal Bromberg, SOM Class of 2028, is among this year’s recipients of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) Medical Student Fellowship. The nationally competitive program seeks to encourage medical students to pursue careers in radiation oncology while supporting them in an impactful research project that they then present at ASTRO’s national meeting in 2027.
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Before the Grasslands Reservation was acquired by Westchester County, it was known as Grasslands Estate owned by William F. Cochran (1830 – 1901), a prominent Westchester County citizen and president of the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet Company in Yonkers, New York. He used the property as a working hobby farm which included a private track for his racehorses. The track, highlighted in the map, is now paved over and known as the Hospital Oval, south of Westchester Medical Center. (Map courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society)
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Update
From the Office of General Counsel, June 8, 2026
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SOM Seeks MMI Interviewers
The SOM Office of Admissions is seeking interviewers for the Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) 2026-27 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.
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NYMC Annual Golf Tournament and Reception
Monday, June 15, 2026 • 10:00 a.m.
The Saint Andrew's Golf Club
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706
Sponsored by the NYMC Board of Advisors, the annual golf tournament is a fundraiser to benefit student scholarships and other initiatives at NYMC.
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