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NYMC Administers COVID-19 Vaccine and Gives a Shot of Hope
After months of preparation and anticipation, a limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines arrived on the New York Medical College (NYMC) campus and were distributed to more than 200 individuals on March 24 and 25. The NYMC Family Health Center was among the first approximately 50 medical practices across seven counties in the Hudson Valley to receive vaccines. Students, faculty and staff, from NYMC and the Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) who were eligible to receive the vaccine according to New York State guidelines, were given the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at a special vaccine clinic set up at 19 Skyline Drive. Read the full article on the NYMC COVID-19 vaccinations.
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SHSP Prepares for National Public Health Week, April 5 - 8
The Student Healthcare Executives Club (StuHE) and the Department of Public Health in the School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP) are getting ready to kick off the 2021 National Public Health Week (NPHW) featuring a virtual speaker series of public health professionals. Each year since 1995, the first full week of April is designated NPHW by the American Public Health Association (APHA) to recognize the contributions of public health and highlight issues that are important to keeping communities safe and healthy. This year's theme is "Building Bridges to Better Health." Read the full article and view the schedule for 2021 National Public Health Week.
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NYMC Set to Commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 7
The New York Medical College (NYMC) community will gather virtually to commemorate Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, on Wednesday, April 7, at noon via Zoom. The event will feature keynote speaker, Tessa Chelouche, M.D., a family physician in Israel and renowned scholar of medical history, who will present "Hitler and Hippocrates: Medicine during the Third Reich." Dr. Chelouche is a lecturer on medicine and the Holocaust as part of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine at the Technion Institute in Haifa, Israel, and is the co-chair of the Department of Bioethics and the Holocaust as well as the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair in Bioethics at Haifa. She also serves as co-director of the Maimonides Institute for Medicine, Ethics and the Holocaust. Read the full article on Yom Hashoah.
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March 30 is National Doctors Day to honor physicians for their dedication and leadership. The date was selected to mark the anniversary of the first use of ether anesthetic for surgery administered by Crawford W. Long, M.D., on March 30, 1842. A red carnation is commonly used as the symbolic flower for National Doctors Day.
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The NYMC Free Community Food Pantry, located outside of the Alumni House at 20 Sunshine Cottage Road, is stocked with non-perishable food items and other items donated by the NYMC community. |
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Call today to schedule your virtual appointment at (914) 828-0435.
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Yoga Class for Faculty and Staff
Mondays | 5:30 p.m. | Zoom
Meeting ID: 489 054 8060; Password: YOGA
One tap mobile +19292056099 (for dial in)
Virtual yoga class led by certified yoga instructor Mary Butler-Fink
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VIRTUAL EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
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Wednesday, March 31
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8:30 a.m.
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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1:00 p.m.
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Pathology Reserch Seminar
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All day
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NYMC Closed: Good Friday
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Saturday, April 3
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All day
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NYMC Closed: Passover (Day 7)
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All day
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NYMC Closed: Passover (Day 8)
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Monday, April 5
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12:00 p.m.
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Department of Physiology Research Seminar
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Monday, April 5 - Thursday, April 8
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Wednesday, April 7
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12:00 p.m.
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HSL Holocaust Remembrance Day
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New York Medical College Leadership News
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News 12 Hudson Valley - 3/19/2021
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
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River Journal - 3/19/2021
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
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New York Medical College News
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McMorrow Reports - 3/22/2021
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Faculty News
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Gizmodo - 3/23/2021
Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of dermatology
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Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News
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Dentistry Today - 3/21/2021
Rebecca Block, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine
Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., dean of TCDM
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