Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., Named Healthcare Heroes by Westchester Magazine
Westchester Magazine's 12th annual Healthcare Heroes Awards recognized Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, left, chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, and chief and professor in the Division of Speech-Language Pathology, and Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., right, dean of TCDM, for their leadership, innovation, and dedication to advancing health care in the county and beyond. The honorees were celebrated at a luncheon on May 15 at Mulino’s at Lake Isle in Eastchester, New York, and profiled in the May 2025 issue of the magazine.
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Annual Louis Del Guercio, M.D., Research Day Showcases Outstanding Surgical Research
On May 7, the Department of Surgery marked the 21st Annual Louis R.M. Del Guercio, M.D., Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day. This year’s keynote address was delivered by James Luketich, M.D., the Henry T. Bahnson Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, who shared his expertise on the evolution of minimally invasive esophagectomies and robotic techniques.
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NYMC Celebrates Homecoming 2025 with Alumni, Students, and Campus Tours
On Sunday, May 18, alumni, students, and leadership gathered on the Valhalla campus to celebrate NYMC Homecoming 2025—an occasion to reconnect and honor the College’s enduring legacy. Reunion classes ending in zero, four, five, and nine were recognized, with special tributes to the 50th and 25th anniversaries for the classes of 1974, 1975, 1999, and 2000. Anthony M. Sozzo, M.S.Ed., M.A., associate dean for student affairs and director of student financial planning and student activities, served as master of ceremonies. Guests toured campus highlights, including the Medical Education Center, the Clinical Skills and Simulation Center, and the Center for Disaster Medicine at 7 Dana Road. Remarks were delivered by Alan Kadish, M.D., president of NYMC and Touro University.
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Teaching and Learning Symposium Brings Faculty Together to Enrich Their Educational Practice
The third annual Teaching and Learning Symposium, hosted by the Offices of Faculty Affairs and Faculty Development on May 6, offered faculty educators the opportunity to participate in interactive sessions on a range of topics aimed at supporting their professional development.
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Philip Kuehl, Ph.D., Addresses Drug Development Problem Statements at the Neighborhood Science Seminar Series
Philip Kuehl, Ph.D., center, senior scientist and senior director of the scientific core laboratories at Lovelace Biomedical, presented a lecture on using animal models to address drug development problem statements using case studies from Lovelace Biomedical during NYMC's and Regeneron's Neighborhood Science Seminar Series on May 14. The event at Regeneron's campus was moderated by Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., left, vice president for research and professor of pharmacology and of pathology, microbiology and immunology, and senior vice president for research affairs at Touro University; and Brian Zambrowicz, Ph.D., right, executive vice president, functional genomics and chief, VelociGene® operations at Regeneron.
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185 TCDM Students Don White Coats as They Head to Touro Dental Health Clinics in New York and New Mexico
TCDM marked the next stage of dental education for 185 students with a jubilant White Coat Ceremony at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College. For the Class of 2027, this year’s investiture carried even deeper significance: 100 students will be the first cohort to spend their final two years at Touro’s newly opened state-of-the-art clinical campus in Albuquerque, New Mexico, located at the Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute.
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David Zuckerman to Address Graduates Before Beginning Neurology Residency at NYU
David Zuckerman, SOM Class of 2025, will serve as the student speaker at the NYMC SOM 166th Commencement Ceremony on May 28.
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The Center for Disaster Medicine (CDM) presented its inaugural Tactical EMS Provider five-day course, April 28 – May 2, in which participants from law enforcement, fire service, and EMS communities learned the concepts and principles of providing emergency medical care under austere conditions as part of a tactical team. This is similar to the concept of the military combat medic in which the medic is an integral part of the team who is not only responsible for providing emergency medical care to others, but also to their teammates.
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May 18–24 is EMS Week, honoring those who provide critical emergency care. Among the pioneers was Edwin Brown Jenks, M.D., Class of 1901, former instructor of physiology, who was the founder of the Diamond Point Emergency Medical Service, the first rural emergency medical service in New York State. Appointed emergency medical officer during World War II, Dr. Jenks foresaw a shortage of local physicians and responded by creating a volunteer EMS unit in 1942. He trained first responders, secured an ambulance, and expanded the service to nearby towns including Lake George and Bolton Landing. The service gained national attention in 1944 when Farm Journal highlighted it as a model for rural emergency care.
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NYMC's 166th Commencement
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
SOM and GSBMS • 10:00 a.m.
SHSP • 2:00 p.m.
Westchester County Center
198 Central Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
Join us in celebrating the Class of 2025 as they embark on the next chapter of their journey.
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NYMC Annual Golf Tournament and Reception
Monday, June 23 • 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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Mill Etienne, M.D. ‘02, M.P.H., vice chancellor, associate dean for student affairs, and associate professor of neurology and of medicine
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Mill Etienne, M.D. ‘02, M.P.H., vice chancellor, associate dean for student affairs, and associate professor of neurology and of medicine
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