On Tuesday, April 19 and Wednesday, April 20, 2016, NYCOMEC will undergo its AOA OPTI accreditation inspection.  On April 19 , the inspectors will begin their survey at the NYITCOM Old Westbury Campus, meeting with the Board of Directors, various committees and other constituencies.  On April 20 , the inspection team will conduct a hospital-based visit at Nassau University Medical Center, meeting with DMEs/Program Directors and Trainees. 

We extend our appreciation to all those who will be participating in the inspection process. For information, please contact Sharon Player at  (516) 686-1283 or [email protected]

NYCOMEC Blue Osteopathic Recognition Webinar Series 

NYCOMEC Blue Osteopathic Recognition Webinar Series 

NYCOMEC Blue Osteopathic Recognition Webinar Series Continues Successfully 

During the plethora of lectures and meetings scheduled for the Regional Osteopathic Convention - New York (ROC-NY 2016), was NYSOMS Annual Business Meeting presided by David Broder, D.O., NYSOMS's Parliamentarian. Among the officers and directors elected and/or reelected at the meeting, the following are from NYCOMEC member institutions: Sherman Dunn, D.O., Coney Island Hospital, Lawrence L. Northorn, D.O., Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Sonia Rivera - Martinez, D.O., NYITCOM, Barbara Capozzi, D.O., NYITCOM, Bernadette Riley, D.O., South Nassau Communities Hospital, Harold K. Sirota, D.O., TouroCOM, and Kenneth J. Steier, D.O., TouroCOM. 

 

New York will be represented at the AOA House of Delegates by the following: David L. Broder, D.O., NYCOMEC, Barbara Capozzi, D.O., NYITCOM, Kym M. Carpentieri, D.O., Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Martin Diamond, D.O., Nassau University Medical Center, Denis J. Dowling, D.O., Nassau University Medical Center, Sherman Dunn, D.O., Coney Island Hospital, Wolfgang Gilliar D.O., NYITCOM, Robert B. Goldberg, D.O., (Delegation Chairman), TouroCOM, Janet Grotticelli, D.O., TouroCOM, Lily Lam, D.O., TouroCOM, Ronald Langman, D.O., Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Donna - Marie McMahon, D.O., NYITCOM, Lynn G. Mark, D.O., NYCOMEC, Lawrence L. Northorn, D.O., Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, Jeffrey Perry, D.O., NYU Hospitals Center, Bernadette Riley, D.O., South Nassau Communities Hospital, Sonia Rivera - Martinez, D.O., NYITCOM, Gregory P. Saggio, D.O., NYITCOM, and Kenneth J. Steier, D.O., TouroCOM.

Update and Verify Program Information in Opportunities

AOA Opportunities is now available for institutions to update and verify program information for the 2016-2017 academic year. This is to remind you that every section of Opportunities for every program within your institution must be updated no later than June 30th. To access Opportunities, please go to http://opportunities.osteopathic.org. If you have any questions, please e-mail [email protected] or call (312) 202 8289. For more information please click here.

The NYITCOM's Student Government Association (SGA) President,  Angelo Mascia, OMS III, was elected to become the National COSGP Chair at the annual AACOM meeting in Washington, DC, that took place on April 6 to April 9, 2016. In his new role, Dr. Mascia will be representing all students of the nation's osteopathic colleges. At the meeting, NYITCOM was also represented by Louisa Sethi, OMS IV, who serves as the COSGP's National Clinical Education Representative, and Kalliope Kyriakides, OMS II, the COSGP's 1st Vice President.  The Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP) is an official council of the American Association of College of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM).

With more than 21,000 TOUCH Points, NYITCOM maintained its first place, for the second year in a row. TOUCH    (Translating Osteopathic Understanding into Community Health) is a national initiative of the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents (COSGP). 

Artur Rozentsvit, Usman Aslam, and Chirag Parikh, three NYITCOM students, received research awards from the American Physiological Society and presented their research at the prestigious Experimental Biology Meeting in San Diego in the beginning of April 2016. To read more please click here.