New York Medical College’s 159th Commencement Exercises Set for May 23
Leading Biomedical Ethics Authority to Address the Class of 2018
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Class of 2018 at New York Medical College's 159th Commencement exercises on May 23 at 5:00 p.m. at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Valhalla, N.Y., May 15, 2018 – Internationally recognized leader in biomedical ethics, Jeremy Sugarman, M.D., M.P.H., M.A., will deliver the Commencement address to the New York Medical College (NYMC) Class of 2018 at New York Medical College's 159th Commencement exercises on May 23 at 5:00 p.m. at Carnegie Hall in New York City. NYMC will award 213 doctor of medicine (M.D.) degrees, 40 doctor of physical therapy (D.P.T.) degrees, 16 doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees, 81 master of science (M.S.) degrees, 91 master of public health (M.P.H.) degrees and 4 doctor of public health (Dr.P.H.) degrees to the Class of 2018.
Dr. Sugarman is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine, professor of medicine, professor of health policy and management, and deputy director for medicine of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. His particular expertise is in applying empirical methods and evidence-based standards for evaluating and analyzing bioethical issues. His contributions to both medical ethics and policy include his work on the ethics of informed consent, umbilical cord blood banking, stem cell research, international HIV prevention research, global health and research oversight.
As a leading voice in his field, Dr. Sugarman consults and lectures internationally on a range of issues related to bioethics. He has been called on to provide counsel to our nation’s top leaders, having served as senior policy and research analyst for the White House Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments, consultant to the National Bioethics Advisory Commission and senior advisor to the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues. He also served on the Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission.
He was the founding director of the Trent Center for Bioethics, Humanities and History of Medicine at Duke University where he also served as professor of medicine and philosophy. He is a faculty affiliate of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown.
New York Medical College
Founded in 1860, NYMC is one of the oldest and largest health sciences colleges in the country with more than 1,400 students, 1,300 residents and clinical fellows, nearly 3,000 faculty members, and 19,000 living alumni. The College, which joined the Touro College and University System in 2011, is located in Westchester County, New York, and offers degrees from the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, the School of Health Sciences and Practice, a School of Dental Medicine and a School of Nursing. NYMC provides a wide variety of clinical training opportunities for students, residents, and practitioners.