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Student Affairs
• Advisory Committee • StuHE • International Society of NYMC • Security • Housing • Facilities & Services • International Students Student Activities The College provides opportunities for its students to participate in a wide range of academic, cultural, social, and athletic activities. The university publication, In Touch, contains announcements of upcoming activities and notices of importance to all members of the College community. Student Advisory Committee The Student Advisory Committee includes 12 matriculating students who are broadly representative of the student body. It meets with the Dean to discuss matters of interest and concern to students, including programs of study, conditions of graduation, student activities and other issues. The NYMC Student Healthcare Executives was established in the Spring of 1999 and boasts student membership from a wide variety of disciplines. Students in good standing from any school of the NYMC are invited to join the chapter membership. The chapter was formed with the purpose of providing a network for students in healthcare administration to meet, exchange ideas, and advance the goals of the American College of Healthcare Executives on a local level. These goals include staying current on healthcare management issues, expanding healthcare management knowledge, and helping to shape the current and future environment of healthcare management. The chapter holds 4-5 meetings per academic year. These meetings, which are open to the entire NYMC community, are combined with lectures given by invited guests, usually ACHE members. The International Society of New York Medical College The International Society of New York Medical College offers students, faculty and staff an opportunity to experience and appreciate the cultural diversity of the university community through a series of academic, social and cultural programs. The society organizes and sponsors seminars on a variety of international health topics such as traditional medicine, acupuncture and healthcare practices in developing and developed countries. Social and cultural events include field trips to local areas of interest. The society also serves as a resource for international students by providing information and assistance on immigration requirements. Security - Jump to the Security Website It is the policy of New York Medical College to promote the safety and security of all faculty, students and employees on College premises; to prohibit any criminal or illicit activities including sexual assault or other sex offenses; to report any alleged criminal conduct to the appropriate enforcement authorities; and to discipline any faculty member, student and employee after conviction of a criminal offense. Discipline may include, as applicable, suspension, expulsion, dismissal, or termination of employment. In the case of a student, the Dean will appoint a Faculty Ad Hoc Committee to review, report and make recommendations to the Dean. In order to promote awareness and facilitate prevention of sexual assault offenses, the College provides specific information to incoming students about sexual assault prevention measures. This information includes the legal sanctions and penalties under applicable laws, ordinances and regulations on sex offenses; the campus security procedures for dealing with sex offenses; and the identification and availability of counseling and support services. The respective deans of the College’s School of Medicine, Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and School of Public Health are responsible for the coordination and dissemination of this information in the student orientation process. Student Housing - Click here to jump to the Housing Website The number of rooms/apartments available for Public Health students is limited. Space is assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Students must be full-time matriculants in order to be eligible for College housing. A $200.00 application fee is required to apply for on-campus housing. The signing of a 12-month housing agreement is required if an offer for housing is made. A Student Housing Application and detailed information is available from the Office of Student Housing. Information regarding off-campus housing in furnished rooms in private homes as well as apartment shares and full apartments is also available through the Office of Student Housing website. Students living off campus will usually need one months security deposit and one or two months rent upon signing a lease. It is advisable to plan to be in the area for at least one month to locate and obtain off-campus housing. For information regarding housing, please contact the Director of Student Housing. FACILITIES AND SERVICES Health Sciences Library The Health Sciences Library is located in the Basic Sciences Building. It houses a collection of over 209,000 volumes and 13,128 journals, of which approximately 993are current titles and 10,991 are electronic. Many of these journals are available full-text via "hot links" which will lead to selected medical and/or health-related sites on the Web. The Health Sciences Library's home page (http://library.nymc.edu) provides information on HSL resources and services. The Library serves all faculty, staff, and students of the College with a full array of information resources and services. Included are individual consultations for assistance; small group classes on the effective use of resources and databases; as well as many services (i.e., photocopy and interlibrary loan, reference assistance, literature searches, etc.) which are available electronically through the Library’s home page. The Freeman and Media Rooms in the Library are available for scheduled group study. Library hours during the academic year are: Monday to Thursday 8:30 am to Midnight Friday 8:30 am to 10:00 pm Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Sunday 11:00 am to 11:00 pm Following the academic calendar, hours are extended prior to exams and shortened during the summer months and holiday periods. There is a Media Library located in the School of Public Health which is staffed afternoons, Monday through Friday. The Educational Media/Distance Learning request forms for audiovisual equipment and services are available from the Library or the HSL home page. For more information, call the Information Services/Reference staff at (914) 594-4210 or Access Services (circulation, renewals, interlibrary loans, etc.) at (914) 594-4200. Alumni Computer Center The Alumni Computer Learning Laboratory, located on the ground floor of the School of Public Health, is open to all students, faculty and employees of the University. It has 55 workstations running Windows XP Professional. Every workstation is connected to the University network and to the Internet. The lab has two networked printers, and two high-speed black and white lasers. There is a Polaroid Palette slide production system, two flatbed scanners, and a 35mm slide scanner. A special sound-deadening movable partition enables the lab to be used simultaneously as a classroom, in either 15 or 25 student configurations. A room for individual training sessions is also available. A complete spectrum of software for general use, such as word processing, spreadsheets, graphics, database management and statistical packages is maintained. The latest in microcomputer health-related software, such as diagnostic systems, is available. The Alumni Computer Learning Laboratory is used to teach and assist graduate and medical students in their required courses and electives. New students must demonstrate computer literacy, either by completing an on-line proficiency project or by taking a one-credit computer course, Fundamentals of Computer Usage, which is offered in the computer lab. The lab’s hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 12 midnight, Monday through Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Sunday. University Network The New York Medical College Personal Computer Network is an expanding interconnected set of more than 1000 workstations on the Valhalla campus, with extensions to affiliates, Metropolitan Hospital Center, St. Vincents Medical Center, and Westchester Medical Center. Access to the Network is available via the global Internet or via dial-in lines in the 212 and 914 area codes. These dial-in lines enable NYMC to become the user’s Internet Provider. Microsoft’s NT Terminal Server enables access to all of the Network resources via a Citrix client available for Windows and MAC on the computer lab homepage at: www.complab.nymc.edu Connectivity details are provided there as well. College Bookstore The College Bookstore, located in the Basic Sciences Building, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Summer hours may vary. Required and recommended texts for all courses are available through the bookstore as are school and office supplies. Texts may also be ordered online. For information, call (914) 594-4229. International Applicants International applicants must meet all of the College's admission standards and must provide all required supporting documents to be considered for admission. The application deadlines are different for international applicants. (Fall - May 15; Spring - October 15; Summer - March 15) International applicants, if accepted, must be full-time matriculated students. They may not pursue a certificate. An applicant should refer to specific programs for any additional requirements. The programs in Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) and Speech-Language Pathology (M.S.) have different constraints and separate requirements for international applicants. The M.P.H. degree takes approximately two years of full-time study to complete. The D.P.T. degree is a three-year program; the M.S. degree in Speech-Language Pathology is a two-year program. There is additional specific information for International applicants on the "Download the Catalog" web site.
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