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New York Medical College will no longer require Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores from students applying to doctoral programs in its Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences.

NYMC news

Mid-Hudson natives and graduates of Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Middletown, New York Medical College in Valhalla, and Quinnipiac University’s medical school will be given preference for the new residencies

NYMC News

Associate Dean Anthony M. Sozzo participated in visits with congressional staff members on Capitol Hill to Advocate for Students.

NYMC news: Anthony M. Sozzo, M.A., M.S.Ed., associate dean for student affairs and director of student financial planning and student activities

The Race for Rehab's goal is to raise awareness and funds for abilities of physically challenged athletes, who lack the resources to participate in athletic events.

NYMC news: Race for Rehab

"My research is focused on understanding brain mechanisms of sleep and sleep disorders," said Dr. Christopher Leonard, Interim Chair and Professor of Physiology at NYMC.

NYMC faculty news: Christopher S. Leonard, Ph.D., interim chair and professor of physiology

Dr. Dendy Engelman, a board-certified and nationally-acclaimed dermatologic surgeon, tells the Epsom Salt Council that our diets have robbed our bodies of magnesium, which can cause eczema, psoriasis and acne.

NYMC faculty news: Dendy E. Engelman, M.D., clinical assistant professor of dermatology

Since its inception in 2011, the event has raised more than $500,000 to contribute to the work of Dr. Mitchell Cairo, chief of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital.

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

According to Dr. Shawna Newman, an attending psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, the study "clearly demonstrates the specific benefit of exercise for children, in addition to that of good sleep hygiene and the limitation of screen time contributing positively to cognitive development."

NYMC faculty news: Shawna G. Newman, M.D., adjunct assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

In all, the total cost impact of caregiving on the female caregiver who leaves her job is $324,044. This is an estimate, according to research from the MetLife Mature Market Institute in partnership with the National Alliance for Caregiving and the Center for Long Term Care Research and Policy at NYMC.

NYMC news: Center for Long-Term Care

New York Medical College named Jerry Nadler (not the congressman) dean of its medical school, starting in March 2019.

NYMC leadership news: Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, dean of the School of Medicine, effective March 2018

Edward Halperin, M.D., M.B.A., the chancellor and CEO of New York Medical College, will deliver a lecture on a little-known episode of anti-Semitic violence in American medical education.

NYMC leadership news: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer

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NYMC affiliate news: Good Samaritan Hospital, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, Calvary Hospital, CareMount Medical, Northern Westchester Hospital

The Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) announces the appointment of Jenean Castillo, PhD, as Director of the federally funded Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and related Disabilities (LEND) interdisciplinary training program at WIHD.

NYMC faculty news: Jenean A. Castillo, M.A., Ph.D., assistant professor, Center on Disability and Health in the School of Health Sciences and Practice

In the study in STEM CELLS, New York Medical College colleagues Mitchell Cairo, M.D., and Yanling Liao, Ph.D., led a team intent on uncovering the role of a protein called transforming growth factor beta (TGFβ) in RDEB.

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

Dribble for a Cure fundraiser

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

Since the first event on campus in 2011, over half a million dollars has been raised. The beneficiary is Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla, NY, where Dr. Mitchell Cairo who attended the event, is chief of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation.

NYMC faculty news: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, division of pediatric hematology, oncology and stem cell transplantation, and professor of medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy

This article was written by Marvin M. Lipman, former chief medical adviser for Consumer Reports and clinical professor emeritus at New York Medical College.

NYMC faculty news: Marvin M. Lipman, M.D., professor emeritus of medicine

A group of Westchester County’s most distinguished doctors – and one promising student – was recognized Sept. 20 at the annual Doctors of Distinction Awards at the Doral Arrowwood in Rye Brook.

NYMC faculty and student news: William H. Frishman, M.D., the Barbara and William Rosenthal Professor and Chairman of the Department of Medicine and professor of pharmacology, Tanya Dutta, M.D., M.A., clinical associate professor of medicine and assistant professor of radiology, Boriana Parvez, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, Daren Wu, M.D., assistant professor of family and community medicine, Michael Grasso III, M.D., professor of urology, Philip Maynard, School of Medicine Class of 2019

The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) today announced that 31 of its members were named to City & State New York's "Westchester Power 50" list.

NYMC leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs

Senator Terrence saw the suffering and resolve of the Puerto Rican people and pledged to help them. He contacted Dean Robert Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Vice President of Government Affairs for New York Medical College and Michael Reilly, Dr. P.H., M.P.H., Director of the Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters at New York Medical College to formulate a plan of action.

NYMC news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs and Michael Reilly, Dr. P.H., M.P.H., Director of the Center of Excellence in Precision Responses to Bioterrorism and Disasters