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Silver Hill Hospital Welcomes CUNY Med Student, Claude Parola
Month Day Year This July, Silver Hill Hospital welcomed 4th year CUNY medical student, Claude Parola (above right), to campus for a clinical rotation in psychiatry. Claude is the inaugural participant in a newly created collaboration between the Silver Hill Academy of Research and Education (SHARE) and the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine, and…
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Celebrating Humanism in Medicine: CUNY Medicine Hosts its Inaugural Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Month Day Year Twenty medical students and five faculty members who exemplify compassion and humanism in medicine were recently recognized as CUNY Medicine’s inaugural inductees of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Gold Humanism Honor Society. The School also named Ivie Odiase, of the MD Class of 2024, and Neil Calman, MD, CEO of The Institute for…
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Jun Yoshioka, MD, PhD, awarded $3.1 million to investigate a little-known molecular pathway in heart disease.
Month Day Year Jun Yoshioka, MD, PhD, a molecular biologist at the CUNY School of Medicine, has been awarded two grants totaling more than $3.1 million over four years from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The investigations funded by these grants aim to…
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Dr. Victor Schwartz explains to Forbes the primary functions of a sports psychiatrist
Month Day Year Victor Schwartz, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Wellness and Student Life, was featured in an article by Forbes discussing how the positive impact of working with a sports psychiatrist can have on an athlete’s well-being. As a mental health expert and consultant to the NBA’s Mind Health Program, NCAA, USOPC, and NFL,…
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Medical student publishes op-ed, “Build med schools for Queens and S.I.”
Arslan Mohamed (M3), CUNY Medicine Month Day Year “Queens and Staten Island have a unique medical mystery on their hands,” begins an op-ed that Arslan Mohamed, a third-year medical student, co-authored in the New York Daily News. The piece outlines the health disparities that persist in Staten Island and Queens, which are the only two boroughs…
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Physician Assistant Students Provide Health Screenings at Harlem Back-to-School Event
Month Day Year Fifteen students from the CUNY School of Medicine’s MS in Physician Assistant (PA) Studies Program played an essential role at a Harlem back-to-school event, offering health screenings and education to more than 80 residents. Held outside the Henry Brooks Senior Housing on West 154th Street, the students conducted blood pressure and blood…
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CUNY Medicine Students Showcase Pioneering Research Across Disciplines
Month Day Year From investigating the role of mast cells in melanoma to analyzing culturally sensitive dietary recommendations that affect women’s ability to control gestational diabetes, some 200 CUNY Medicine student researchers demonstrated their commitment to advancing medical knowledge and health equity at Student Research Day 2024. The event showcased 102 research projects led by teams…
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Junghoon John Kim, PhD, Receives $2.2 Million DOD Grant for Clinical Trial on Non-Invasive TBI Therapy
Month Day Year Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of cognitive impairment among older adults, often resulting in significant declines in memory, executive function, and overall brain health. This is particularly true for U.S. service members and veterans, more than 450,000 of whom have been diagnosed with TBI since 2000 alone. A new…
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Updates on Measles and Legionella on the City College campus
Month Day Year To the CUNY School of Medicine Community, As you may know, there was a report of a secondary case of measles on the City College campus. The City College Office of Student Affairs has released an Important Health Notice and is working with the New York City Department of Health. The NYC DOH has…
