Global Perspectives and Partnerships
What kinds of meaningful global experiences does NYIT offer? And how is NYIT developing these global partnerships, particularly at a time when many countries and organizations are undergoing periods of unrest? NYIT Magazine went to the sources to find out.
Alumni Profile: Domenick Sportelli
Domenick Sportelli (D.O. ’09) runs the New Jersey Center for Advanced Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and has been a featured guest on the CBS show The Doctors.
Student Profile: Mirsha Stiven
Medical student Mirsha Stiven has made it her mission to advocate for disadvantaged and underserved populations in medicine.
Video: Following a Path to Wellness
On October 26, students and faculty and staff members gathered together to celebrate the unveiling of The Healing Path.
Alumni Profile: Richard Jadick
In 2006, a Newsweek cover honored Navy surgeon and commander Richard Jadick (D.O. ’97) with the title “Hero M.D.” After his and others’ heroism in caring for injured Marines on the battlefields of Fallujah earned him the coveted Bronze Star as well as media attention, he penned his story in On Call in Hell: A Doctor's Iraq War Story (NAL Caliber, 2007), co-written with Thomas Hayden.
Video: Ghoulish Gourds at Annual Fall Festival
On October 26, NYITCOM and NYIT School of Health Professions students and faculty and staff members attended the annual Fall Festival.
You Are What You Eat: A Short-Term Unhealthy Diet May Lead to Ailments
Researchers at NYITCOM link the western diet to vascular damage and prediabetes.
A Patient’s Journey Inspires Future Physicians
A leukemia patient’s journey inspires compassion among medical students.
Student Profile: Travis Burnett
Travis Burnett was on the path to becoming a nurse until he shadowed physicians and realized he wanted to go on to medical school.
NYITCOM Students Take the Lead in Research
Six NYITCOM student posters placed first or second at the 2017 American Osteopathic Association Osteopathic Medical Conference and Exposition.
Faculty and Staff News and Accomplishments: Fall 2017
Read the most recent news and accomplishments from NYIT faculty and staff members.
Shil Punatar
Before he settled on medical school, Shil Punatar double majored in biology and economics.