Luis Martinez, Ph.D., Selected as a AAAS Public Engagement Fellow
Associate Professor Luis Martinez, Ph.D., has been selected as a Public Engagement Fellow by the AAAS Leshner Leadership Institute for Public Engagement.
NYIT Clinic Offers Free Health Services
NYITCOM students and faculty members offer free healthcare services in a new Community Free Clinic.
Melinda Danowitz
Who knew that studying fossils might help one better treat the human body? That is exactly what Melinda Danowitz is doing as she works toward her goal of becoming a pediatrician.
The Evolution of Walking
Assistant Professor Nathan Thompson’s research looks to chimpanzee biomechanics to explain how humans walk.
NYITCOM Reveals the Winners of Through the Lens
Three NYITCOM students were the winners of the Through the Lens initiative.
Shane Speights, D.O., Promoted to Dean of NYITCOM’s Site at A-State
Shane Speights, D.O., has been promoted to dean of NYITCOM’s site at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
NYITCOM Puts Tablets to the Test
NYITCOM researchers study the relationship between viewing lectures on iPads and COMLEX score outcomes.
Brookshield Laurent, D.O., on Bias in Medical Education
Racial biases and misconceptions remain rampant in our healthcare system, and medical schools aren’t doing enough to address the issue, writes Brookshield Laurent, D.O., in an op-ed published in The Mercury News (San Jose, Calif.).
Jill Wruble
JILL WRUBLE, D.O., has many stories to tell. She is a radiologist, a former U.S. Army major, a faculty member at two medical schools, a mother, an endurance athlete, and a guitarist. Three years ago, Wruble started a new story. She became concerned with the explosion of “incidentalomas”—abnormalities that appear on tests ordered for a different purpose and which trigger a cascade of additional medical testing. “This phenomenon yields not only unnecessary patient anxiety but also extraordinary and disproportionate expense,” Wruble explains. “Less than 1 percent of these abnormalities are significant, but overall, pursuing them is harmful and very costly.” Those costs add up: to more than $200 billion a year.
Alumni Profile: Anders Cohen
Anders Cohen
NYITCOM Student Presents Heart Research at NYC’s Mount Sinai
Emily Schultz, a fourth-year medical student at NYITCOM, presented her abstract at the Medical Student and Resident Forum Meeting of the New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians.
In Health Professions, It’s All About Teamwork
At the Interprofessional Education Collaborative Case Simulation Consequences of the Unseen, students work together to treat a patient with a concussion.