Medical Education & the Physician Workforce: 
January 2017
Highlights Highlights
Diversity Program Expands to Include All CUMC Schools

Columbia University Medical Center was chosen as one of 13 institutions nationwide to participate in the expanded Summer Health Professions Education Program  (SHPEP). Funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, SHPEP is a free summer enrichment program for first- and second-year college students that seeks to increase the number of health care professionals from underrepresented groups.

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Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Julissa De La Cruz: A Bronx Tale of Connecting with Community
 

NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine Puts Tablets to the Test
 

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons: Changes in Learning Environment May Improve Medical Student Well-Being


NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine: Brookshield Laurent, D.O., on Bias in Medical Education 
 

EventsEvents and Recognitions
University of Rochester Medical Center Chosen for National Community Health and Health Equity Initiative
 

SUNY Downstate Medical Center: Dr. M. Monica Sweeney Honored by Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams
 

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine: Harlem Community Board Awards Grants to Minority Med Students
 

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Student Named to Forbes' 2017 30 Under 30 List


Columbia University Medical Center: Diversity Alliance Presents 2016 Awards, Announces Scholarship
 

SUNY Downstate Medical Center: Dr. Steven Schwarz Is the Recipient of the 2016 Murray Davidson Award
 

EventsAppointments
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System Announce New Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
 

EventsOther News
Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine: Pilot Program at Free Clinic Gives Patients Online Access to Their Visit Notes
 

NYU School of Medicine's Institute for Innovations in Medical Education (IIME) Publishes Several eBooks for Free Download

 
 

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