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For more than 160 years, NYAM has been a major thought leader in the area of urban health, emerging as a resource for regional, national, and international print and broadcast media outlets that cover critical issues related to aging, disease prevention and health promotion, and health disparities.
C-SPAN’s American History Channel featured a lectured by Dr. Ira Rutkow on medicine and the Civil War.
As president of the New York Academy of Medicine, Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford's professional life revolves around health care. So it's no surprise that when she's not helping the organization address urban health challenges, she's reading about the field, too.
Classic literature is loaded with archaic diseases. Here's a list of some old-fashioned ailments and their modern equivalents with some help from Arlene Shaner, the reference librarian for historical collections at The New York Academy of Medicine.
Reporters: to arrange interviews with NYAM medical and urban health experts, contact
Andrew J. Martin, Director of Communications
212-822-7285 / amartin@nyam.org
The 2012 Duncan Clark Lecture:
What Medical Professionalism Means in the Era of the Triple Aim
On May 23rd, the NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Dr. Don Berwick, Former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speaking on "What Medical Professionalism Means in the Era of the Triple Aim."
Spring 2012 NYAM Notes is now available. Each colorful, photo-filled issue of NYAM Notes features news about recent NYAM accomplishments and events, as well as profiles of NYAM staff, Trustees, and Fellows. More NYAM publications »
