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The exhibition, Aging Through a Physician’s Lens, now open at NYAM, features nearly twenty years of images taken by NYAM Fellow Dr. Jeffrey Levine. Curated by Donna Glassford, Director of Cultural Affairs for Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the images present four portfolios that depict aspects of human aging: social networks, self-expression, spirituality, and frailty. The show has been traveling through medical schools and libraries across America. Most of the images are in traditional black and white, but for the NYAM exhibit new color images were added to highlight the diversity and vibrancy of aging in New York City.
“How fitting it is for The New York Academy of Medicine to celebrate the International Day of Older Persons with the Aging Through a Physician’s Lens exhibition,” said Dr. Alex Kalache, Former Director of the Ageing and Life Course Department at the World Health Organization, and Director of the International Centre for Policies on Ageing at Rio de Janeiro University.
Dr. Kalache continued, “I must confess that I was surprised by its content. I was prepared to see Dr Levine’s lens applied to his own medical practice and experience. It is much more than that. It is an essay on intergenerational solidarity, multiculturalism, social inclusion, diversity and on older persons as protagonists—expressing themselves through their day-to-day lives as community members and activists. This photograph essay beautifully expresses the spirit behind the United Nations’ decision to choose a day when all nations acknowledge, thank and celebrate the multiple contributions from older people to their societies.”
Independence and healthy living for seniors is a major focus of NYAM’s research, education, policy and community engagement initiatives. It is quite fitting that Aging Through a Physician’s Lens be exhibited at NYAM, since it was designed to raise awareness of aging in our society, particularly the need for training, education, and career development for caregivers for this vulnerable and fast growing population.
Throughout Dr. Levine’s medical career, he also studied at the International Center for Photography, the Art Students League of New York, and the School of Visual Arts. His interest in art and medicine first brought him to NYAM’s resources as a teenager growing up in New Jersey. He has been a NYAM Fellow since 1990. Regarding the current showing of his work, Dr. Levine states, “I've drawn inspiration from the Academy for so many years, it’s nice to be able to give something back.”
A reception and gallery talk will take place at NYAM on Thursday, November 19, beginning at 5:00 PM. Read more...
The exhibit is open to the public during the day when the Gallery is not being used for an event. Please call NYAM’s Conference Center at 212.822.7239 to confirm available viewing times.
Posted on October 9, 2009
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The 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture - The Affordable Care Act: An Insider’s View
Featured Speaker: Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
November 19, 2012 - The NYAM Section on Health Care Delivery welcomes Sherry Glied, PhD, former Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, who will deliver the 2012-2013 Duncan Clark Lecture on "The Affordable Care Act: An Insider's View."
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The New York Academy of Medicine with support from the New York State Heath Foundation released a new report, Federal Health Care Reform in New York State: A Population Health Perspective.
This report identifies opportunities that build on both the Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and New York’s ongoing efforts toward improving the health of its 19 million residents.
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