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The Junior Fellows Class of 2013 Discovers the Rewards of the Health Professions

Thu, 16 May 2013 09:39:45 -0500

The annual Junior Fellows Research Poster Session and Culmination Ceremony is a cornerstone event at NYAM, as the middle and high school students in NYAM's selective and academically rigorous Junior Fellows Program celebrate the completion of a ten-month course of study spent learning about the health professions and conducting secondary research.

Coordinating Care for High-Needs High-Cost Patients: What Works, What Doesn't?

Fri, 03 May 2013 15:34:00 -0500

Understanding the complexities of health care is just one of the many challenges facing health care professionals, policy makers, and the general public who often struggle to keep pace with the rise in their health care costs. For high-needs, high-cost patients, the challenge is even more daunting.

NYAM Trustee Michael Dowling, President and CEO of North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Receives Becker's Healthcare 2013 Leadership Award

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:19:50 -0500

Mr. Dowling, whose lengthy career has included top positions with Blue Cross Blue Shield, New York State Department of Health, Education and Human Services as well as Fordham University Graduate School of Social Services, has been with North-Shore-LIJ Health system since 1995. He has served as president and CEO of the integrated health system, one of the nation's largest, since 2002.

NYAM Appoints Abigail Franklin as Vice President for Development and Communications

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:13:22 -0500

Abigail J. Franklin, MFA, has joined The New York Academy of Medicine as Vice President for Development and Communications. Ms. Franklin is an accomplished non-profit executive with more than 20 years experience in fundraising, communications, and marketing for a variety of institutions.

Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04:43 -0500

A comprehensive new report by NYAM and the Drug Policy Alliance, Blueprint for a Public Health and Safety Approach to Drug Policy, presents wide-ranging recommendations to implement a public health-based approach to drug policy—and calls for strong, effective leadership to make change.

In Memoriam: NYAM Fellow Mildred Mailick, DSW (1927-2013)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:04:29 -0500

NYAM mourns the loss of Dr. Mildred Mailick, a Fellow since 1997 who was instrumental in building a strong Social Work Section that reflects the best and the brightest social work leaders in health and mental health care.

Junior Fellows “Get Their Public Health Messages Out” at Mini-Conference

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:47:41 -0500

On April 9, 2013, NYAM’s Office of School Health Programs (OSHP) Junior Fellows Program partnered with the Ad Council to present its first-ever Mini-Conference, “Getting the Message Out.” The Mini-Conference was sponsored by the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation.

Jean Bolognia Delivers the 2013 Howard Fox Memorial Lecture

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:07:19 -0500

Jean L. Bolognia, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs, and Director of the Pigmented Lesion Clinic at Yale University School of Medicine, delivered the 2013 Howard Fox Memorial Lecture on April 26, 2013 at NYAM. The subject of her lecture, which was sponsored by the NYAM Section on Dermatology, was Signature Nevi. Patients who have an increased number of moles tend to be consistent in the type of mole they produce, and the repetitive type for a given patient is that patient’s signature nevus. Patients with numerous melanocytic nevi, i.e., those who are moley, often produce a particular type of nevus, a so-called signature nevus.

NYAM Presents Third Annual History Night

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:05:03 -0500

The NYAM Section on the History of Medicine and Public Health held its third annual NYAM History Night on April 8, 2013, featuring short talks on topics in the history of medicine and public health presented by accomplished health professionals.

Dr. Tom F. Lue Receives 2013 Ferdinand C. Valentine Award

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:38:09 -0500

Tom F. Lue, MD, FACS, of the University of California at San Francisco was awarded the 2013 Ferdinand C. Valentine Award during a reception at NYAM on April 10, 2013.