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NEWSLETTER SPRING 2017

Editor: Barbara Greenwald

President’s Message

Patricia Hunt, DO, MHA, CHCQM

Dear members of NYSOMS,

I am proud to have been re-elected as your President for the 2017-2018 term. I am honored that you have placed your trust in me. Thanks to you, NYSOMS is transforming into a bigger and better society. With the fifth largest DO population in the country, New York State continues to have a presence on the AOA Board of Trustees and on several AOA bureaus, councils and committees.

Your ongoing commitment to NYSOMS has also laid the foundation for a strong osteopathic presence on the state level. We are known, recog-nized and valued in Albany, where we recently joined with our col-leagues from the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) to present a strong, unified front while advocating for our patients. Look for more on DO Day in Albany in this newsletter.

NYSOMS’ annual convention, ROC-NY 2017, which was attended by more than 200 physicians, residents and stu-dents, received enthusiastic reviews for its high-quality lectures, networking opportunities and hotel amenities. ROC-NY 2018 will be back at the Hyatt Regency Long Island Hotel April 12-15, 2018. Our CME liaisons are reaching out to other parts of the state, with CME events in the works for Middletown, Utica, and Syracuse. We are also planning another Florida program later this year. Exciting new member benefits have been successfully added, including an online subscription to the Medical Letter, an unbiased source of evidence-based pharmacological information and up to 52 CME credits. Other free and/or discounted services include Clear Doc, which works to increase your practice’s web presence; MLMIC, a medical liability insurance provider; Dr. First, a provider of e-prescribing solutions; Life Lock and Medical Guardian, which provide fraud protection; and the Health Care Alliance Pharmacy Discount Card. Longtime NYSOMS’ benefit providers are Kern, Augustine Law Firm, serving physicians, and providing online Legal Medicine CME; Financial Management Corp, a disability and long-term-care insurance provider, and IC System debt collection services. Be sure to join us on June 29 for an informative discussion of personal financial well-being at a dinner sponsored by The Prudential Insurance Company of America, to be held at the Bonwit Inn, in Commack, NY. Feel free to bring a guest. You can find more information in this newsletter. And in the coming months, look for details about a Fall Florida program.

Our society is only as strong as its membership, and Spring is renewal time. Please take a moment to renew your membership on line at http://nysoms.org/joinnysoms.asp, or look for your renewal notice in the mail. Together, we can DO it! At NYSOMS…. we’ve got YOUR back!

Patricia C. Hunt, DO, MHA, CHCQM President

Stephanie Darwak, NYSOMS Advocate

Executive Director’s Message

Legislative Update

Barbara Greenwald

NYSOMS is working closely with the AOA on establishing blanket Osteopathic Equivalency in New York State—the result of both organizations being made aware of discrimination against New York DOs who are board certified by the AOA. The AOA has drafted legislation intended to ensure that a New York State physician holding a license to practice medicine and surgery as a DO shall be authorized to exercise all the same rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities possessed by MDs. The legislation also states that any entity requiring that a physician be granted or eligible for certification by an appropriate member board of the ABMS, must also recognize equivalent certification by the AOA. Furthermore, students of COCA-accredited colleges of osteopathic medicine

and Liaison Committee on Medical Education-accredited schools of medicine would be accorded equal access to state-funded training institutions, including clinical rotations, postgraduate residency training programs and fellow-ships. In February, I accompanied Nick Schilligo, AOA Associate Vice President of State Government Affairs, and Barbara Greenwald, NYSOMS’ Executive Director, to meetings with the NYS Senate and Assembly chairs of Higher Education to discuss the equivalency issue and possible bill introduction. Senator Kenneth LaValle’s office showed interest in this issue and is exploring protocols and existing law with the NYS Dept. of Health to see if legislation needs to be introduced or if the issue can be rectified in other ways. NYSOMS and the AOA have been asked to gather examples of discrimination against DO’s who are board certified by the AOA (vs the ABMS). If you have a discrimination issue to report that has taken place in New York State, please provide a brief summary of your experience to help us demonstrate the importance of passing this law. Summaries and comments may be sent to Barbara Greenwald at [email protected].

Talk about the first 100 days! As 2017 dawned, NYSOMS hit the ground running, and the momentum is still going strong. Our Board of Directors has been working to keep up with NYSOMS’ President, Patricia Hunt, DO, as she implements new policies, procedures and programs. One of Dr. Hunt’s most important projects has been the installation and implementation of a new Web site and membership management program, which will finally bring NYSOMS into the 21st Century. She even recruited her husband, Rob Waffenschmidt, MS, who has been volunteering his technological expertise to speed the project along. A special thank you goes to Joan DeCamp, our Office Manager, who has been doing most of the “heavy lifting” on this project in addition to her own work as NYSOMS’ only full-time employee. Other presidential initiatives include planning more CME in more parts of the state, creating a board manual that outlines the specific duties of NYSOMS’ officers and committee chairs, and initiating new member benefits, and recruiting speakers and sponsors for ROC-NY. (She also has a “day job.”)

Speaking of ROC-NY, this newsletter is chock-full of information about and photos of ROC-NY 2017, so keep reading! This year, NYSOMS gave “Unsung Hero” awards to four longserving osteopathic directors of medical education, an idea conceived by my personal hero, Freda Lozanoff, DO (left, presenting the award to Steven C. Golinowski, DO, of Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center). Freda has been the brains behind our annual Presidents’ Reception and Awards Ceremony for many, many years—more than I’ve been around as Executive Director! Her sharp wit, keen humor and frank observations are NYSOMS treasures.

DO DAY IN ALBANY

On March 8, close to 50 osteopathic medical students hopped a NYSOMS bus at the break of dawn to join the Medical Society of the State of New York (MSSNY) for a combined DO Day/MSSNY Lobby Day in Albany. They were accompanied by Barbara Greenwald, NYSOMS’ Executive Director, and greeted by Stephanie Darwak, NYSOMS’ lobbyist, who arranged a tour of the Capitol for all who were interested. Highlights of the day included a welcome address from Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle and a Health & Insurance Panel titled "How Can We Protect The Physician-Patient Relationship," featuring Senators Kemp Hannon and James Seward, respective chairs of the Senate Health and Insurance Com-mittees; and Assembly members Richard Gottfried, and Kevin Cahill, chairs of the Assembly Health and Insurance Committees. Osteopathic medical students—the majority, from TouroCOM-Middletown, visited both the Assembly and Senate chambers, where they were welcomed by Assembly member Aileen Gunther and Senator John Bonacic, whose districts include Middletown. They also attended a MSSNY-sponsored lunch with a number of state representatives and visited their own legislators later in the day, when they took the opportunity to promote osteopathic medicine. As always, student feedback was positive: They felt that they had gained a better understanding of the issues that will impact them as practicing physicians, as well as how to be an effective advocate.

Proudly wearing their white coats, osteopathic medical students—mostly from TouroCOM-Middletown— pose for a photo in the Assembly chamber with New York State Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther (far right), who represents Middletown. NYSOMS Executive Director, Barbara Greenwald peeks out behind the back row.

DO DAY IN ALBANY

Pictured (clockwise from top left): TouroCOM-Middletown student, Kate Flanagan Holsaeter, was so enthusiastic about DO Day that she attended with her seven-week old son, Bass, in tow. New York State Assembly member, Aileen Gunther, whose district includes Middletown, poses with mother and son. Charles Lopresto, OMS III, TouroCOM,-Harlem (2nd from right), who is serving a rotation at Southampton Hospital, brought three Southampton residents with him to Albany: (from left) Carelle Cherebin, DO, Sumit Agarwal, DO, and Erica Beauplan, DO. NY-SOMS executive director, Barbara Greenwald, joins Assemblywoman Gunther as she talks to her Touro-Middletown constituents. Moshe Bressler, OMS I, connects with Assembly member David Weprin, who represents his home dis-trict. Physicians and medical students assemble in the Lewis Swyer Theatre in the “Egg,” located at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, to hear the morning speakers invited by MSSNY.

SAVE THE DATE!

Prudential Financial Education Seminar & Dinner

6:45—8:45 pm, Thursday, June 29

Bonwit Inn,1 Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, Commack, NY

Bring a Guest—All are Welcome

To Register, go to:

http://www.nysoms.org/events.asp

Pictured (clockwise from upper left): Past AOA President Martin Levine, DO, delivers the Eric Sheflin Memorial Address; Dennis Dowling, DO, conducts an OMM Workshop; newly elected treasurer, Bernadette Riley, DO, displays one of the raffle prizes awarded to a lucky ROC-NY attendee; NYSOMS Office Manager, Joan DeCamp, poses with Major General Philip Volpe, DO, the keynote speaker on April 9; Kiren Sahni, DO, a resident at Hackensack University Medical Center-Palisades, shows off his NYSOMS Poster Competition entry; Salvatore Volpe, MD, delivers the keynote address on April 6.

ROC-NY 2017

Officers President (2nd term) Patricia Hunt, DO Vice President (2nd term) Sherman Dunn, DO Secretary (2nd term) Lawrence Northorn, DO Treasurer (1st term ) Bernadette Riley, DO Past President (2nd term) Steven Sherman, DO New Board Members Continuing Board Members Eric Appelbaum, DO Barbara Capozzi, DO Richard Chmielewski, DO Harold Sirota, DO

Representatives to the Board Eric Ascher, DO, Resident Representative Martin Diamond, DO, Interim Dean, Touro-Harlem Wolfgang Gilliar, DO, Dean, NYITCOM Kenneth Steier, DO, Executive Dean, TouroCOM-NY Ali Bokhari, OMS II NYITCOM Ilyse Blazar, OMS II TouroCOM-Harlem Johnny Truong, OMS II Touro-Middletown Advisor to the Board David Broder, DO, Parliamentarian

More than 200 osteopathic physicians, residents, students and friends of the profession attended ROC-NY 2017, held April 6-9 on Long Island. NYSOMS held its annual business meeting and election of offic-ers, board members and delegates to the AOA House of Delegates on April 7. The board members are:

ROC-NY 2017

One of the highlights of ROC-NY is NYSOMS' President's Reception and Awards Ceremony, co-sponsored by the NYIT-COM Office of Alumni Affairs, where we honor those who have made an impact on health care in New York State. This year, NYSOMS gave "Unsung Hero Awards to four longserving directors of medical education at hospitals that provide osteopathic residency training: E. Kenneth Freiberg, DO Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Steven C. Golinowski, DO Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center Claudia L. Lyon, DO NYU Lutheran Medical Center Alan Roth, DO MediSys Health Network

NYSOMS also gave awards to three students who were chosen by their respective deans as Students of the Year: Brittni Alexander, OMS II, TouroCOM-Harlem Richard Gyi, OMS IV, NYITCOM Erawadi Singh, OMS II, TouroCOM-Middletown

NYSOMS' President, Patricia Hunt, DO, presented a special Award to Blanche Puglisi, RN (lower left), who has spent most of her medical career embodying the osteopathic philosophy. Other photos include (clockwise from top left): Nicole Angelo, OMSIII, NYITCOM, displaying her student research award alongside Poster Competition chair, Sonia Rivera-Martinez, DO; Dr. Lyon, holding her “Unsung Hero” Plaque, next to Award Committee Co-Chair, Freda Loza-noff, DO; Felicia Bruno, Assistant Dean, NYITCOM Alumni Affairs, and NYSOMS resident rep, Eric Ascher, DO, hold-ing a reminder to save the date for NYITCOM’s 40th anniversary celebration; NYSOMS Secretary, Larry Northorn, DO, with his family; NYITCOM Student of the Year, Richard Gyi, with family members who also attended NYITCOM.

Longtime NYSOMS member, Bernard Levine, DO, passed away on April 9 after a 6 ½-year battle with Alzheimer’s

Disease. He was 78. Dr. Levine graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1964 and went on to practice Family Medicine in Rosedale, Queens, for 45 years. He is survived by his wife, Connie, his brother, Hal

Levine, three daughters and eight grandchildren. Dr. Levine’s career is chronicled in a Newsday article, which can be accessed here: http://www.nysoms.org/library/news-media/OBIT%20Bernard%20Levine_Newsday.pdf

WHAT’S HAPPENING

Meet NYSOMS’ New Board Members: Richard Chmielewski, DO, MS, NMM/OMM (left), is a graduate of what is now Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine. After practicing emergency medicine for 30 years, he founded the Falcon Clinic for Health, Wellness and Recovery, which offers a wide range of services based on osteopathic principles and is affiliated with St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, NY. Eric Appelbaum, DO, FACOI (right), a graduate of the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine, is Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of SBH Health Systems in the Bronx and program director for the SBH Osteopathic Internal Medicine residency.

What’s Happening

NYSOMS REMEMBERS

Abraham Jeger, PhD (below), Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and Assistant Dean, Academic Outreach and Site Development, NYITCOM, received the 2017 AODME Lifetime Achievement Award on April 27 at the Presidential Reception and Collegium of Fellows Induction Ceremony that took place during the AACOM/AODME Joint Conference in Baltimore. The award was presented to Dr. Jeger for his exemplary leadership and exceptional contributions to AODME.

Nancy Bono, DO, FACOFP (right), chair of the NYITCOM Dept of Family Medicine, received a Master Preceptor Award from the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians at its annual convention. The award recognizes pre-ceptors for their sustained commitment to ex-cellence in the training, education and mentoring of osteopathic medical students in family medicine.

Kenneth J. Steier DO, MBA, MPH, TouroCOM-NY Executive Dean,

received the Leadership in Education Award at the SUNY Orange Foundation Annual Leadership Awards Ceremony on April 5. Lynn Mark, DO, MS, Past President, AODME, and Director of Accreditation for NYCOMEC, received her Association of Osteopathic Directors and Medical Educators Fellowship at the Presidential Reception and Collegium of Fellows Induction Ceremony at the AACOM/AODME Joint Conference (Pictured, right: Dr.

Mark, far left, receives her fellowship plaque from AODME President, Joanne Baker, DO)

Surrounded by colleagues from NYCOMEC and NYITCOM, Dr. Jeger (robed) displays his award.

MLMC RISK MANAGEMENT TIPS

Tip #1: Maintaining Patient Confidentiality The Risk: Patient confidentiality breaches pose a sig-nificant risk in the healthcare setting. HIPAA and New York State laws govern your obligation to maintain the confidentiality of protected health information (PHI). Staff and providers must be aware that routine office practices, including telephone contact, verbal discus-sions, and computer use, inherently carry the risk of patient confidentiality breaches.

Recommendations: 1. Staff should be educated, at a minimum annually, regarding HIPAA and patient confidentiality. This should be documented and maintained in their personnel files.

2. Confidentiality agreements should be signed by all staff members.

3. Staff conversations regarding patient care should not be audible to patients and visitors in the waiting area.

4. The staff should be advised to never discuss patients outside the office, including the use of social media.

5. Assess the flow of patients through the office to determine how best to maintain the privacy of PHI.

6. Computer screens should not be visible to patients or visitors.

7. Computers in exam rooms should not be left on or active when staff or providers are not present.

8. Any electronic device that is used for the transmission of PHI must be encrypted and have regular software updates installed.

9. The practice can leave messages on patient answering machines (e.g., regarding appointments) only if contained in your Notice of Privacy Practices. Patients must be offered the option of opting out. 10. Business Associate Agreements must be obtained and maintained for all vendors who have access to PHI.

Tip #2: Tracking Test Results The Risk: The receipt and review of test results are important aspects of patient care and safety in physician practices. Tests may not be completed or results may be lost, overlooked, or not received, leading to potential delay in diagnosis and subsequent liability exposure. Follow-up procedures should be an integral part of your practice and can help ensure that patients obtain the necessary testing, as ordered, and that results are received, reviewed and properly addressed.

Recommendations: 1. Inform patients about the indications for the test(s) and document this conversation in the medical record.

2. Implement a follow-up system in your practice to ensure that patients have undergone the recommended test(s) and that the results are returned to the office.

3. The follow-up system should allow you to track the following information: patient name, test order date and the date the results were received.

4. The medical record should indicate the date of the provider review.

5. It is the provider’s responsibility to notify patients of significant test results. This should be documented in their medical record.

6. Your process should include follow-up when patients have not undergone the recommended test(s). This may include telephone and/or electronic communication. All attempts to reach the patient should be documented in the medical record. 7. A follow-up mechanism that utilizes the same process also should be in place to track consultations. MLMIC is the largest writer of medical professional liability insurance in the State of New York, insuring nearly 14,000 physicians, 4,000 dentists and dozens of hospitals. If you want an insurance carrier that truly looks out for you, please visit MLMIC.com or call (800) ASK-MLMIC.

LEGAL CORNER Understanding Physician Employment Contracts Many, if not most, physicians believe that the provisions in their employment contracts are all in the “take it or leave it” category. However, while many provisions in such contracts are standard, there are many others that can be negotiated. Those physicians who simply execute the document without an understanding of the issues contained therein (and their potential impact) often find themselves at odds with their employ-ers, actually unemployed, or perhaps in a court of law. Compensation: Most physicians do not realize that they can legally negotiate and in-crease their total compensation through a variety of productivity incentive provisions, whereby the employer shares a percentage of the revenue “collected” for services ren-dered by the employee. Higher base salaries, enhanced benefits, and holiday/year-end bonuses are other ways of legally compensating and motivating a physician employee.

Quality of Life: To many, this aspect of the contract is more important than any compensation provision. Physicians should carefully consider such elements as: the practice’s on-call policy, the travel required and the policy for travel reimbursement, the personalities of the practice partners and office manager, and the reputation of the practice. Ask your potential employer to allow you to shadow one or more of the physicians in the practice for a day. This will give you an idea of what a typical work day might be like and help you understand what will be expected of you. Malpractice Coverage: Physicians should be aware that there are generally two types of malpractice insurance poli-cies: “Occurrence,” which covers the physician after the term of the policy, or “Claims Made,” which only provides coverage during the term of policy. For a “Claims Made” policy, the physician is obligated to purchase additional insurance known as “Tail Coverage,” which can be very expensive. However, the one-time fee can be paid over time and in most employment contracts, negotiations can result in the cost being shared equally with the employee. Termination: There are normally two types of termination sections within an Employment Agreement - termination without cause and termination with cause Termination Without Cause: Pursuant to New York law, a termination without cause provision relegates a physician to “at will employee” status. Unfortunately, an “at will physician -employee” can be terminated at any time for no reason at all. Such physicians have absolutely no recourse, unless the termination is predicated upon illegality (e.g., age, race or gender discrimination). Termination With Cause: Every employed physician should be careful of this “catchall provision” that allows the employer to terminate the physician if, in the employer’s sole discretion, it is determined that the physician is detri-mental to the practice. Such provisions are too subjective and the consequences are too great in that termination under this provision is immediate, and no notice period is required. As a result, such provisions must be removed or an opportunity to cure must be added. Restrictive Covenants: The restrictive covenant is one of the most litigated issues in the history of employment agreements. The courts in New York, as in most states, do not like to prohibit medical providers from offering medi-cal services to patients simply because there is a written employment agreement containing a restriction on the employee’s ability to compete with his or her former employer. New York courts will often be flexible and inventive in finding ways to find the restrictive covenants not binding. However, the courts have held that if the restrictive covenant is deemed to be reasonable, the non-compete provision will be enforced. A restrictive covenant generally has two key elements – geographic area and time frame. When faced with a restrictive covenant, a physician must consider where they would seek work in the event that they leave the practice. If the location is within the restrict-ed area, then the restricted area should be negotiated to a smaller region that does not include the future location. In conclusion, a good contract should be reasonable for both sides. Armed with a fair contract, both par-ties are on their way to a mutually rewarding and successful future.

Kern Augustine P.C., Attorneys to Health Professionals, DrLaw.com, is solely devoted to the representation and defense of physicians and other health care professionals. The author may be contacted at 1‐800‐445‐0954 or via email at [email protected]. The firm may be contacted at [email protected]; 800-445-0954; or 800-941-8287.

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NYIT-COM News

Barbara Ross-Lee Announces Retirement After nearly 40 years of advancing the field of osteopathic medicine and blazing trails for women and minorities, Barbara Ross-Lee, DO (right) , is retiring as Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs at New York Institute of Tech-nology (NYIT), an institution she served for 16 years in multiple leadership roles. During that time, she helped establish NYITCOM as one of the largest and most respected medical schools in the U.S. Building upon that success, she spearhead-ed the establishment of NYITCOM at Arkansas State University in 2016. “Now that the inaugural class of NYITCOM at Arkansas State has nearly completed its first year of medical school, the time is right for me to pursue new paths and the various opportunities they may present,” she said. “Although I am retiring from NYIT, I remain committed to supporting the causes of osteopathic medicine and helping to extend its benefits to communities in need.” A longtime advocate for advancing medical treatment in underserved communities and an expert in national health care policy, Dr. Ross-Lee has inspired thousands of medical students to pursue careers in osteopathic medicine. She received her DO degree from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1973, after which she began her own private medical practice, serving low-income communities and families, in Detroit. In 1990, she be-came the first D.O. to receive a health policy fellowship from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Three years later, she set another precedent as the first African-American woman to be appointed dean of an American medical school, at the College of Osteopathic Medicine of Ohio University—a position she held until joining NYIT in 2001 as Vice President for Health Sciences and Medical Affairs, responsible for all health and medical-related programs. During her tenure at NYIT, Dr Ross-Lee served as an advisor on primary care, medical education, minority health, women's health and rural health care issues on the federal and state levels. In 2012, she was appointed by the In-stitute of Medicine to join 18 other prominent medical professionals and scholars on its Consensus Committee on the Governance and Financing of Graduate Medical Education (GME). She was the only osteopathic physician on this national committee, which recommended reforms to the GME system. Among her proudest accomplishments impacting her profession, Dr. Ross-Lee cites the AOA’s Health Policy Fellow-ship program, which she founded in 1993. The program prepares mid-career osteopathic physicians and others connected to the profession for leadership roles in health policy. She has received numerous national awards, in-cluding the AAOA Distinguished Service Certificate and the 2017 Robert A. Kistner Award, presented on behalf of the AACOM Board of Deans to an individual who has made important contributions to benefit and support osteopathic medical education over the course of her or his career.

NYITCOM CELEBRATES 40TH ANNIVERSARY NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) kicked off a year-long celebration of its 40th anniversary with a gala alumni event in October, 2016, during the AOA’s annual Convention. Since that time, NYITCOM has held special alumni events, lectures, and a sports medicine conference. The first Murray Goldstein Founders Lecture, named for one of NYITCOM’s founders—an internationally known expert on cerebrovascular disorders—was held last month on the Old Westbury campus. The celebration will continue over the next several months, culminating with an academic symposium and a gala at NYIT de Seversky Mansion in September 2017. Stay tuned for more details.

Middletown Students Inducted Into Gold Humanism Honor Society Two physicians and 21 members of the Class of 2018 at TouroCOM-Middletown were recently inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), which recognizes students, residents and faculty who are exemplars of compassionate patient care and who serve as role models, mentors and leaders in medicine. GHHS members, who are peer-nominated, are the ones that others say they want taking care of their own family, according to the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Web site.

Harlem Patients Share Their Stories Patients from the Harlem community who have struggled in the past with medical and mental health challenges re-cently came to TouroCOM-Harlem to speak with medical and pharmacy students about their experiences being treated in nursing homes, prisons and other facilities. The interactive exchange was part of an annual course event organized by Dr. Jeffrey Gardere (standing, far right), an assistant professor at TouroCOM, in cooperation with Touro College of Pharmacy, aimed at helping Touro’s fu-

ture health care professionals become empathic, respectful practitioners who put patient needs first. “Make sure you check the meds and know what [condition] the patient has,” said Biener Liranzo, seated far left, who lived seven years in a nursing home. “It’s about saving someone’s life,” said David Gonzalez, seated far right, who was incarcerated in jails and prisons for over 30 years, but has successfully rehabili-tated himself. “People have preconceived notions,” observed Pharm student Adriana Burbridge. “You have to treat [a patient] as another human being, equal to you not less than you.”

TouroCOM News

Shown with the medical students are faculty inductees Dr. Tamie Proscia-Lieto (first row, 2nd from left); and Dr. Alex M. Joanow (third row, far right); with Dean Kenneth Steier, DO (second row, far right); and Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Jerry Cammarata (second row, far left).

NYSOMS thanks all the exhibitors at ROC-NY 2017

Hofstra University Henry Schein

Kern Augustine US Army Healthcare Recruiting

Navy Recruiting District New York Merck

Neurological Surgery PC Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc Mount Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine

Ideal Protein of America Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Co

Zilkha Radiology Sunrise Medical Laboratories

Etain Health Amgen

Evoke Neuroscience Sovereign Laboratories

A special thank you goes to:

Henry Schein for sponsoring all convention coffee breaks

Mt. Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine for sponsoring lunch on Friday, April 7