New York Medical College - A Member of Touro University

[gentle music]
[White Logo with Seal: “New York Medical College, A Member of the Touro College and University System; Where Knowledge and Values Meet”]
[speaking: Edward C. Halperin, M.D, M.A. Chancellor and CEO]
Halperin: Founded in 1860, New York Medical College provides degree granting programs in the Health Professions at the graduate level.
[image: aerial shot of the Sunshine Cottage building, then fades to a closeup of a red, gold, and white New York Medical College banner, then fades to students seated in an auditorium with their laptops out looking at the projection screen in the front of the auditorium, then fades to a medical student in a white coat looking into a woman’s eye with a device who is wearing a hospital gown, another medical student standing next to him with a clipboard.]
Halperin: Here in our 56-acre Valhalla campus we have five schools, the School of Medicine, the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences, our School of Health Sciences and practice, Touro College of Dental Medicine and the new Touro School of Nursing.
[image: aerial shot of the New York Medical College campus, then fades to Edward C. Halperin, M.D, M.A. Chancellor and CEO, wearing a tan suit, a white dress shirt, a black and gold tie, seated in a board room with a wooden table and black chairs (blurred), then fades to a group of medical students in white lab coats inserting a needle into the arm of a patient, then fades to a student working in a chemical laboratory, then fades to physical therapy students working with patients who are lying in beds doing a leg stretching activity, then fades to students operating a medical machine, then fades to a stock photo of a nurse.]
[speaking: Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences]
Holz: New York Medical College is a really welcoming and supportive community for the students, graduate students, medical students, and others.
[image: Three students walking together outside of the Basic Sciences Building, then fades to Marina K. Holz, Ph.D., Dean of the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences; wearing a black shirt, a white lab coat, and a necklace, seated in a science laboratory (blurred)]
Holz: It’s one of the few medical schools that actually feels like a campus. Our students get to enjoy the quiet suburban lifestyle
[image: two students walking together outside of the Sunshine Cottage building, then fades to the two students walking together outside of a student housing building, then fades to one student walking outside on campus, and then fades to a different two students walking together outside of the Sunshine Cottage building.]
Holz: but they can also take the bus or the train to New York City and be there in 40 minutes.
[Image: stock photo of an aerial shot of New York City]
Halperin: We are of course the only academic medical center between New York and Albany, we’re the only level one trauma center in this area, and all that is vital to a growing and prosperous Westchester County.
[Image: Edward C. Halperin, M.D, M.A. Chancellor and CEO, wearing a tan suit, a white dress shirt, a black and gold tie, seated in a board room with a wooden table and black chairs (blurred). Then fades to an aerial shot of the Westchester Medical Center campus, then fades to two students wearing white coats talking to a woman in a hospital bed wearing a hospital gown, then fades to an aerial view of the New York Medical College campus]
[Image: two medical students in white lab coats standing with a clipboard speaking to patient who is sitting in a gown; red seal and white lettering: “School of Medicine”]
[speaking: Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, Dean of the School of Medicine]
Nadler: At New York Medical College School of Medicine, we are training the next generation of healthcare leaders, providing not only the knowledge but the values and the ethics to be compassionate physicians.
[image: Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, Dean of the School of Medicine; wearing a grey suit, navy tie with pink dots, glasses, seated in an office with a bookshelf and lamp behind him, then fades to a video of students doing CPR on a baby doll, then fades to a video of a student looking into the patient’s mouth with a penlight.]
[speaking: Mill Etienne, M.D., ’02, M.P.H, FAAN, FAES, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology]
Etienne: They’ve got a very supportive environment for the students, faculty who are heavily engaged at seeing that the students succeed.
[Image: Mill Etienne, M.D., ’02, M.P.H, FAAN, FAES, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurology; wearing a white coat, red and gold tie, seated in an office with a bookshelf and lamp behind him, then fades to students in an auditorium with their laptops out and a professor lecturing at the front, then fades to a medical student talking to a faculty member.]
[speaking: Jennifer L. Koestler, M.D., FAAP, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education]
Koestler: We start our patient engagement for our medical students very early, during the first week they learn basic CPR. Students spend a great deal of time in our clinical skills and stimulation center.
[Image: Jennifer L. Koestler, M.D., FAAP, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education; wearing a purple blouse, gold necklace, glasses, seated in front of a window and small table with stacked books (blurred), a lamp, and a picture frame (also blurred), then fades to a group of medical students wearing white coats and practicing CPR on a baby doll]
Nadler: New York Medical College has a rich network of healthcare partners and also hospital affiliates.
[image: a medical student performing a hearing screening for a patient who is laying down in a hospital gown in a bed, then fades to a medical student standing at the nurse’s station in a hospital looking at a clipboard.]
Koestler: We ensure that all of our graduates are prepared to practice medicine in whatever specialty discipline they choose. 
[image: The School of Health Sciences & Practice building with a bush filled with purple flowers located in front, red seal and white lettering: “School of Health Sciences & Practice”
[speaking: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice]
Amler: At the School of Health Sciences and Practice, we train graduate students in the public health disciplines, in addition to that we have clinical students who are training in the rehabilitative therapies like Physical Therapy, and Speech-Language Pathology.
[image: a group of students exiting the School of Health Sciences and Practice building, then fades to Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice, wearing a back suit, a white dress shirt, and a red tie with white polka dots, seated in an office with picture frames and a plant behind him (blurred), then fades to a student showing a child a spinning wheel toy, then fades to a Speech-Language Pathology student working with a child in the in-house clinic, then fades to a Physical therapy student doing leg exercises with a patient]
[speaking: Taralynn, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Class of 2019]
Taralynn: They have a very unique medically oriented focus to their Speech-Language Pathology program that you don’t see in a lot of other schools. The professors that we have, they are absolutely extraordinary. They provided me with that knowledge that I need, that evidence-based practice.
[image: Taralynn, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Class of 2019, wearing a black blouse, a necklace, standing in a hallway in front of other doors (blurred)]
[speaking: Jerret, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Class of 2020]
Jerret: My clinical experiences were awesome; I was introduced to a variety of different populations and different conditions.
[image: Jerret, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Class of 2020, wearing maroon T-Shirt that says “New York Medical College” standing in front of shelves filled with therapy toys (blurred)]
Taralynn: Working in our on-site clinic, getting that interaction with the patient’s so early on in my graduate studies really kind of molded me into the clinician that I have become.
[image: Two students in a laboratory wearing white coats and goggles, red seal and white lettering “Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences”]
Halperin: The Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences has over 100 faculty in the Basic Sciences.
Holz: Our graduate students can go on to master’s careers or they can go on to our PhD programs.
[speaking: Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., Vice President for Research & Professor of Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Immunology.]
Amar: Every student is exposed and given an opportunity of doing basic research, translational research, and clinical research from bench to bedside.
 
[image: Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D., Vice President for Research & Professor of Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Immunology, wearing a wearing a white dress shirt, a white lab coat, and a blue tie with white stripes, seated in a laboratory (blurred), then fades to a student in a white lab coat, a maroon sweatshirt that says “New York Medical College” in gold lettering, then fades to two students in a chemical laboratory looking at chemicals, then fades to students putting samples in test tubes]
Holz: We have one of the three labs in the world that works to produce the Flu vaccine that is distributed annually throughout the world. We have top researchers that work on Lyme Disease research, concussions, diabetes, and obesity.
[image: fades to person in a blue gown, hairnet, and N95 mask picking up eggs; then fades to someone picking up a test tube, then fades to someone looking through a microscope]
[speaking: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., Director of the Children and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center & Associate Chair of the Department of Pediatrics]
Cairo: We’re doing a lot of cutting-edge work and this is a great place to train. There are tremendous opportunities of doing research as a student. For a lot of the therapies that we have developed over the last 35 years, they’re now being used around the world.
[image: Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., Director of the Children and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center & Associate Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, wearing a black suit, a light blue dress shirt, and a dark blue and gold tie]
[image: students in maroon scrubs sitting in a dental laboratory; blue seal with white lettering: “Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC”]
[speaking: Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., Dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC]
Myers: Touro College of Dental Medicine is the newest dental school in the United States. TCDM has made the mission of educating oral healthcare providers who will be practicing for the next 40 years in the latest technology that’s available. We know that interprofessional care results in better patient outcomes being a member of a Medical Center campus in which there are schools of medicine, science and health practice and basic sciences allows the dentists, the physician, the speech and language pathologist, the physical therapist, to work together for the betterment of the health of our patients.
[image: Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., Dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine at NYMC, wearing a white lab coat, a light blue dress shirt, and a dark orange tie, then fades to students to students looking at a medical screen that goes X-Rays, and then fades to a group of students walking past a New York Medical College sign, and then fades to stock photos of the Dental School, the School of Medicine, and the School of Health Sciences and Practice]
Halperin: New York Medical College has a particular history of being a bastion against bigotry in health science education. We teach in diverse communities; they are very proud of that it is part of our institutional DNA.
[image: aerial view of the Sunshine Cottage building, and then fades to closeups of historical banners on campus.]
Etienne: Our student body is very diverse, it’s one of the most diverse student bodies in the United States.
[image: students walking together on campus.]
Halperin: In 2011, the college became part of the Touro College and University System. We take great pride in accommodating religious practice and observance on this campus.
[image: A group of students wearing dark blue scrubs and faculty members posing next to a blue banner that reads “Touro College & University System: Where Knowledge and Values Meet” and waving, then fades to students sitting outside together with their laptops collaborating.]
Amar: NYMC is deeply involved in giving back to the community and we instill this philosophy into our students.
[image: a group of NYMC community members wearing neon shirts at a fundraiser posing in the lobby of the Basic Sciences Building]
[speaking: Benjamin, School of Medicine, Class of 2019]
[image: Benjamin, School of Medicine, Class of 2019, wearing a light blue dress shirt and a purple tie with white polka dots, standing outside in front of the Basic Sciences Building.]
Benjamin: Part of our experience here is volunteering and doing community service. I think it lets you give back but also get experience in how to provide care in that setting.
[speaking: Nneamaka, School of Medicine, Class of 2019]
Nneamaka: We’ve been able to provide that compassionate care to the patients who traditionally have not had access to health care.
[image: Nneamaka, School of Medicine, Class of 2019, wearing a white sweater with dark blue, yellow, and pink designs, standing outside in front of the Basic Sciences Building.]
Halperin: We are doing great things at New York Medical College; great things are happening here. We have an honorable past, a strong and vibrant presence and the future is promising.
[White Logo with Seal; “New York Medical College, A Member of the Touro College and University System; Where Knowledge and Values Meet”]