Mental Health & Wellness Contact & Staff

The Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness is located at:
19 Skyline Drive, 2N-D21
Hawthorne, NY

Phone: (914) 594-2400
General Email: SMHW@nymc.edu
Confidential Email (only seen by SMHW clinicians): NYMC-SMHWConnect@nymc.edu

Appointments

When scheduling appointments, please include the following in your email. If you need to cancel or reschedule, please notify us at least 24 hours in advance.

  • Full name
  • Email address (must be a College email)
  • School
  • Reason for contact/schedule an appointment for
  • Ideal Day/Time of appointment: (please provide several)

Office Hours

October 1 through March 31 (Fall/Winter):
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 PM Monday to Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday

April 1 through September 30 (Spring/Summer):
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday

All services are available via telehealth and in-person, by appointment only. Same-day appointments are possible.

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Student Resources

Our Team

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Robin Hershkowitz, M.S.W., LCSW-R

Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Mental Health and WellnessAssistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences | School of MedicineProfessor, Graduate School of Social Work | Touro University
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Amy Stern, M.S.W., LCSW-R

Assistant Director, Student Mental Health and Wellness
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Emma Baber, M.S.W., LCSW

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Student Mental Health and Wellness
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Paula Wasserman, M.A., M.S.W.

Licensed Master of Social Work, Student Mental Health and Wellness
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Jacqueline Gallego

Administrator, SMHW

SMHW Clinical Interns

The counseling center at New York Medical College is committed to providing students with the best clinical support services possible. We offer training experience to graduate students in social work who can work closely with our students. We have provided fieldwork opportunities to students from Fordham University, New York University, and Touro University. Each year student interns are available for appointments between September and May.

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Julie Sweetland, M.S.W.

Clinical Intern, SMHW
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Meredith Outwater, M.S.W.

Clinical Intern, SMHW