School of Health Sciences and Practice

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[speaking: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer]
HALPERIN: Founded in 1860, New York Medical College
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HALPERIN: provides degree granting programs,
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HALPERIN:  in the health professions at the graduate level.
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HALPERIN:  Here on our 56-acre Valhalla campus
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[Image: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., Chancellor and Chief Executive Officer, seated in a boardroom, wearing a linen suit jacket with a navy and gold striped tie]
HALPERIN:  we have five schools; the School of Medicine,
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HALPERIN: the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences,
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HALPERIN:  our School of Health Sciences and Practice,
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HALPERIN: Touro College of Dental Medicine,
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HALPERIN: and the new Touro School of Nursing.
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[speaking: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs]
AMLER: At New York Medical College
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AMLER: School of Health Sciences and Practice,
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AMLER: we train graduate students in the public health disciplines
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[Image: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs; seated in a board room, wearing a dark striped suit with diamond patterned tie in burgundy]
AMLER: and in the rehabilitative therapies, like physical therapy
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AMLER: and speech-language pathology,
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AMLER: with another emphasis on pediatric swallowing disorders.
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AMLER:  We have the best that the New York City area has to offer,
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AMLER:  while also being in a suburban landscape
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AMLER: that allows students to have a little
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AMLER: bit of both.
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[speaking: Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Academic Program Director and Director of Speech Perception and Production Lab, and Accent Expansion Clinic]
GROVER: We have two speech programs
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GROVER: here at New York Medical College,
[Image: Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Academic Program Director and Director of Speech Perception and Production Lab, and Accent Expansion Clinic; grey suit, navy blue tie, glasses, seated in an office in front of a window with a plant (blurred) and a colorful image hanging on wall (also blurred)]
GROVER: Master's in Speech-Language Pathology,
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GROVER: and an Advanced Certificate course in Pediatric Dysphagia.
 
[speaking: Taralynn, M.S. in Speech Language Pathology, Class of 2019]
TARALYNN: The professors that we have, they are absolutely extraordinary.
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TARALYNN: They have a very unique, medically oriented focus to their speech-language pathology program.
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[speaking: Vikas Grover, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Associate Professor, Academic Program Director and Director of Speech Perception and Production Lab, and Accent Expansion Clinic]
GROVER: Students get exposed to the medical side of speech-language pathology from the very beginning.
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GROVER: Our medical rotations in different hospitals,
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GROVER: inpatient settings, outpatient clinics, acute care.
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GROVER: Our students get this experience of diagnosing, evaluating, and treating people from our community in our speech pathology clinic.
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[speaking: Taralynn, M.S. in Speech Language Pathology, Class of 2019]
TARALYNN: Working in our on-site clinic, getting that interaction with the patient's so early on in my graduate studies, gave me that inspiration that I needed, and really kind of molded me into the clinician that I have become.
[Video: young woman working with a young boy while they play a game at a table]
 
[Image of a Physical Therapy lab, with three students working with three patient-volunteers, on green tables]
 
[speaking: Michael J. Majsak, Ed.D., PT, associate professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy]
MAJSAK: Here at New York Medical College, we have a three-year Doctor of Physical Therapy program.
[Image: three Physical Therapy students practicing on volunteers, lying down on tables, showing them how to stretch the back muscles of the leg, with green stretching straps]
 
[speaking: Jerret, Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2020]
JERRET: I really love the small class size here at New York Medical College.
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JERRET: We not only get to learn from the physical therapy faculty, we also get to learn from the doctors and professors from the other programs here at New York Medical College.
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[speaking: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs]
AMLER: The physical therapy curriculum trains them not just in muscles and bones, but also trains in
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AMLER: neuroscience, in respiratory physiology, in cardiac rehabilitation. 
 
[speaking: Michael J. Majsak, Ed.D., PT, associate professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy]
MAJSAK: Faculty come from the School of Medicine, Basic Medical Sciences.
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MAJSAK: We have over 26/27 part-time clinical faculty bringing their clinical expertise to the program.
 
[speaking: Jerret, Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2020]
JERRET: We're given 24-hour access to the anatomy lab,
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JERRET: where we have our own cadavers that we dissect throughout the course.
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JERRET: Not a lot of other physical therapy programs have this, so it was a huge draw for me.
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[speaking: Michael J. Majsak, Ed.D., PT, associate professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy]
MAJSAK: You have a problem-based learning model
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MAJSAK: where students are learning to apply information in a mock clinical scenario.
 
[speaking: Jerret, Doctor of Physical Therapy Class of 2020]
JERRET: We're presented with cases, and provide interventions and examination strategies.
 
[Video: physical therapy student practicing range of motion on the right shoulder of a volunteer patient]
JERRET: I can't imagine another way to learn how to do physical therapy.
 
[speaking: Michael J. Majsak, Ed.D., PT, associate professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy]
MAJSAK: We have a strong emphasis on interprofessional education, but we have
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MAJSAK: speech pathologists and physical therapists
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MAJSAK: and physicians and scientists learning together.
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MAJSAK: It's about giving you an environment where you cannot help but to learn.
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[speaking: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs]
AMLER: When [graduates] they leave, they virtually
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AMLER: all get licensed immediately, and get jobs right away.
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[speaking: Keosha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health, division of health behavioral community health]
BOND: At New York Medical College School of Health Sciences and Practice, we offer a Master of Public Health degree with four different concentrations,
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BOND: which includes behavioral science, epidemiology, environmental sciences, and
health policy and management.
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BOND: We also have a doctorate program in health policy and management, as well as an M.S. in biostatistics.
 
[speaking: Cora-Ann, Master of Public Health, Class of 2019]
CORA-ANN: I just graduated with a Master's in Public Health, concentration in Health Policy and Management,
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CORA-ANN: and a Certificate in Global Health.
 
[speaking: Keosha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health, division of health behavioral community health]
BOND: Some of our students will use their Masters in Public Health, to shape policy changes
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BOND: on the local state and national level.
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BOND: We have individuals who work in research, students working with
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BOND: individuals who may be impacted by
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BOND: different health disparities.
 
[speaking: Cora-Ann, Master of Public Health, Class of 2019]
CORA-ANN: We have Commissioners of public health as part of our faculty.
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[speaking: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs]
AMLER: They are Commissioners of Health of large public health departments.
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AMLER: They are also public health Directors in some cities around us.
 
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AMLER: We have almost immediate access to what I would call public health laboratories
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AMLER: in some 11 jurisdictions, encompassing a population of over 3 million.
 
[speaking: Cora-Ann, Master of Public Health, Class of 2019]
CORA-ANN: Learning wasn't just Academic, it helped me step up to the plate to become a leader.
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[speaking: Keosha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health, division of health behavioral community health]
BOND: The student population is very diverse.
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BOND: We have individuals who come from different nationalities and ethnicities.
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[speaking: Cora-Ann, Master of Public Health, Class of 2019]
CORA-ANN: While I was doing my online classes, I was able to interact with students all over the world.
 
[speaking: Keosha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health, division of health behavioral community health]
BOND: We also have students who are just completing their undergraduate degree,
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BOND: as well as individuals who have been working in the field for 20 years.
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[speaking: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs]
AMLER: We trained many people who are  already working in hospitals,
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AMLER: even insurance companies and pharma,
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AMLER: where they want to learn more about how to build value into the healthcare dollar,
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AMLER: and develop better
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AMLER: and more efficient systems to treat a whole range of disorders.
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[speaking: Keosha T. Bond, Ed.D., M.P.H., CHES, assistant professor of public health, division of health behavioral community health]
BOND: We also have our practicum program,
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BOND: which allows our students to do internships with organizations within our region.
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BOND: This is how we give back to the community with our time and with the experience that we have gained.
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[speaking: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., Dean, School of Health Sciences and Practice; and Vice President for Government Affairs]
AMLER: What really makes New York Medical College amazing, we really do provide a great connection between what you learn in the classroom,
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AMLER: what you learn in a patient's room,
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AMLER: and what you learn in the community at large.
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