Annual Events
Commencement
New York Medical College holds its formal graduation ceremony once a year. Diplomas are awarded at this time and a special commencement speaker addresses the graduating classes from the School of Medicine, School of Health Sciences and Practice, Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences and the Touro College of Dental Medicine.
Transition Programs
To ensure our students understand what lies ahead and are equipped with the knowledge and information you need to progress smoothly from year to year, the NYMC School of Medicine offers extensive transition programs for incoming medical students; second-year students transitioning to third-year clerkships; and fourth-year students transitioning to residencies.
NY Med Talks
NY Med Talks is a one-day, student-run, interdisciplinary and inter-professional event designed to expose healthcare students to topics outside of the academic curriculum. NY Med Talks features a variety of guests— from speakers in basic sciences and translational research to public health professionals—who offer insight into the contemporary activities of practitioners across the field.
Solidarity Day for Compassionate Care
The School of Medicine joins nearly 100 other institutions around the country in observing Solidarity Day for Compassionate Care, traditionally held around Valentine’s Day. The day, founded by the Gold Humanism Honor Society, is marked by a celebration where medical schools, patient care institutions and other organizations demonstrate the importance of kindness to patients. At NYMC, our students have adopted the “Take Five Minutes” tradition—in which every participating medical student, resident, and physician takes five extra minutes to talk with a patient about something entirely unrelated to medicine.
Student Clinician Ceremony
The Student Clinician Ceremony celebrates a new chapter in the medical education of our students—the clinical years. The ceremony was created by Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) to provide guidance, information and support to medical students beginning their clerkships. The ceremony also includes the presentation of the GHHS Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Awards to six residents selected by the outgoing third-year class for exhibiting strong teaching skills and being role models for compassionate, relationship-centered care.
Convocation of Thanks
The Annual Convocation of Thanks is a forum for first-year medical students to express their gratitude to the families and friends of those who donated their bodies, providing them with one of the most important rites of passage in medical school—the study of human anatomy. Through song, poetry, prose and art, the first-year medical students communicate their indebtedness to the people they did not know in life yet came to know intimately.
Alpha Omega Alpha Visiting Professor Lecture and Induction Ceremony
Each spring the New York Medical College Iota chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA), the national medical honor society, hosts a visiting professor lecture, induction ceremony and banquet celebration. Induction into AOA is reserved for medical students with the highest academic achievements who exhibit good character, leadership and professionalism and a dedication to community service. Alumni, faculty and resident are also honored.
Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction Ceremony
Each spring the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) inducts senior medical students, residents, role-model physician teachers and others who have “demonstrated excellence in clinical care, leadership, compassion and dedication to service.” Part of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, the GHHS aims to elevate the values of humanism and professionalism within the field of medicine and promote the ideals of humanism in medicine through community service, mentorship, role-modeling and other initiatives.
