SPAD First-year students create their own medical conference when they volunteer for StudentPhysician Awareness Day (SPAD), an annual event planned, organized and conducted by medical students. Classes are canceled for the day to allow students to participate in a series of seminars covering topics that go beyond the traditional curriculum. Convocation of Thanks You’ll finish your first year with the Convocation of Thanks, an emotionally intimate and stirring ceremony that uses song, poetry, prose and art offered by first-year students as a way to convey their appreciation for those who donated their bodies for the study of human anatomy. The event is attended by the families and friends of the anatomical donors—sometimes called the “first teachers.” Research Opportunities Cutting-edge Research—bench, clinical and population-based—plays a major role in the vibrant and vigorous intellectual atmosphere at NYMC. More than $34.5 million in sponsored research and other programs makes New York Medical College the leading academic biomedical research center between New York City and Albany. Our campus and affiliated institutions
house researchers and clinical investigators whose investigation into cardiovascular disease, cancer, kidney disease and renal research, infectious disease and the neurosciences is leading to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses and emerging public health threats. Raise Your Research Profile—Students are encouraged to participate in research activities on campus as a way to develop scientific writing, critical analysis and presentation skills. Students can present their work to fellow students, faculty and members of the scientific community at national or even international meetings, often taking home awards or publishing credits. Medical Student Research Forum—The annual Medical Student Research Forum offers an intramural competition of oral presentations and poster sessions in basic and clinical science. An afternoon keynote address is delivered by guest speakers that may include Nobel laureates and other leading scientists. Past forums have resulted in candidates for drug patents, scientific articles, and the application of new technology and medical techniques—all by students.
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