Town celebrates Tree City USA distinction

The Town of North Hempstead was once again recognized as a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation.

This marks the 11th year that the Town has received the title of “Tree City USA.” This designation is given out to towns and cities that have a viable tree management plan and program.

To be eligible to be recognized as a “Tree City USA” community, certain requirements must be met such as having a Tree Board or Department, having a Tree Care Ordinance, having a Community Forestry Program and the observance of Arbor Day.

The “Tree City USA” program was created by the Arbor Day Foundation, which is the nation’s leading community forestry program that provides a foundation for efective and well-organized community tree care.

It is also facilitated in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation.

unique approach to learning with giving him the autonomy to explore and learn in his way.

“I learn better in a more collaborative, minimal-lecture manner, a style that the Zucker School of Medicine provided me,” Muhammad said. “I also appreciate the faculty members’ dedication to improving how medicine is taught at the school.”

As the recipient of the 2023 Advancing Women in Science and Medicine’s (AWSM) Barbara Hrbek Zucker Emerging Scientist Award, Danielle Howell is excited to embark on a psychiatry residency at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Danielle was the frst medical student ever to receive funding from the AWSM. The organization has raised more than $2.5 million since its inception in 2010 to support medical research by female investigators. The award helped fund an entire year of Danielle’s research on the role of social determinants of health in hospital settings.

Danielle plans to continue her research in her residency, particularly in underrepresented and under-resourced communities.

“I defnitely want to continue my research and get more involved in community-based participatory research at Mount Sinai,” Howell said, who credits the support of AWSM for her motivation and passion for research. “They specifcally have a clinic that does a lot of amazing work around depression screening and mental health. I’m excited to continue the work and hopefully become a child and adolescent psychiatrist.”

Julian Azar immigrated to the United States from Buenos Aires, Argentina when he was eight years old, an experience he credits for helping him dream big and pursue a career in medicine. After matching into internal medicine at Yale New Haven Hospital, Julian is excited about what the future holds.

“I am passionate about using my Latinx background to help those in need and look forward to serving the Hempstead community and beyond,” Azar said, who was the co-chair of the Latino Medical Student Association at the Zucker School of Medicine.

The Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA) seeks to unite and empower medical students through community service, mentorship and education to advocate for the health of the Latino community.

“I’m excited to go into internal medicine and work in a feld I feel most closely aligns with my ultimate mission as a physician — to aid the vulnerable communities with an emphasis on humanistic care,” Azar said, who looks forward to being the next healthcare professional in his family.

The Match process begins in the fall, usually in the fnal year of medical school when students apply to residency programs at which they would like to train. Program directors review applications and conduct candidate interviews. Applicants later submit their rank order lists of preferred programs to the NRMP, and program directors rank applicants in order of preference for training.

The Class of 2023 will be conferred as doctors during the school’s commencement ceremony on May 8.

This program provides direction, technical assistance, public attention, and national recognition for urban and community forestry programs in thousands of towns and cities that more than 93 million Americans call home. Town