he experiment is to be tried… whether the children of the people, ‘Tthe children of the whole people, can be educated; whether an institution of learning, of the highest grade, can be successfully controlled by the popular will, not by the privileged few, but by the privileged many.” — Horace Webster Founding Principal, The Free Academy CUNY cuny.edu/news • THE CITY UNIVERSITYMatters OF NEW YORK • FOUNDED 1847 FALL 2015 GRANTS&HONORS Coming SophieSoon Davis School of Biomedical Education students . make rounds. at St.. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. Recognizing Faculty Achievement he University’s reknowned faculty Barabino Tmembers contin- ually win professional achievement awards from prestigious organizations as well as research grants from government agencies, Polle farsighted foundations and leading corporations. Pictured are just a few of the recent honorees. Brief summaries of many ongo- ing research projects start here and continue inside. Rothstein Jesus Angulo of Hunter College has received a $2,704,400 grant from PHS/NIH/National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities for “Research Lopes Center in Minority Insti- tutions: Center for Gene Structure and Function”; CUNY and $105,331 from PHS/ NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse for a “Summer Program for Undergraduate School of Medicine Simon Research at the Center for Gene Structure.” James Popp and Kevin Lynch of N A BOLD MOVE expected to increase the members at CUNY School of Medicine in Harlem and York College have received number of primary care physicians in New will help our next generation of health care workers a $300,000 grant from the York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced in serve communities across New York State,” Cuomo Air Force Office of Scientific July the accreditation for The CUNY School said. “This new school is another step toward making Savage-Dunn Research for a project to of Medicine, located on the City College medical care more accessible for all New Yorkers.” “Develop a Portable All campus in Harlem. The new medical school The CUNY School of Medicine will launch Weather Weapon Material Iwill expand access to an academically intensive medi- its inaugural class in 2016 in partnership with St. Detection System.” cal education for more black and Latino students and Barnabas Health System in the South Bronx. The train physicians for underserved communities across Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), David Kennedy the state. a U.S. Department of Education accreditor of med- of John Jay College has “This action increases employment, research ical education programs leading to an M.D. degree, Kennedy received two grants: and learning opportunities for students and faculty Continued on next page ➤ Continued on page 3 ➤ Non-Profit Org ST CUNYMatters U.S. Postage PAID 21 CENTURY CUNY Office of University Relations Permit # 153 205 East 42nd St. New Haven, CT New York, NY 10017 In a recent University-wide email blast to faculty and staff, Chancellor Milliken announced 21st Century CUNY, a strategic planning initia- tive to envisage University priorities and goals for a new generation. The Chancellor said the initiative would encourage a ro- bust exchange of ideas from the many internal and external stakeholders who are committed to CUNY and its role in New York and the world. “I expect this to be an exciting opportunity to think ex- pansively and creatively about what it should mean to be the nation’s -- if not the world’s -- leading urban public university,” he said. Continued on page 2 ➤ STRATEGIC PLAN COVERSTORY Latinos are 5 percent of the nation’s med- Coming Soon. ical school graduates, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. As part of the rigorous Sophie Davis pro- gram, students earned a Bachelor of Science CUNY School of Medicine and completed the first two years of medical school curriculum in five years, then trans- ferred to a fully accredited medical school a special focus on patient/doctor relation- for the last two years of clinical education. ships so that its graduates, regardless of But due to increased demand for transfer specialty, treat their patients with a unique slots, CUNY was faced with the decision of patient-centered, culturally sensitive either closing its medical education pro- approach. gram or developing a full medical school. To Graduates of the program have gone continue to serve the population of students on to complete their medical degrees and at CUNY and the communities that depend become primary care physicians, pediatri- on its graduates, the choice was clear. cians, anesthesiologists, internists, geriatri- The transformation of the Sophie Davis cians, family medicine doctors, OB-GYNs School into a fully accredited CUNY School and neurosurgeons. of Medicine will enable CUNY to expand its Sophie Davis School of Prospective students for the new medical e¢orts to serve New York’s pressing health Biomedical Education students school will enroll as undergraduates at the care needs by providing a distinct medical Hostos Community College students learning how to work with X-rays. at St. Barnabas Hospital. Sophie Davis School. In year three of the education pathway for competent, caring seven-year program, following a review of physicians. Continued from page 1 Coico said: “Since its founding in 1847, their academic record, students will be able In its more than 40 years of educating has approved the new school following an City College has provided a high-quality, to apply for the medical school portion of students for medical practice, the Sophie extensive review of its academic program, a¢ordable education for New Yorkers who the program. Davis School developed the most unique teaching facilities and clinical partnership. might otherwise not attend college. The new Some Sophie Davis alumni have also physician training program in the nation, According to the Association of Ameri- CUNY School of Medicine at City College risen to national prominence including partnering with medical schools across New can Medical Colleges, New York State and is a natural extension of our bold founding Dr. Jonathan Woodson, (Class of 1977) York and other states. the nation face a critical shortage of doctors. mission that will open doors to underrepre- who is Assistant Secretary of Defense for Moreover, the majority of Sophie Davis By 2025, it is estimated that the demand for sented students and train caring physicians Health A¢airs and Director of TRICARE graduates are licensed to practice medi- physicians will exceed supply by a range of for underserved communities across our Management Activity, overseeing the more cine in New York State, many in primary 46,000 to 90,000. For primary care physi- city and state. Our unique academic pro- than $50 billion Military Health System care, with most serving in areas short of cians, the shortfall is expected to be between gram infuses an ethos of service and social budget and serving as principal adviser to physicians, or serving a patient base that is 12,500 and 31,000 doctors. According to a justice. Whether our graduates serve as the secretary of defense for health issues; underserved. 2013 Kaiser Family Foundation study, New primary care physicians, pediatricians or Dr. Laurie Zephyrin, M.D., MPH, MBA Dr. Shamiza Ally, a Sophie Davis graduate York State is meeting only 40 percent of plastic surgeons, all are expected to have a (Class of 1997) first National Director for who now works as pediatrician for Urban its primary care needs, one of the lowest deep commitment to serving underserved Reproductive Health in the U.S. Department Health Plan in the Bronx, said she gains rates in the country. communities.” of Veterans A¢airs; and Dr. Helen Burstin, personal satisfaction in helping underserved Chancellor James B. Milliken The CUNY School of Medicine received M.D., MPH (Class of 1984) Senior Vice communities. said, “We thank Governor Cuomo and state “Accredited – Preliminary Status” designa- President for Performance Measures of The “Why I’m a natural fit in the Bronx is and city leaders for their support of CUNY’s tion from LCME on June 10. Preliminary National Quality Forum, a private, not-for- because it mirrors the philosophy and mis- historic commitment of access to high-qual- status accreditation is a major milestone for profit membership organization established sion of Sophie Davis,” she said. “So it fits ity health care education for underrepre- the new medical school and is the outgrowth in 1999 to develop and implement a national perfectly because our patients are under- sented constituencies in New York. The of an intensive, voluntary, peer-review pro- strategy for health care quality measure- served, they are underprivileged, and to new medical school is a logical and neces- cess of quality assurance that determines ment and reporting. provide health for that type of population, sary expansion of the college’s prestigious whether the program meets established Alumni, like Dr. Woodson, said that the to help their outcomes, I couldn’t think of a 40-year old biomedical program that has standards. This process also fosters institu- patient-centered approach taught at the better place to work.” gained recognition as a leader in educating tional and program improvement. Sophie Davis School remains with students The CUNY School of Medicine is also underrepresented minorities for medical The first CUNY School of Medicine throughout their careers. expected to provide its students with earlier practice. CUNY and City College will award class of 70 students will begin in the fall of “I never lost that broad approach to tak- clinical experiences through a curriculum the M.D. degree for the first time in its near- 2016, and a campaign is underway to raise ing care of patients, understanding them in incorporating coursework and experiential ly 170-year history.” $20 million in interest-free loans for those a holistic way,” said Dr.