Diversity Affairs Committee Hosts Revisit Dinner
The Department of Medicine Diversity Affairs Committee hosted a dinner at Giovanni's Restaurant Thursday, February 3 for 28 minority medical students who are applying to the Internal Medicine Residency Program for July 1.
The number of students and their medical schools were as follows:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (4)
Columbia University (3)
Howard University (1)
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine (2)
Universidad Iberoamericana (2)
UMDNJ/RWJ (4)
UMDNJ/NJ (1)
Meharry Medical College (2)
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2)
University of Pennsylvania (1)
Stony Brook University (1)
Morehouse School of Medicine (1)
UCLA (1)
University of Cambridge (1)
Temple University (1)
New York University School of Medicine (1)
The students spent the following day on a re-visit to the residency program, which included more time attending rounds and meeting with faculty members.
Special thanks go to the Diversity Affairs Committee, as well as to the faculty members, firm leaders, residents, and chief residents who attended the event, to Drs. Phil Lief and Hillary Kunins for their roles as program directors, and to Anna Manca, house staff program administrator, who coordinated and managed the event.