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Associated Medical Schools of New York (AMSNY)

We are a consortium of the fifteen public and private medical schools in New York State. We support quality health care in New York State through the continual strengthening of medical education, medical care, and medical research.
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NEWS AND CONFERENCES

Doctors Across New York RFAs Released!

The Doctors Across New York Physician Loan Repayment and Physician Practice Support Request for Applications (RFAs) are now available at the following websites:

http://www.nyhealth.gov/nysdoh/gme/main.htm or http://www.health.state.ny.us/funding/

Applications are due December 2, 2008.

A Doctors Across New York RFA Applicant Conference will be held on Friday, October 24th from 10am to noon at the Empire State Plaza, Concourse Meeting Room 1, in Albany.  Audio-links to this conference will also be available at the following locations:

·  New York City- NYS DOH Offices, 90 Church Street, Conference Room 4 A-B (Manhattan)
·  East Syracuse- Iroquois Healthcare Association, 5740 Commons Park
·  Buffalo- Erie-Niagara AHEC, 355 Linwood Avenue
·  Jamestown- WCA Hospital, 207 Foote Avenue, Administrative Board Rm, 1st Floor
·  Saranac Lake- Adirondack Medical Center, Lake Colby Drive, Administrative Board Rm, 1st Floor


The Department requests that potential applicants register for this conference by emailing gme@health.state.ny.us by 12 noon, October 23rd.  Please specify which location you will be attending. Include in the email your name, organization and contact information for up to two individuals who will be representing your organization at the conference.  Security considerations require that attendees present a photo ID for admission.  Failure to attend the applicant conference will not preclude the submission of an application.  

2008 Annual Congressional Forum
The Deans of the New York State medical schools traveled to Washington DC on July 8-9, 2008 to discuss Federal issues critical to the future of New York State's academic medical centers. On July 8th, the Deans met with Senator Charles Schumer (D) to discuss funding for research and health professions, the False Claims Act, and a solution to Medicare physician payment calculations.

On July 9th, AMSNY held its Annual Congressional Forum. The event, co-hosted by Congressman Charles Rangel (D), was facilitated by Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D) and Congressman James Walsh (R). Congressional delegation members, including Representative Carolyn Maloney (D), Representative Randy Kuhl (R) and Congressman Joseph Crowley (D) discussed issues such as NIH and biomedical research, graduate medical education, Title VII and the health professions, and physician payment with the Deans and Senior Administrators from the State's medical schools and academic health centers. The Deans also met with Senator Hillary Clinton's (D) staff to discuss the same concerns. New York State's Congressional Delegation has demonstrated a strong commitment to improving the health and well-being of New Yorkers by supporting increases in research funding, improved access to health care, and quality medical education in New York State.


AMSNY Deans with Sen Schumer

New York State Legislature Approves "Doctors Across New York" Program
In the 2008-09 Budget, the New York State Legislature and Governor created the "Doctors Across New York" Program to support the State's healthcare system.  The Program has three components:

1. Professional Education Pool (PEP)

2. Graduate Medical Education (GME) Innovations Pool, including: Incentive Pool/ECRIP, Ambulatory Training, Physician Loan Repayment, Physician Practice Support, Physician Studies, Diversity in Medicine/Post-Baccalaureate Program

3. Area Health Education Centers (AHEC)

Of these initiatives, AMSNY successfully advocated for:

Physician Loan Repayment- funds up to 100 awards annually with a maximum of $150,000 in loan repayment over five years for primary care and specialty physicians to practice in rural and inner-city underserved communities. Funding is distributed 2/3 to rural areas; 1/3 to cities through a Request for Proposal process.

Physician Practice Support- provides up to $100,000 in physician practice support over two years to encourage primary care and specialty physicians to practice in rural and inner-city underserved communities. Funding distribution is similar to the loan repayment program and available to enhance physician recruitment incentive packages.

Diversity in Medicine/Post-Baccalaureate Program- AMSNY will receive $1.96 million for current, expanded, and new Diversity Programs, including the creation of a new post-bac program. AMSNY currently supports programming along the educational continuum that encourages students from underserved communities to enter a career in medicine. The current AMSNY post-bac program provides minority and economically disadvantaged students an additional year of academic enrichment prior to entering medical school. These funds will increase the capacity of the program to 50 students.

AMSNY will also receive $2 million per year, less budget cuts, through 2011 for these initiatives.

Criminal Background Check Report
In 2006 the Association of American Medical Colleges approved an AAMC- administered national criminal background check policy for applicants that have been accepted into medical school and enrolled students; the acceptance of applicants is contingent upon the results of the criminal background check report. This policy will be implemented in full for 2009 applicants.

In response to AAMC’s decision, the Board of Trustees of AMSNY requested the Committee on Diversity and Multicultural Affairs (CDMA) to develop a set of recommendations as to whether the NYS schools should in fact perform criminal background checks (CBCs), and if a school chooses to do so, a guide for how the program should be structured.

Click here to read the full report