By: Kate Isenberg, Program CoordinatorIf you read part one of the two-part article on prison reform, there was information on the US justice system and how it is geared toward the incarceration of po...
By: Kate Isenberg, Program CoordinatorNearly a half of a century has passed since the signing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, and our country is still struggling with how best to live up to the idea...
by: Kate Isenberg, Program CoordinatorThis article is one of a two part series: a look into why and how people become incarcerated, with a particular focus in New York. The second p...
by: Kate Isenberg, Program CoordinatorWhen students come to college from an underperforming school they often feel as if they have had the rug swept from under their feet. They often do not know wher...
by: Kate Isenberg, Program CoordinatorOne night each year at the end of January, from midnight to 4am, something incredible happens in New York City; approximately 3,000 New Yorkers volunteer to meth...
by: Kate Isenberg, Program Coordinator They have risked their lives serving in our military, yet when our armed forces return to the United States, they are welcomed by a healthcare system tha...
by Kate Isenberg, Mentor Connection Program Coordinator"What do you want to do? Do you want to have people lose their legs or do you want to show them what happens so that they won’t lose their l...
by Kate Isenberg, Mentor Connection Program Coordinator Less than two months ago, when Steve Hemraj was appointed director of the Helen B. Atkinson Health Center, his vision was clear: to improve the...
By Cher Smith, Pharm D. CandidateWhen an opportunity comes knocking, we have to answer the door. But what happens when opportunity is knocking to collect some spare change? Well, fortunately, for a g...
By Tina Bruno, OMS II and Virginia Valerio, Mentor Connection Program Coordinator At some point in our life we are asked, “Do you smoke cigarettes?” Tobacco use, or the possibility of it, has become ...
By Virginia Valerio, Mentor Connection Program Coordinator Mexicans are one of the fastest growing Hispanic groups in New York City, as indicated by a 6.7% yearly rate of population increase from the...
By Virginia Valerio, Mentor Connection Program CoordinatorThe need for primary care physicians in underserved areas gets a lot of attention, but what about the need for dentists in underserved areas?...
By Virginia Valerio, Mentor Connection Program CoordinatorIt is no secret that New York State has an impending shortage of primary care physicians. In a recent blog posting, we noted that policy focu...
By Virginia Valerio, Mentor Connection Program Coordinator The United Nations’ World Health Organization defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely t...
By Virginia Valerio, Mentor Connection Program Coordinator The Caribbean is a popular destination getaway for many Americans. In the last four decades however, the Caribbean has also become a popular...
By Virginia Valerio, Mentor Connection Program Coordinator Electronic mail. We receive them daily --some benign, some funny. Then there is the all too familiar, “YOU JUST WON A TRIP TO JAMAICA” email...
By Francisco Lucio, JD, Program DirectorThe Manhattan-Staten Island Area Health Education Center (MSI AHEC) was recently awarded a $100,000 grant sponsored by the National Health Service Corps (NHSC)...
By Shafina Lalani and Sharleen Iyahen PharmD CandidatesElizabeth Ramos, sits at her desk deep in thought. She thinks to herself, “I can no longer take this, who knew life would be so difficult to und...
By Shafina Lalani and Sharleen Iyahen PharmD CandidatesWhen you ask high school students what careers they want to pursue, you will notice that their answers change every other day: one day they want...
Sharleen Iyahen and Shafina Lalani, PharmD CandidatesThe ghosts of segregation continue to perturb the health professions. Racial and ethnic minorities have always been underrepresented in the health...
Voity George and Doris Wong, PharmD CandidatesAs our public health rotation at MSI AHEC comes to an end, I would like to take a moment to reflect on some of our experiences here. This internship gave...
Doris Wong and Voity George, PharmD Candidates "Get your Flu Shot for Free!” “Come inside for your free Flu Shot!” If you happened to be walking on 110th street and Central Park North on Thursday...
Doris Wong and Voity George, PharmD candidatesThe tsunami of 2004 in Sri Lanka was a devastating event that resulted in the death of many people –especially women. More women than men died during the...
Doris Wong and Voity George, PharmD Candidates The intergenerational approach to HIV prevention is a campaign for raising HIV transmission awareness in older adults. By having intergenerational conve...
Francisco Lucio, JD, Program DirectorMSI AHEC was a proud participant at the 35th Annual Conference of the National Association of Medical Minority Educators (NAMME, pronounced nah-mee, for short). N...
Voity George, PharmD CandidateI had the pleasure of attending the Health Centers Leadership Meeting at the new Ryan Center for Women and Children at 801 Amsterdam Avenue and 99th Street. Congressman ...
by Voity George and Doris Wong, PharmD Candidates With the aging population living longer and demanding more healthcare services, the pharmacy field is changing to meet the demands of the growing po...
By Francisco Lucio, JD, Program DirectorOn August 12th, MSI AHEC celebrated its Summer Closing Ceremony with students, parents, friends, and partners at Weill Cornell Medical College. The Summer Clos...
By Beatrice Desir, OMS IIDue to the Affordable Care Act, as many as 32 million Americans will have access to health insurance; however, having insurance is insignificant without access to a physician...
By Beatrice Desir, OMS II Did you know that your environment can make you sick or that your wealth can determine your health? These were some of the interesting things I learned at one of the Communi...
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