This collaboration between Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Cardozo Law builds upon the long history and rich clinical experience of the Montefiore-Einstein bioethics consultation service. With integrated courses designed specifically for the bioethics curriculum, our program provides personal enrichment while equipping you with the skills you need to navigate the nuances of policy and regulation in a changing healthcare environment.

2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, a part
of Montefiore, is a premier, research-intensive medical
school dedicated to innovative biomedical investigation
and to the development of ethical and compassionate
physicians and scientists. Inspired by the words of our
namesake, we have from our inception welcomed
students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds
who strive to enhance human health in the community
and beyond. This is an attribute in which Albert Einstein
took great pride when consenting to the use of his name
in conjunction with the medical school.
At the core of the Einstein-Montefiore mission is the
pursuit of social justice in meeting the healthcare needs
of all individuals, including those from underserved
communities.

3. When Letting Coffee Off The Hook Deepens The
Confusion:-
Since 1991 coffee has been classified as a “possible carcinogen” by
the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an arm of
the World Health Organization. This assessment was based on early
case-control studies, which showed some evidence of an association
between coffee drinking and bladder cancer but not with other
cancers.
With a great deal of Masters in Medical Ethics fanfare, IARC recently
updated its assessment of coffee to take account of the large
number of new studies that have come out over the past 25 years.
(The new report also covers tea and mate). In light of a number of
controversies sparked by IARCs recent assessments of several
environmental or dietary exposures (e.g., glyphosate and processed
and red meat), the agency’s reassessment of coffee is of particular
interest. But before examining it, it’s important to understand the
agency’s schema for classifying the agents it evaluates.

4. A Medical Student Helps Sort Priorities in Uganda:-
This summer, four medical students and two research trainees from
Albert Einstein College of Medicine traveled to Soroti, Uganda, to
treat diabetes as part of Einstein’s Global Diabetes Institute. We are
featuring a series of posts detailing their challenges and progress. In
this post, second-year M.D. student Madelyn Klugman shares her
experiences. The students’ trip was funded by Einstein’s Global
Health Fellowship Program. “What color is your folder?”
“Blue,” the patient replied.
I went into another room to hunt through the pile of blue folders,
looking for that patient’s name. I sighed. “I don’t see it.”
The patient was brought in. “Are you sure that your folder is blue?
Could it be a different color?”
This was translated to the patient in Ateso, the local language. She
then pointed to a stack of folders—green, not blue.

5. Albert Einstein College of Medicine: A Brief History Early Plans:-
As early as 1945, Yeshiva University President Dr. Samuel Belkin
envisioned the creation of a new medical school. Encouraged by
influential public figures, he persuaded the Board of Trustees to
initiate discussions with the New York State Board of Regents to
amend the University’s charter to include the granting of the degree
of Doctor of Medicine, discussions that were successfully completed
on December 15, 1950. In June, 1951, Dr. Belkin and New York City
Mayor Vincent Impellitteri entered into an agreement whereby the
professional care of all patients in the 1,400-bed Bronx Municipal
Hospital Center then under construction would be the responsibility
of the faculty of the College of Medicine. On March 15, 1953, the
day following his 74th birthday, Professor Albert Einstein formally
agreed to permit his name to be used for the first medical school to
be built in New York City since 1897.

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Bronx, NY 10461
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