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AGENCY TESTIMONY
CUNY School of Medicine's role in addressing healthcare disparities
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Dr. Green emphasizes the crucial role CUNY School of Medicine plays in addressing healthcare disparities in New York City, highlighting the school's unique position and the impact of its graduates.
- CUNY School of Medicine is the only public MD-granting medical school in Manhattan
- 52% of CUNY School of Medicine graduates go into primary care, compared to other NYC medical schools
- Nearly 37% of graduates serve in health professional shortage areas, 2.5 times more than other NY medical schools
- The school creates a bi-directional bridge from local high schools to medical school and back to the community
Carmen Renée Green
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As the only public MD granting medical school in Manhattan, CUNY School of Medicine exists within a complex competitive academic ecosystem of private medical schools.
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Sophie Davis began as a community based medical school affiliated with Harlem Hospital.
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We have remained true to those roots.
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Compared to medical schools in New York State, most CUNY School of Medicine graduates go into primary care, 52%.
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And nearly 37% serve in health professional shortage areas.
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Health professional shortage areas are designed as those areas without adequate access to healthcare.
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Both of these numbers represent a 2.5 fold difference compared to other New York City and New York State Medical Schools.
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Another way to look at this is that CUNY School of Medicine provides and maintains the building blocks for a bi directional bridge from New York City's local neighborhood high school high schools to medical school, to internship and residency programs, and back again to the community to keep New Yorkers healthy and New York City vital.
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Thus, many refer to us as New York City's medical school.
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Although the number of people applying to medical schools, as you mentioned earlier, continues to be steady, sadly applications from those historically underrepresented in medicine decreased this year by double digits.
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Despite these trends, applications to CUNY School of Medicine are up 20%.
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It's a fact that minorities in socioeconomically disadvantaged groups often face colossal hurdles to assessing medical education and to entering medical profession.
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For example, fees for applications and standardized exams such as the MCAT, the Medical College Admissions Test, present significant barriers.
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Unlike most medical schools, CUNY School of Medicine uses a holistic process with excellent results and has never used the Medical College Admissions Test.
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Overall, we have successfully removed obstacles and created on ramps to careers in medicine for those who are typically marginalized and left behind.
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Now that I've shared background about our school and students, let me tell you about the state of healthcare medical education in New York City.