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Discussion of space constraints at CUNY School of Medicine
1:15:04
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Council Member Feliz inquires about the space issues mentioned earlier, and Dr. Carmen Renée Green elaborates on the challenges faced by the CUNY School of Medicine due to limited space.
- Dr. Green explains that the school has to turn away qualified students due to space constraints.
- She mentions the creative solutions they've implemented, such as sharing space with City College.
- The discussion touches on the need for a state-of-the-art medical education building and the school's openness to various possibilities for expansion.
Oswald Feliz
1:15:04
Can you talk to us a little bit more about the spacing issues?
1:15:07
Because I know you mentioned you don't have enough space for all the students that wanna get into the college.
1:15:12
So Oh.
1:15:13
Talk to us about the spacing issues and also about steps that CUNY and the School of Medicine has taken to, I guess, look around for additional
Carmen Renée Green
1:15:23
space?
1:15:23
Yeah.
1:15:24
Great question.
1:15:25
You know, from a spacing issue, we we we know that we can do more.
1:15:31
Right?
1:15:32
I for every student that we take out of Brooklyn or Queens, we know that there are 2 more students, at least 2 more students who are equally as talented.
1:15:42
And it's heartbreaking for for Doctor.
1:15:45
Wilson Ansty to say, You don't get in.
1:15:49
But you're really qualified.
1:15:51
And what So we know that we can do more.
1:15:56
From a spacing issue, you know, just a physical structure.
1:16:02
You know, I had to tell our students, our undergraduates so our undergraduate program, the Sophie Davis School, is co administered by the medical school.
1:16:12
We actually teach over 70% of the classes.
1:16:17
And and City College.
1:16:19
And that's the way we'll be, we'll also be doing that as we create these other new pathways in.
1:16:26
With that being said, there's lots of spaces over at City College, but our students prefer to be home with us.
1:16:35
And so recently I had to tell our undergrads, our U1s and U2s, they don't get to play in Harris Hall because the student the medical students are studying for this high stakes exam, the U.
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And, you know, there was a little bit of whining because but they also understood.
1:16:57
And I said to you, you know, there will come a time when you want me to do the same for others.
1:17:01
But the study spaces are just not There's not enough of them.
1:17:06
And we've been trying to be creative to do that.
1:17:08
In regards to looking at buildings and things of that nature, you know, we're open to lots of different possibilities.
1:17:18
And some of this is above my pay grade, right?
1:17:21
I do know what a state of the art medical education building looks like.
1:17:25
I know what's in it.
1:17:26
I know who's in it.
1:17:28
And I know what it does.
1:17:30
And so that's what we're looking for.
1:17:32
You know, I'm fond of saying that, my kids are dreamers and so am I.
1:17:39
Right?
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And I've got big, bold, aspirational dreams.
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Sometimes I don't tell them because it scares people.
Oswald Feliz
1:17:49
Okay.
1:17:50
And I guess, a follow-up question.
1:17:51
Would the School of Medicine be open to having, let's say, part of the school at City College, but also having a second part at another CUNY?
1:18:00
Do you think you need everything in one campus?