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Potential collaboration between CUNY School of Medicine and other CUNY colleges
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3 min
Council Member Feliz inquires about the possibility of the CUNY School of Medicine expanding to multiple campuses, and Dr. Green discusses the school's openness to collaboration with other CUNY institutions.
- Dr. Green explains that the school is interested in creating pathways with other CUNY colleges, particularly those with strong pre-medical programs.
- She emphasizes that while they're open to partnerships, the CUNY School of Medicine would maintain control over the medical education aspect.
- The discussion highlights the school's commitment to its unique approach and the importance of bringing students together for certain aspects of medical training.
Oswald Feliz
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Okay.
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And I guess, a follow-up question.
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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?
Carmen Renée Green
1:18:04
So this is our plan.
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You know, we are going to really spend a lot of energy in pathway programs and led by doctor Wilson Anstey.
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Okay?
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So our pathway programs are even So the data is pretty clear right now.
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That if you really want to get a diverse group of people into the medical profession, we now need to go further down the pipeline.
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We need to go to middle schools.
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And we started those types of conversations with several schools.
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She's starting a middle school program that's going to occur on Saturdays.
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Somebody else heard about it in a different borough said, can we think about having conversation?
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Each one of those programs that we do, there's a cost associated.
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And so that's one of the places the council could potentially help.
1:18:51
With that being said, as we create those pathways in So that's the middle school, there's high school programs.
1:19:00
Summer programs.
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They're year long programs.
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We also want to create one that goes to community colleges because we know that there's a lot of talent in these community colleges.
1:19:09
You know, the kid who didn't know.
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And it's really disappointing every year when we find one student who said, I didn't know, one, that there was such a program as a BSMD program or what applied.
1:19:22
We're hearing frequently that people say, I didn't know CUNY had a medical Well, let me be clear.
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We have a medical school.
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The pathway has been through City College.
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You apply to City College and you have to go to City College into the M.
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D.
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Program.
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We recently applied and received, permission to open up direct admission to the medical school.
1:19:47
We are actually really very much more interested in these pathway programs because we think that there's something special about what we do and how we do it in the undergraduate experience.
1:19:58
So, we had a great conversation recently with a couple of presidents.
1:20:03
You may know who they are.
1:20:04
I'm gonna call them out in public.
1:20:07
They were CUNY presidents and they You know, they've always asked the question, you know, why can't my kids go to the medical school?
1:20:14
So we look forward to creating pathways in that are similar to the one at City College, but there will come a point in time in which what we do as medical professionals who are teaching students, where students will have to come together.
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If that makes sense.
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So we look forward to creating those pathways, and through like minded partners, whether they be Hunter or Brooklyn College.
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I can go through a list.
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But people who have a high propensity, strong pre medical programs.
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But we would take control of it because we think that what we do is special.
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Okay?
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So you you believe that CUNY is the most important, institution?
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Let me be clear.
Oswald Feliz
1:20:57
We're successful too.
Carmen Renée Green
1:20:58
Yeah.
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Let me be clear.
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I think we are the most important medical school.
1:21:04
Okay?
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Now, that's not because these others aren't important, don't get me wrong.
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But because of what we do for New York City, I think we're a jewel for this country and certainly for this state.
Oswald Feliz
1:21:20
Right.
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Right.
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Okay.
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Cool.
1:21:21
Well, I just want to put it out there.