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A Simple Antibacterial Treatment Solves a Severe Skin Problem Caused by Radiation Therapy

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Einstein and Montefiore Awarded $30 Million from NIH to Support Its Institute for Clinical and Translational Research

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Einstein, Montefiore, and Lehman College Launch New M.S. Program in Biological Sciences

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Why Do Children Develop Type 2 Diabetes? $4.1 Million NIH Grant Will Help Montefiore Einstein Researchers Investigate

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Einstein Celebrates Its 65th Commencement

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A Novel Strategy For Treating Relapsed Blood Cancer

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Einstein Represented in Two Key Roles at National Board of Medical Examiners

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Einstein in the News

Rethinking The Future Of Dementia Care

Tia Powell, M.D., discusses the stigma that often surrounds a diagnosis of dementia, ways to improve dementia care, and the importance of supporting patient caregivers. Dr. Powell is professor of epidemiolgy & population health, the Dr. Shoshanah Trachtenberg Frackman Faculty Scholar in Biomedical Ethics, and director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics.

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Bullying Doesn't Look Like it Used To. Experts Share How to Fix It

Hina Talib, M.D., comments on a study showing an association between bullying and suicidal ideation, and discusses ways to help the bully, the victim, and those who witness bullying. Dr. Talib is clinical associate professor of pediatrics at Einstein.

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Buprenorphine For Chronic Pain, Not Full Agonist Opioids, New VA Guidance Says

Joanna Starrels, M.D., M.S., co-authors an editorial on new guidelines on the use of buprenorphine, rather than other opioids, in chronic pain management. Dr. Starrels is professor of medicine and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein, and associate chief of research in the division of general internal medicine and director of the IMPOWR-ME Research Center at Einstein and Montefiore.

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When a Drug Becomes a Child’s Last Hope

Einstein scientist Vern Schramm, Ph.D., never imagined that his basic research into enzymes would intersect with a 2-year-old girl dying from an incurable form of blood cancer. He and that girl (Katie Lambertson, now a teenager) and her parents share their stories.

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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.

Einstein’s first medical school class

1955

Two years after scientist and humanitarian Albert Einstein agrees to lend his name to a new medical school, the College of Medicine welcomes its first class of students (pictured here on graduation day, 1959).

Einstein affiliates with Montefiore

1963

Einstein affiliates with Montefiore. Seated, from left: Jacob W. Schwab, president, Montefiore Hospital; Samuel Belkin, Ph.D., president, Yeshiva University. Standing, from left: Marcus D. Kogel, M.D., dean, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Martin Cherkasky, M.D., director, Montefiore.

Montefiore assumes operation Weiler Hospital

1969

Montefiore assumes operational responsibility for Einstein’s Jack D. Weiler Hospital.

Departments of medicine merge

1980

The Einstein and Montefiore departments of medicine merge, combining the strengths of both campuses. Louis Sherwood, M.D., becomes the first unified chair of medicine.

Montefiore employs joint faculty

1990

Montefiore employs joint Einstein-Montefiore faculty.

Reaffirming the partnership

2009

Dean Allen M. Spiegel, M.D., and Steven M. Safyer, M.D., president and CEO of Montefiore, sign a renewal agreement reaffirming the partnership between Einstein and Montefiore. The two institutions agree that Einstein will administer research grants awarded to Montefiore.

Einstein and Montefiore jointly recruit faculty

2012-2014

Continuing the effort begun in 1977 to develop unified departments, each headed by a single chair, Einstein and Montefiore jointly recruit Judy L. Aschner, M.D. (pediatrics), pictured at right; Mark P. Schoenberg, M.D. (urology); Matthew N. Bartels, M.D. (physical medicine and rehabilitation); and Sharmila K. Makhija, M.D. (obstetrics & gynecology and women’s health).

Yeshiva University-Montefiore agreement finalized

2015

The YU-Montefiore agreement is finalized. Montefiore has operational and financial responsibility for Einstein, and Einstein becomes its own legal entity. Transfer to Montefiore of Einstein clinical programs (e.g., the Division of Substance Abuse, the Children’s Evaluation and Rehabilitation Center) is complete.