CUNY School of Medicine
CUNY School of Medicine
Serving the underserved.
There is a continuing shortage of primary care physicians in this country, creating an urgent need for more family practitioners, general internists, pediatricians and obstetrician/gynecologists in many communities. The shortage of African-American, Hispanic, and others underrepresented medical professionals in inner city areas is particularly acute.
Over forty years ago, City College decided to make a difference by developing the most unique physician training programs in the nation – The CUNY School of Medicine. Since its founding in 1973, The CUNY School of Medicine has recruited more underrepresented populations into medicine, increased medical services in underserved areas, and increased the availability of primary care physicians.
Our innovative program fast tracks a Bachelor of Science degree and an M.D. degree in seven years. Graduates of our 28-month P.A. Program leads to a M.S. degree and eligibility to take the national certification examination.
This weekend, our students led a walk in Washington, DC, at the American Medical Students Association Conference. Cheers to Swati Patel and Leela Ranqachar (middle row third from left and far right respectively) for leading things off, and thanks to the med students from California, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Toronto, Canada, who joined in! 
Robert DeMicco (Bob) joins CSOM as the school’s Executive Director of Institutional Advancement. An expert in advancement and development, he has developed successful programs at higher education and other nonprofits including Fordham University, Columbia University, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse and the Wildlife Conservation Society. Prior to coming to CSOM, Bob was the Director of Development at Rutgers Business School where he was involved in fundraising, alumni development and worked closely with their board.
Over the course of his career, he has either created or restructured five development programs which included establishing individual planned gift operations, new funding and campaign initiatives, has led strategic planning development projects and successful alumni development programs. Bob received his MPA at NYU’s Wagner School of Public Administration and a mini MBA at Rutgers Business School in Digital Marketing.
Here at CSOM, Bob will work closely with Interim Dean Friedman and the school’s Executive Advisory Board, oversee alumni relations and communications, branding and marketing, develop and lead the school’s fundraising/development strategic plan, and campaign initiatives. He will also work closely with CCNY’s Advancement team.
Bob’s office is located in Harris Hall 10C, or you can reach him at 212.650.6597 or rdemicco@med.cuny.edu.
CUNY School of Medicine Welcomes Dr. Erica Friedman as CSOM Interim Dean
Dr. Erica Friedman has been appointed as interim dean of the CUNY School of Medicine. She will also continue in her role as Deputy Dean for Medical Education.
Friedman is board certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She has practiced in academic medical centers in New York City including NYU School of Medicine, New York Medical College and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is an American College of Physicians Fellow and a member of the American Medical Association.
Friedman is an expert in medical education, having over 33 years of experience at academic medical centers. Dr. Friedman is passionate about advocating for diversity and equity in the health professions workforce and for being a change agent for needed systemic healthcare reform that will lead to health and quality of life improvements for individuals, communities and our nation, particularly those that are chronically underserved.
“I am proud to be serving as interim dean of this amazing school of exceptional and committed faculty, staff and students,” she states. “Our students’ passion is infectious, and they are outspoken champions of our school and the profession’s mission for equality and social justice in healthcare and medicine. Being one of the most diverse medical schools in North America, it is an honor to help ensure its longevity.”
CUNY School of Medicine Welcomes Dr. Gonzalo Torres as Chair for the Department of Molecular Cellular & Biomedical Sciences
A native of Chile, Torres graduated with a MS in Biochemistry from the Catholic University of Valparaiso, Chile and earned a PhD in Pharmacology and Physiology from Saint Louis University School of Medicine.Torres’ research uses a multidisciplinary approach and in vitro and in vivo models to examine the role of protein interactions in the control of dopamine homeostasis and in dopamine-related diseases including drug addiction and Parkinson’s disease. For over 15 years, he has been funded by NIH, NSF, NARSAD, and private foundations, and publishes in high impact journals including Neuron, Nature Review Neuroscience, PNAS, The Journal of Neuroscience, The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Molecular Pharmacology, Molecular Psychiatry, and Translational Psychiatry.
Torres received the Presidential Early Career Award under President Obama, as well as several other honors, including the International Society for Neurochemistry Young Scientist Lecture Award, the NARSAD Young Investigator Award, the ASPET-ASTELLAS Award for Translational Pharmacology, and named an Emerging Scholar by the Diverse Issues in Higher Education Magazine.
Torres is committed to improving underrepresented minority recruitment and retention in biological sciences. He has held several leadership roles at the national level including serving as a member and chair of the diversity committee for both the Society for Neuroscience and the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. He serves as director of the Mentoring Institute for Neuroscience Diversity Scholars (MINDS), funded by NIH, which promotes the advancement of promising, underrepresented junior faculty members in neurosciences. “The CUNY School of Medicine is one of the most diverse medical schools in the country,” says Torres, “I wanted to come here to help grow the diversity of its researchers and faculty.” Torres continues, “This is an exciting time to be here at the CUNY School of Medicine. Being a new medical school, there exists many opportunities for collaborative research, teaching and mentoring initiatives.”
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