Letter to Editor Published in Newsday about VIP Program

Feb 20, 2018

To comment on a previously published article in Newsday, Paul Cavanagh, senior director, VIP, writes a letter to the editor to share information about another choice in programs for students and their families:

“New York Institute of Technology offers a Vocational Independence Program, a residential, college-based postsecondary transition program for young adults with learning differences and autism spectrum diagnoses. Since 1987, the program has helped students develop skills and accumulate experiences that help them reach their social, independent living, and work or college readiness goals. This is a three-year curriculum that emphasizes social, executive functioning, and independent living skills that young adults need for independence and success.”

In contrasting VIP with another program geared towards students enrolled as full-time undergraduates, Cavanagh concludes, “My institution’s program is for students who might not be ready to be fully matriculated as undergraduates, but lets them live the college experience.”

 

University Business: Using Data to Approach and Attract Students

Feb 19, 2018

“The more we know about students at the point of application, the better we can predict if they are going to come here or not,” says Mark Hampton, vice president for enrollment and enterprise analytics, in an article in University Business about what institutions of higher education can do to better use data for admissions and recruitment.

“We’ve moved from traditional institutional research to business intelligence to data science departments,” says Hampton. “Most universities realize this is how you need to play the game. And if not, you’ll be at a competitive disadvantage.”  

 

Zwibel Warns of Anabolic Steroid Dangers in Men's Health

Feb 16, 2018

Hallie Zwibel, D.O., director of the Center for Sports Medicine and assistant professor of Family Medicine at NYITCOM, lent his expertise to a Men’s Health article on the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs. Zwibel discusses multiple risks associated with the use of anabolic steroids, including side effects to skin and heart health, as well as breast tissue changes in men. In regard to cardiovascular impact, he states:

“In addition to raising your blood pressure, steroids can increase your LDL (bad) cholesterol and lower your HDL (good) cholesterol. Both of those things cause atherosclerosis (when your arteries become more narrow with plaque), which can lead to a heart attack. This happens because steroids alter the production of hepatic triglyceride lipase, an enzyme in the liver that’s responsible for cholesterol regulation.”

 

Nowak Explains the Role of HR

Feb 16, 2018

NYIT School of Management Assistant Professor Radoslaw Nowak, J.D., Ph.D., is cited extensively in a story about the need for a chief human resource officer (CHRO) in large corporations. The story appeared today in both CIO and ITworld.

Describing the role of HR in a company’s processes and policies, Nowak says, “The objective of HR is to improve the quality of managerial decision-making at all organizational levels.” With proper structures in place, “when managers make important decisions regarding employment, they hire, promote, mentor, develop, and reward the best qualified candidates or employees for each job. HR creates clear processes that will ‘control’ any potential for managerial prejudice and/or bias,” he explains.

 

Sommer Makes Case for Virtual Exams in Telemedicine Magazine

Feb 14, 2018

As seen in Telemedicine Magazine, Darren Sommer, D.O., associate professor of Clinical Specialties, NYITCOM at A-State, makes the case that telemedicine patient exams can be as comprehensive as in-person exams. Sommer demonstrates that just as a physician would do during an in-person examination, the physician providing a virtual exam can follow the S.O.A.P. process, which stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan.

Sommer states, “I want to be very clear that having a patient and physician together in the same room is the highest standard of care. However, the realities of time and distance make this impossible for millions of Americans. Telemedicine is a way to bridge this gap and it’s time to embrace the opportunities that telemedicine can provide for the physician, patient and their family.”

 

School of Management’s Nowak Tells FierceCEO How to Motivate Employees

Feb 09, 2018

In a story about organizational excellence at FierceCEO, NYIT School of Management Assistant Professor Radoslaw Nowak, J.D., Ph.D., discusses ways companies can get the best out of employees. “Employees must believe that there are clearly defined and transparent processes that determine such things as who gets a pay raise, who gets promoted, and who gets training opportunities,” he says.

Nowak adds, “When companies ensure that qualified employees have control over their tasks, they can utilize their skills, provide feedback regarding process improvements, and develop new skills.”

 

Dean Fields Advocates for More Diverse RN Workforce in LIBN

Feb 09, 2018

Commentary by Sheldon Fields, Ph.D., dean, School of Health Professions, was featured in Long Island Business News regarding the need for increased diversity in the Registered Nurse (RN) profession. In the article, Fields advocates for the region’s nursing schools to better collect and examine the demographics of their students in order to prepare an RN workforce that is well equipped to treat a local population that is growing more ethnically and racially diverse. He states:

“The impending nursing shortage is not just a deficiency of numbers, but also of diversity. Underserved communities, many of which already experience barriers to healthcare, will be hit the hardest. This begs the question, what are local nursing schools doing to ensure all communities, regardless of their racial and ethnic background, can attain their highest level of health?”

Fields goes on to note that New York State licensed 17,000 RNs in 2017, but nursing schools know little about the demographics of their graduates and whether these nurses best represent and understand the needs of the increasingly racially and ethnically diverse population they treat. He writes, “This lack of diversity must be addressed if we are to educate a workforce that mirrors the New York City melting pot where so many of our graduates are employed. Now is the time to develop an effective local strategy that allows our graduates to be representative of the patients they will serve.”

 

CSO Online Quotes Dean Anid on NYC’s Cybersecurity Industry

Feb 06, 2018

An article in CSO Online reports on the New York City Economic Development Corp. launch of Cyber NYC to foster public-private partnerships focused on building a vibrant cybersecurity community and talent pool there.

“We commend Mayor de Blasio and his vision to make New York City the number one destination for cybersecurity companies seeking the best talent in the U.S.,” says Nada M. Anid, Ph.D., dean of NYIT’s School of Engineering and Computing Sciences. “This will be possible when businesses and academia work hand in hand to grow a workforce with the needed competencies and skills to accomplish this vision.”

 

Medical School Partnership with Catholic Health Services Makes Headlines

Feb 06, 2018

NYITCOM was featured in several regional news outlets, including Crain’s Health Pulse, Long Island Business News, and InnovateLI regarding its partnership with Catholic Health Services to expand medical student clinical rotations and post-graduate residencies and fellowships. As mentioned in InnovateLI, Jerry Balentine, D.O., vice president for medical affairs and global health, NYIT, notes this opportunity presents expanded educational opportunities and a new post-graduate luster to NYITCOM’s already well-regarded medical program.

 

Healio Shares Flu Prevention Tips from NYITCOM at A-State's Shane Speights

Feb 05, 2018

Shane Speights, D.O., site dean, NYITCOM at A-State, lent his influenza expertise to Healio, a digital news source for healthcare professionals, for its article, “How to Encourage Flu Vaccine Uptake Among Patients.” Speights addresses a series of flu season concerns, explaining why this year’s strains have caused severe reactions, confirming that patients should still get their flu shot, and advising whether patients should consider wearing surgical masks to stop the virus from spreading. On the latter, Speights notes:

“That is not a current recommendation and not one that I advise. The practice of wearing a mask is used in hospitals, urgent cares, and physician offices to reduce the spread of disease between those that are ill and those that are not. The general population should not subscribe to that.”