In Case You Missed It
By Office of the President | May 24, 2023
AOL.com
Featuring: Ian Peake, M.D., incoming Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident
Canarsie Courier
鈥擬ay 22
Featuring: 蘑菇视频
NOVA/NHPBS
鈥擜ired May 17
Featuring: Stephen L. Macknik, Ph.D., and Susana Martinez-Conde, Ph.D., Professors of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology
Yahoo!finance
鈥擬ay 17
Featuring: University Hospital at Downstate
The New York Times
鈥擬ay 16
Featuring: 蘑菇视频
Healio
鈥擬ay 9
Featuring: College of Medicine student Joya Ahmad
The Daily Beast
鈥擜pril 29
Featuring: Bonnie Wong, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology/Division of Epilepsy
Healio
鈥擜pril 24
Featuring: Jessica Mineroff, College of Medicine student, Julie K. Nguyen, M.D., PGY2 Dermatology resident, and Jared Jagdeo, M.D., Associate Professor of Dermatology and Director of the Center for Photomedicine
Neurology Today
鈥擜pril 20
Featuring: Daphne Robakis, M.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology
Gastroenterology Learning Network
鈥擜pril 14
Featuring: Thomas Wallach, M.D., Assistant Professor and Research Director of Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Janet Rosenbaum, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
President's Bulletin on Hiatus for the Summer!
Please note this is the last President鈥檚 Bulletin before we go on hiatus for the summer. We will resume regular bi-weekly President鈥檚 Bulletins after Labor Day.
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Holidays / Observances
Memorial Day
Monday, May 29
Days
5/6: National Nurses Day
5/8: National Student Nurses Day
5/12: Birthday of Florence Nightingale and International Nurses Day
5/18: National Speech Pathologist Day
5/23: National Medical Coders Day
Weeks
5/7-13: National Hospital Week
5/14-20: Neuroscience Nurses Week
Month
National Nurses Month 鈥� (replaces Nurses week)
Week 1 鈥� Self Care
Week 2 鈥� Recognition
Week 3 鈥� Professional Development
Week 4 鈥� Community Engagement
Days
5/1: Melanoma Monday
5/2: World Asthma Day
5/3: World Maternal Mental Health Day
5/5: World Hand Hygiene Day
5/12: Fibromyalgia Day
5/15: Global Employee Health and Fitness Day
5/18: World AIDS Vaccine Day
5/20: Clinical Trials Day
5/20: World AiArthritis Day
5/24: World Tuberculosis Day
5/31: National Senior Health & Fitness Day
5/31: World No Tobacco Day
Weeks
5/1-7: National Physical Education and Sport Week
5/7-13: Children鈥檚 Mental Health Awareness Week
5/14-20: Maternal Sepsis Week
5/14-20: National Women鈥檚 Health Week
5/14-20: Healthcare Documentation Integrity Week
5/14-20: Neuroscience Nurses Week
5/22-28: National Respiratory Care Week
Month
American Stroke Month
Better Hearing and Speech Month
National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
Healthy Vision Month
Hepatitis Awareness Month
Huntington鈥檚 Disease Awareness Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Melonoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
Mental Health Awareness Month
National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
National Arthritis Awareness Month
National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month
National High Blood Pressure Education Month
National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
National Physical Fitness & Sports Month
National Stroke Awareness Month
National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
National Trauma Awareness Month
National Women鈥檚 Health Month
Oncology Nursing Month
Preeclampsia Awareness Month
Psoriasis Arthritis Action Month
Skin Cancer Prevention and Awareness Month
Days
5/5: Cinco de Mayo (Mexican)
5/5: Vesak (Buddhist)
5/8-9: Lag B鈥橭mer (Judaism)
5/17: International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia
5/21: World Day for Cultural Diversity
5/23: Declaration of the B谩b (Baha鈥檌)
5/25-27: Shavout (Judaism)
5/26: Birthday of Buddha (Buddhist)
5/28: Pentecost Sunday (Christian)
Months
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
Military Appreciation Month
Older Americans Month