Einstein Senate

Council Meeting: Wednesday, February 19, 2020

ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 
MINUTES OF SENATE COUNCIL MEETING 

WED FEB 19, 2020 

FINAL

PRESENT: Drs. Myles Akabas, Jonathan Alpert(by phone), Robbie Burke, Jill Crandall, Johanna Daily, Matthew Gamble, Chandan Guha, Tanya Johns, Elizabeth Kitsis, Susan Klugman, Victor Schuster, Pamela Stanley, Edward Burns, Allison Ludwig; Mr. Ryan Graff

EXCUSED: Drs. Julia Arnsten, Jonathan Lai, Anita Autry-Dixon, Anne Bresnick ABSENT: Dr. Courtney Niland

GUEST: Ms. Shelly Motzkin. Dr. Nerys Benfield

  1. Drs. Julia Arnsten and Jonathan Lai were both away. Ms. Shelly Motzkin recorded meeting minutes in their place.
  2. Meeting minutes from the Feb 5, 2020 Senate Council meeting were approved.
  3. NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) Hospitals (including Jacobi Medical Center) will begin taking City College of New York (CCNY) medical students for clerkships in Spring 2020. The effect of this on clerkships from Einstein students was discussed.
  4. Strategic planning and budget issues for Montefiore and Einstein were discussed.
  5. Dr. Tomaselli provided an update on the recruitment of a new director for the Cancer Center.
  6. The Council was updated on the status of the 1199 negotiations with Montefiore.
  7. Dr. Matty Scharff was announced as this year’s graduation speaker.
  8. The Council was updated that McKinsey would be working to develop Einstein’s strategic plans. The team includes 7 consultants comprised of MDs and one MD/PhD.

The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

Respectfully submitted, 
Jonathan Lai, Ph.D. 
Vice Speaker, Einstein Senate