NYC RING and the Einstein ICTR’s Community Collaborative Core invite Montefiore-Einstein faculty, clinicians, students, associates, and local community-based organization partners to come together for an afternoon and evening focused on bridging academic research, clinical practice, and community expertise through community engagement primary care research.
This event showcases the wide variety of practice-based research, quality improvement activities, and community engagement research being conducted across our network. The convocation is an excellent opportunity for NYC clinicians, researchers, scholars, and students to connect, share ideas, and discuss future collaboration.
Tuesday, April 14th from 2:30-8:00pm
Montefiore Moses Campus- Arnsten Grand Hall- Cherkasky Auditorium
111 East 210th Street, Bronx NY 10467
With Symposia, Keynote, and Poster Session
The Paul Meissner Honorarium Keynote Address
Moses Campus | Cherkasky Auditorium | 5:00PM
Building Bridges and Working Together: Research at the Intersection of Primary Care and Community Engagement
Presented by Dr. Maida Galvez, MD MPH, Professor at Icahn School of Medicine
Montefiore residency graduate, Dr. Maida Galvez is a pediatrician dedicated to advancing children’s environmental health through clinical care, research, and advocacy. She is a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of the New York State Children’s Environmental Health Center (NYSCHECK), the nation’s first statewide model of its kind. In her work as Director of Community Engagement for both the NIEHS funded Mount Sinai Center for Health Across the Lifespan (HEALS) and NIH funded Clinical Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program at Mount Sinai Conduits, Dr. Galvez works to center community in all stages of research and translate emerging research into programs and policies that prevent and reduce environmental exposures for children, their families, and their communities.
Past Events
Convocation Day 2024
On October 29th, approximately 150 attendees representing a diverse range of disciplines, specialties, and organizations gathered for the 2024 NYC RING Convocation of Practices. Each of the 43 presentations showcased meaningful work to improve health outcomes and patient care delivery in the Bronx and greater New York City communities. These presentations provided valuable insights into the complex challenges we face and offered potential pathways to impactful solutions.
Thank you to all who participated in making Convocation Day a success. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the formation of NYC RING! Click below to view the photo gallery.
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