NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine has established a Professional Development Committee to implement the following community- and skill-building strategies:

• Collaborate with NYU Langone Health on programs that serve the communities we serve.
• Promote programs for students, residents, and faculty to share diversity of thought, experience and perspectives, ensuring that we listen to and learn from all our employees, patients and students.

The enhancement of professional development and knowledge sharing opportunities allow us to consistently deliver top-quality care for patients, making us better, more empathetic clinicians. This also creates an environment to educate and train the next generation of exceptional physicians and conduct groundbreaking research. Working together in this way makes us better teachers, better care providers, better students, better researchers and a better health system.

We are committed to cultivating a quality workforce of students, residents, and faculty and fostering a positive learning environment.

Professional Development Committee

The Professional Development Committee, department chairs, and educational leadership support our commitment to cultivating an quality workforce by attracting, nurturing, and empowering a vibrant and talented community.

Professional Development Ambassadors

All departments have a departmental Professional Development ambassador, who has been appointed to champion development efforts. Ambassadors meet regularly with members of their department to gather suggestions for encouraging a positive environmentand and to collaborate on the development of a school-wide strategy to equip learners with the skills and knowledge to thrive, and contribute to an engaged and productive community of lifelong learners.

Professional Development Student Representatives

Student representatives advocate for the student body in Professional Development Committee meetings as well as to the school’s administration. Representatives provide input from the students’ perspective and participate in the Office of Professional Development events. Student representatives also contribute thoughts, ideas, and feedback that help with initiatives, programs, and panels for the student community.

Student-Led Clubs and Organizations

Students at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine organize and maintain many clubs and activities, including specialty interest groups, which offer lectures, workshops, clinical experiences, and extracurricular activities to enhance students’ educational experience.

Learn more about clubs and activities for MD students.

Role-Matched Mentors

We also offer role-matched mentoring as needed with students, resident physicians or faculty members to facilitate professional development. Students interested in being matched may contact our office at GLISOM.professionaldevelopment@NYULangone.org.

The Envision Scholars Academy

The Envision Scholars Academy is a mentoring program for local high school and college students to prepare for a career in medicine.

The program is based on three pillars: exposure to medicine, professional development, and mentorship. The goal is to provide participants with exploratory experiences and skills along with relevant information and guidance to become a successful candidate for medical school. Additionally, the program collaborates with various departments within NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island to create and implement learning opportunities for the participating scholars.

Our program distinguishes itself from other mentoring programs in that it focuses on exposure to primary care medicine and fields, and includes high school students, college students typically pre-health or pre-med focused on attending medical school, and medical students. This mentorship model helps each scholar to form a relationship with someone who has achieved a goal they are working toward. Within this student-centered, academic-clinical partnership, participants also have access to faculty members who serve as role models and mentors.

The Envision Scholars Academy offers several benefits to its scholars.

Exposure to Medicine

Students participate in hands-on workshops involving a wide range of medical disciplines with specific attention to primary care specialties. Workshops are facilitated by medical students, residents, and attending physicians.

Professional Development

Skills necessary for career advancement are taught through workshops ranging from preparing a medical school application and resume writing to mock interviews, conducting scholarly projects, and appropriate professional conduct.

Mentorship

Dedicated time is set aside at the end of each session for students to develop their goals to achieve academic and career success.

The Envision Scholars Academy is managed through the Office of Professional Development. To learn more about the program, email us at GLISOM.professionaldevelopment@NYULangone.org.

Additional Events and Activities

The Office of Professional Development serves as the heart of the school where many of our development efforts are born and where our community programming is created.

Through educational programming, events, and celebrations, , we are continuously striving to reinforce a culture of professional growth. This programming helps highlight the goal of excellence that is already present at our institution; and provides empowerment to work toward improvement. Our office also hosts several panels open to the community throughout the year to foster discussion and provide a welcoming environment to support students, residents, fellows, and faculty. All of the events and programs are open to all members of our community.

Disclaimer: NYU Langone’s programs do not include preferences, quotas, or set asides, or otherwise exclude anyone based on race, sex, or other protected categories.