New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center have reached a multiyear academic affiliation agreement, the medical college’s chancellor and CEO Dr. Edward C. Halperin announced in an alumni email Wednesday.
New York Medical College, which is part of the Touro College and University System, has partnered with Westchester Medical Center on short-term agreements that had to be renewed every few months for 14 years before yesterday’s deal, according to the letter. Halperin said he has sought to rectify that situation with a long-term deal since he arrived at the college in 2012.
The agreement, Halperin said, “formalizes our current working relationship, strengthens opportunities to work together to enrich our academic medicine programs, and will improve clinical care and scientific research ”” now and in the future.”
Under the agreement, Westchester Medical Center will be a primary teaching site for the clinical education programs of New York Medical College and its Touro affiliated programs.
Westchester Medical Center will facilitate the expansion of clinical teaching for New York Medical College and its affiliated programs to other hospitals in the WMCHealth Network, which includes 10 hospitals in the Hudson Valley.
Other provisions highlighted by Halperin include a plan for the hospital and college to work together to recruit clinical department chairs and residency program directors. The medical college will also be a primary provider for medical simulation services to Westchester Medical Center.
Westchester Medical Center will also provide financial support for the college’s academic programs, according to the letter, though the amount was not disclosed.
New York Medical College”™s 54-acre campus in Valhalla adjoins Westchester Medical Center”™s three-hospital campus, which includes the medical center, Behavioral Health Center and Maria Fareri’s Children’s Hospital.
