NYMC vice chancellor for diversity appointed

Mill Etienne, M.D., 2002 New York Medical College (NYMC) graduate and presently associate dean of student affairs and associate professor of neurology and medicine in the School of Medicine (SOM) at NYMC has been appointed to the collegewide position of vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, effective immediately.

In this new role, Etienne will work to enhance the diversity of the entire New York Medical College and Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) community by promoting equity and inclusion in all aspects of teaching, student life, faculty recruitment, clinical practice and research. He will also oversee the Office of Diversity and Inclusivity, working closely with Ray Whitt, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, and Yvonne Thornton, M.D., professor

Etienne is a visiting scholar at the National Center for Bioethics in Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University as well as  director of the Epilepsy and EEG Laboratory at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. He is currently president of the New York State Neurological Society.