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Full accreditation by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits all medical schools in the United States and Canada, means Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine and its in - novative approach to medical education meet strict national standards for struc - ture, function and performance. These critical milestones come as the charter class prepares for Match Day on March 20 (the first in school history) and commencement in May. (R–L) North Shore-LIJ President and CEO Michael Dowling, Hofstra North Shore- LIJ School of Medicine Dean Lawrence Smith, MD, and State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, MD, chat with medical school students. The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced that it has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies and the only hospital system recognized in New York by the Ethisphere Institute, the global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices. The 2015 World's Most Ethical Companies designation honors those organizations that have had a major impact on the way business is conducted by fostering a culture of ethics, compli - ance and transparency at every level of the company. Being an honoree underscores North Shore-LIJ's commitment to leading ethical standards and practices ensuring long-term value to its patients, employ - ees, suppliers, regulators, board members and others, according to the Ethisphere Institute. North Shore-LIJ is only one of four hospitals or health systems nation - wide to be honored this year. Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, President and CEO of the NuHealth System/Nassau University Medical Center announces that approval has been granted by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) for residency programs in emergency medicine and in orthope - dics as well as fellowships in cardiology and pulmonary critical care at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, New York. In a recent letter, Maura Biszewski, Director of the Postdoctoral Training at the AOA, indicated that the AOA Program and Training Review Council had approved the residencies and fellowships, in effect until the AOA completes its next sched - uled program and sends notification of continuing approval. Nassau University Medical Center President and CEO Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, joined county and hospital officials at NUMC on February 26 at a ribbon cutting ceremony in East Meadow to unveil new state-of-the-art Intensive Care Units. Nassau University Medical Center ribbon cutting for new state-of-the-art Intensive Care Units. The North Shore-LIJ Health System announced that it has affiliated with Garden City Surgical Center, a free-stand - ing ambulatory facility specializing in ophthalmic surgery. Kelley Fitzpatrick, administrative director of GCSC, states that she and the staff are excited about the affiliation and look forward to the center's next phase of growth with the health system. The Garden City Surgical Center is located at 400 Endo Blvd. near the Meadowbrook State Parkway. The center is open Mondays through Fridays from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. To refer a patient, call 516-832-8504. The North Shore-LIJ Health System and GoHealth Urgent Care recently cut the ribbon on their urgent care center in Plainview, offering patients community- based care that is tied into the larger health system. The GoHealth facility, located at 377 S. Oyster Bay Road, is one of 50 sites that are slated to open over the next three years in the New York metro - politan area. A GoHealth urgent care center also recently opened in Syosset at 103 Jackson Avenue.■ Members of North Shore-LIJ GoHealth and local government officials and business leaders participate in the Plainview North Shore-LIJ GoHealth ribbon cutting. +++++++++++++++++++ + +++ + +++ +++++++++++++++++++ LOCAL NEWS ❯ 3 0 | Long Island MD NEWS ■ M D N E W S . CO M

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