NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council (CAC)

Brief History

The Center Alumni Council (CAC) was established in 1976 to create a collegial association for healthcare professionals at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center. The objectives of the founding members were to provide services that:

• Support and promote the educational, research and clinical missions of the Medical Center
• Foster close relationships among its members through social events
• Encourage the coming together of current and former faculty and staff members of both the Hospital and the Medical College

Become a member of the NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council (CAC)

Membership is open to current and former:

• Physicians who have received at least one year of training at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center and are graduates of a medical college other than Weill Cornell
• Scientists and healthcare professionals involved in medical training at NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center
• Faculty members of the Weill Cornell Medical College
• Members of NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center's administrative leadership

Currently, annual dues are $65 for regular membership or $15 for new alumni (first three years after completing post graduate education or fellowship).

Dues fees are waived for retired alumni and housestaff are provided with first year complimentary membership.

Benefits to Joining the Center Alumni Council

CAC members enjoy the following benefits:

• Complimentary subscriptions to Weill Cornell Medicine, NYPress and The Scope
• On-site privileges in the Samuel J. Wood Medical Library/C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center
• Eligibility to join the Griffis Faculty Club which entitles you to reciprocal privileges at the Cornell Club in New York City
• Inclusion in the prestigious Medical Center Alumni Community
• Invitations to receptions co-sponsored by the Office of Alumni Relations, including the Medical College's Biennial Alumni Reunion

NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council Board (2006-2008)

President
Roger W. Yurt, M.D.

Vice President
Orli R. Etingin, M.D.

Secretary
Linda Saal, M.A., R.N., B.C.

Treasurer
William T. Greene

Trustees
Jack D. Barchas, M.D.
Thomas A. Caputo, M.D.
Frank A. Chervenak, M.D.
Joseph T. Cooke, M.D.
Neal E. Flomenbaum, M.D.
Farida Gadalla, M.D.
Richard D. Granstein, M.D.
Robert Michels, M.D.
Ralph L. Nachman, M.D.
Willibald Nagler, M.D.
Eugene J. Nowak, M.D
Martin R. Post, M.D.

Senior Advisors
Jeremiah A. Barondess, M.D.
Morton Coleman, M.D.
Doris M. Glick, M.P.H., R.N.
Vinod Malhotra, M.D.
Mark W. Pasmantier, M.D.
Gene D. Resnick, M.D.
S. Francis F. Ryan, M.B.B.Ch.
W. Shain Schley, M.D.
Leonard H. Schuyler, M.D.

Provost for Medical Affairs
The Stephen and Suzanne Weiss
Dean of the Medical College
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., D.Phil

President and
Chief Executive Officer of
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Herbert Pardes, M.D.

CAC Committee Chairs

Awards Committee - Vinod Malhotra, M.D.
Fundraising Committee - Mark W. Pasmantier, M.D.
Membership Committee - Frank A. Chervenak, M.D.
Reunion Committee - Oril R. Etingin, M.D.

Medical Center Circle

The Medical Center Circle is a group of Center Alumni Council members who have made a significant philanthropic commitment to the future of physician training, patient care and medical research at NewYork Weill CornellMedical Center.

Guidelines for Membership

• Must qualify for membership in the NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council.
• Must make a gift or pledge of $25,000 or more (cash or stock) payable over five years; or make a planned gift of $50,000 or more in the form of an irrevocable bequest or planned gift.
• Pledge must be made in support of the "Medical Center", split equally between the Medical College and the Hospital (or with a minimum of at least $12,500 to both the Hospital and the Medical College).

Benefits

• Members will have their name inscribed upon a Medical Center Circle Recognition Wall, located in the "A" corridor which connects the Medical College to the Hospital.
• Members will be honored at a yearly event hosted by Drs. Pardes and Gotto.
• Members will be presented with a Medical Center Circle certificate.
• Members will receive Honorary Lifetime Membership in the Center Alumni Council

Medical Center Circle Members

As of November 2007

Nasser K. Altorki, M.D.
Barry D. Brause, M.D.
Morton Coleman, M.D.
Menard M. Gertler, M.D.
William Teich Greene
O. Wayne Isom, M.D.
Harvey Klein, M.D.
Karl H. Krieger, M.D.
Gerald M. Loughlin, M.D.
Mark W. Pasmantier, M.D.
Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D.
James P. Smith, M.D.
Anthony J. Tortolani, M.D.
Carl F.W. Wolf, M.D.
Michael J. Wolk, M.D.

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CAC Information Updates

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Contact Us

If you would like more information and/or are interested in joining this group, or participating on one of the Committees, please contact us at:

Mail:
NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center Alumni Council
Office of Development
525 East 68th Street, Box 123
New York, NY 10065

Phone: (212) 821-0948
Fax: (212) 821-0554
Email: centeralumni@med.cornell.edu