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2022 program launching Thursday 10am!
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Sep5-2019
Uncovering the Past: A Medical Center Archives Tour
Embark on a 45-minute exclusive historical tour of the second oldest hospital in the country through original artefacts, documents, and photographs on display in the Medical Center Archives of New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine!
Medical Center Archives
Free
Sep5-2019
Enjoy a night of comedy from Doctors Without Boundaries
Join real-life ER doctors Andres Mallipudi and Darien Sutton as they welcome chronically over-sharing comedians to tell stories of their weirdest diagnoses. You'll leave feeling better with the real facts about scary diagnoses having laughed in sickness's face.
Caveat
$10
Sep5-2019
Learn about the impact of contagious disease at the Tenement Museum
Join this special late night tour at the Tenement Museum exploring the personal stories of three health emergencies: tuberculosis in the 1860s, the 1918 influenza pandemic, and HIV/AIDS in the 1980s. Understand the impact each disease had on the community and on individual families.
Tenement Museum
$27 / $22
Sep5-2019
Death Cafe: Discussions on Death and Dying
Join this free evening seminar aimed to support and educate communities on end of life care. Following in the footsteps of the successful Death Café movement, Doulagivers is offering free community education regarding all things end of life.
St. Agnes Library
Free
Sep6-2019
Attend an expert-led breakfast talk exploring the health and social impact of alcohol
Join Dutch journalist and author Olivier van Beemen in a conversation with David Jernigan, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Health Law, Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health to discuss the health and social impact of the alcohol industry.
Vital Strategies
Free
Sep6-2019
Wild Medicine Herb Walk in Central Park
Join this walking tour of Central Park exploring the native plants that herbalists have traditionally used for medicine. Led by expert herbalist Dawn Petter you will have the opportunity to discover the apothecary botanicals that grow in the wilds of our urban parks and landscapes.
Central Park
$15
Sep6-2019
Join a curator tour of the exhibition Taking Care of Brooklyn: Stories of Sickness and Health
This groundbreaking exhibition explores how centuries of Brooklynites have understood sickness and health. Join this exclusive curator-led tour through the experiences of everyday Brooklynites showing us that sickness is as much a social experience as a biological one.
Brooklyn Historical Society
Free
Sep7-2019
History of Medicine Highlights of the New York Academy of Medicine’s Rare Book Room
Join us for an intimate tour of the rare book room at the New York Academy of Medicine, where you will have the opportunity to see highlights from the collections from the 15th century forward.
New York Academy of Medicine
Free
Sep7-2019
Join the New York City Congenital Heart Walk – the MED charity event for 2019
The 2019 New York City Congenital Heart Walk is a fundraiser benefiting The Children’s Heart Foundation and includes a family-friendly walk, music, activities, games, food, special guests, researcher remarks, entertainment, and community.
Bronx Zoo
$30+ fundraise
Sep7-2019
Join a tour of the state-of-the-art Lenox Health Greenwich Village
Join this special tour of the state-of-the-art Lenox Health Greenwich Village. Led by Executive Director Alex Hellinger you'll get the chance to see inside this unique facility and hear about their new model of community-based care.
Lenox Health Greenwich Village
Free
Sep7-2019
Learn first aid with our free masterclass
Most people don't know what to do if someone closeby needed emergency first aid - and we want to change that. Learning basic first aid can mean the difference between life and death.
Various locations across NYC
Free
Sep7-2019
Grab Brunch as the Newest Doctor on the Scene!
Join the Little Medical School and experience their innovative, interactive STEAM program which engages and inspires children to explore a career in the healthcare field. Children will receive and work with real working medical equipment and get the opportunity for hands-on experiences.
Public School 6 - Upper East Side
$30
Sep7-2019
Behind-the-Scenes Hard Hat Tour of Ellis Island’s Abandoned Hospital
Get exclusive access inside Ellis Island's contagious disease hospital, which has been abandoned since 1954 and is now off-limits to the public. Explore the abandoned kitchen, laundry room, autopsy room, isolation wards and much more on this guided tour.
Ellis Island
$75
Sep8-2019
Investigate infectious disease with an afternoon on Roosevelt Island
Join us for a day of talks, tours and short films on Roosevelt Island. Investigate the history of infectious disease in New York City and learn how medical science is keeping us one sneeze away from the next pandemic.
Roosevelt Island Cultural Center
Free
Sep8-2019
Design Dialogue at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum
Join this special free program for individuals with Alzheimer’s or other dementias and their care partners to experience and discuss design objects and exhibitions in a small group led by museum educators.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Free
Sep8-2019
Walk Through the Fascinating Medical History of Roosevelt Island
Join this walking tour exploring the medical history of Roosevelt Island. Led by an expert guide, hear about the research facilities, maternity hospital and rehabilitation center that were all groundbreaking in their fields.
Roosevelt Island Historical Society Visitor Center
$20
Sep8-2019
Join us for a series of short films to see how medical science is helping to fight disease
Join us for a series of award-winning short films as part of our infectious disease day on Roosevelt Island to learn how medical science is helping to fight future pandemics.
Roosevelt Island
Free
Sep8-2019
Learn how to save a life with a free CPR class
Every year, around 735,000 Americans suffer from a cardiac arrest - that's more than one every minute. Learn how to identify a heart attack and perform basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) which could double the chance of survival.
Various locations across NYC
Free