Douzinas: Leadership lesson
The opening of a new medical school on Long Island is huge news. Not only is it a big step forward for our economy, it’s a good example of what Long Islanders can do when they set their minds to it.
The new school, the first medical school to open in New York in over 40 years, is the product of a partnership between two of Long Island’s leading institutions, Hofstra University and the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, and their leaders Stuart Rabinowitz and Michael Dowling.
The school itself will be a model of innovation. It will train future doctors to understand not just pathology, but patients. Doctors will have not only knowledge, but the range of interpersonal skills that modern health care demands.
The new entity will also be a shot in the arm for the Island’s economy, generating both jobs and revenue. On a grander scale though, it gets us a step closer to achieving the long-standing goal of creating an innovative economy on the Island.
The achievement of this goal will take an extraordinary level of collaboration among Long Island’s most esteemed enterprises. Collaboration isn’t easy, but the partnership between Hofstra and North Shore-LIJprovides a solid model.
