The College of New
Rochelle School of Nursing Receives Student Scholarship from New
Rochelle-based Nonprofit Organization
Pictured left to
right: Dr. Mary Alice Donius, Dean of CNR's School of Nursing;
Tamako Takemoto, senior in the School of Nursing; Yosef Wissner-Levy,
VP Finance & Operations, The Medical Letter; and Dr. Mark
Abramowicz, editor of The
Medical Letter.
New Rochelle, NY,
November 29, 2006 -- The College of New Rochelle (CNR) today announced
that The Medical Letter Inc., a New Rochelle-based nonprofit
organization, has granted a scholarship to a student in the School of
Nursing, Tamako Takemoto. The award is based on merit and financial
need. A native of Japan, Ms. Takemoto is scheduled to complete her
baccalaureate degree in nursing next month.
“We deeply appreciate The Medical Letter’s support of our programs,”
said Dr. Mary Alice Donius, Dean of CNR’s School of Nursing. “We are
particularly honored to be the first school of nursing that this
influential and important organization has honored with this award.”
Arthur Kallet, the
co-founder of Consumers Union, and Harold Aaron, MD co-founded The
Medical Letter Inc. as a nonprofit organization in 1958 after working
together at the pioneering magazine Consumer Reports. The
organization’s two newsletters, The
Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
and Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter, publish
critical appraisals of new drugs and comparative reviews of older
drugs. The editorial process used for both publications relies on a
consensus of experts to develop prescribing recommendations that are
completely independent of the pharmaceutical industry.
The Medical Letter and Treatment Guidelines
are crucial resources for members of the health care community to
consult when confronted by the advertisements and sales representatives
of the industry. The Medical Letter, Inc. is completely
independent. It is supported solely by subscription fees and
accepts no advertising, grants or donations.
Mr. Kallett had deep
connections to New Rochelle. He resided with his family in New
Rochelle from 1954 until his death in 1972. The company
headquarters also moved here approximately 20 years ago.
After Mr. Kallett’s death, his employees decided to honor his memory by
starting a scholarship fund to assist medical students in the Sound
Shore communities. From the beginning, the scholarship has been
funded in a unique way. The Medical
Letter sells bagels and cream
cheese to employees weekly throughout the year. The company then
provides a 100 percent match to the company’s cumulative sales to fund
this annual scholarship.
Established in 1976, the School of Nursing at CNR is widely recognized
for innovation and excellence in programming that is responsive to the
public’s changing health needs. The School offers six programs: a
traditional four-year undergraduate program leading to a bachelor of
science in nursing; a traditional and an accelerated program of study
for RNs seeking a B.S.N.; an accelerated B.S.N. program for those
holding degrees in other fields; an accelerated RN to M.S. program; and
an M.S. degree program with tracks in holistic nursing, acute care
nurse practitioner, family nurse practitioner, nursing and health care
management, and in the Nurse Educator role. Post master’s
programs are available in all tracks, and in Palliative Care. CNR
graduates are prepared to assume beginning leadership roles and
facilitate change to improve the quality of client care in the health
care system for diverse and multicultural populations.
