Office of Academic Excellence

Sunshine Cottage, Suite 213-222A
New York Medical College
40 Sunshine Cottage Road
Valhalla, NY 10595

Office of Academic Excellence Team

• John Blicharz, Ph.D. Director, Office of Academic Excellence

• Kelsey Polikoff Student Academic Excellence Specialist 

• Lisa Mandras Student Academic Excellence Administrator

Division of Student Academic Support

• • Erica M. Levy, M.S.Ed., Ed.M. Associate Director, Academic Support Programs

  • Amy Stermer, M.A. Assistant Director, Office of Academic Excellence, SOM

  • Toni Pennington, M.A. Assistant Director, Office of Academic Excellence, SOM

Division of Student Accommodations and Accessibility

• • Megan Siemers Livingston, M.S.Ed. Director, Student Accommodations and Accessibility

  • Emily Cohen, M.S.Ed. Assistant Director, Student Accommodations and Accessibility

Phone: (914) 594-3880

Email: academicsupport@nymc.edu 

Writing Email: nymc-writingsupport@nymc.edu

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness

19 Skyline Drive, 2N-D21
Hawthorne, NY

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Team

• Robin Hershkowitz, LCSW-R, Senior Director, SMHW

• Amy Stern, LCSW-R, Assistant Director, SMHW

• Nancy Toder, LCSW, CASAC

• Emma Baber, LCSW

• Jacqueline Gallego, Administrative Coordinator

Main Number (Business Hours): (914) 594-2400

General Email:  SMHW@nymc.edu

Confidential Email: NYMC-SMHWConnect@nymc.edu

Jan 2024: Check out "Embracing Wellness in the New Year," a repository of all that SMHW has to offer with the latest updates, like the Wellness Ambassadors initiative!

Post Match Hub

Check back here in March for information about post match meetings .