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Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library Hosts College History Celebration and Exhibit Dedication

Donated by Second-Generation Alumnus, Dr. Jay Tartell, the Exhibit Honors the Enduring Legacy of NYMC and Metropolitan Hospital

In the normally hush Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library, there was a sense of excitement and pride in the rear reading room on September 12, as the ribbon was cut to officially dedicate "The Origins of Metropolitan Hospital: NYMC Hospital Affiliate Since 1875." The permanent exhibit donated by Jay Tartell, M.D. '82, fourth from left, and Deborah Tartell, second from right, in memory of Paul Tartell, M.D. '52, Dr. Jay Tartell’s father who completed his clinical rotations at Metropolitan when it was located on Roosevelt Island, celebrates the close relationship between New York Medical College (NYMC) and NYC Health + Hospitals / Metropolitan. Metropolitan’s first predecessor opened on Ward’s Island in 1875, and the affiliation between NYMC and Metropolitan remains the longest-running uninterrupted affiliation between a medical school and a municipal hospital in the United States. The dedication was especially meaningful as it coincided with NYMC’s 165th anniversary and Metropolitan’s sesquicentennial celebration, underscoring the deep and intertwined histories of the two institutions.