NYU Long Island Will Receive $200M For Continued Free Tuition, Plus A New Name

in the shopping center at Herricks Road. Following the ceremony, owners Harpreet Kaur and Daler “Dee” Singh offered complimentary wine and cheese tasting in their brand new, spacious store.

— Submitted by the Greater New Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce

A transformative $200 million gift to NYU Long Island School of Medicine will ensure generations of medical students continue to receive a tuition-free, top-quality education focused on primary care. The gift from Kenneth and Elaine Langone extends the school’s guarantee of Full-Tuition Scholarships to every student, regardless of need, in perpetuity. Expanding opportunities to future doctors will also help expand access to medical care across Long Island, the entire New York metropolitan area, and beyond.

In conjunction with the donation, the school will be renamed NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine in honor of Robert I. Grossman, MD, CEO of NYU Langone Health and dean of the highly ranked NYU Grossman School of Medicine in Manhattan.

L-R, top row: Town of North Hempstead Assistant Kay Farrell, Chamber Director Rich Pallisco, TONH Councilman Dennis Walsh, Garden City Park Civic Association member Tony Colon, Gagan Sembhi, owners Harpreet Kaur, Daler (Dee) Singh and son Jasraj, TONH Supervisor Jenn DeSena, NHP Chamber President Donna Pagano, Chamber Director Ed Stone, Chamber Past President Jeanette Frisina; front row: Chamber Director Rosanne Spinner, NYS Assembly Liaison Christine Liu, Chamber Past President Cheryl Fajardo, NYS Assemblyman Ed Ra, Chamber 3rd VP Dean Lykos. and store landlord John Tannenbaum.

“By providing our future doctors with an affordable education, we are investing in a brighter and healthier future for all, particularly here on Long Island, where Elaine and I grew up,” said Mr. Langone, chair of the NYU Langone Board of Trustees. “Providing a world-class, tuition-free medical education here on Long Island ensures many of these future doctors will remain and practice on Long Island. None of this would have been possible without Bob Grossman’s visionary leadership shaping the future of medicine.”

The Langones announced the gift and new name at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine’s annual White Coat Ceremony in July, during which incoming students ascend to the stage where a member of the faculty cloaks them in their white coats for the first time, symbolizing the beginning of their formal medical education.

“This extraordinary gift from Ken and Elaine ensures that, just like today’s entering class, students for generations to come can follow their passion for medicine, regardless of their background and financial status,” Dr. Grossman said. “Our goal has always been to offer exceptional opportunities to the most talented students. The focus on primary care at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine also allows them to meet a critical need in our local communities and have a real impact. I wish each of them great success on the wonderful path they have chosen.”

— Submitted by NYU Langone; find the full release at nyulangone.org