On February 20, Jerry Balentine, D.O., FACEP, the president of New York Institute of Technology, will be the guest speaker at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action). This event will take place at Startup Tech Central, part of the university’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy, located in the Midge Karr Building on Northern Boulevard in Old Westbury.
The event begins at 8:30 a.m. Balentine will speak on the topic “How Higher Education Fosters Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Long Island.”
As the fifth president of New York Tech and an expert in emergency medicine, Balentine served as chief medical officer and executive vice president of St. Barnabas Hospital and Healthcare System in the Bronx, New York, prior to joining New York Tech as vice president for medical affairs and global health in 2014. He held numerous other positions throughout his career, including Hospital Medical Director, Emergency Department Director, and Residency Director.
Balentine has been an adjunct faculty member at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) for more than 20 years. In 2009, he was the chair of the Emergency Medicine Division within the Department of Clinical Specialties and was appointed faculty associate in the Center for Global Health in 2010.
A graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Balentine completed his internship at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Philadelphia and his emergency medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the Bronx, where he also served as Chief Resident. He earned his undergraduate degree from McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
Dr. Balentine has authored and edited many web and textbook chapters and was Medical Editor of newyorkmedicaljournal.org. He is also a Medical Author and Editor for the WebMD network, which includes MedicineNet, eMedicineHealth, RxList, and WebMD.
The event is free, but seating is limited. For more information about upcoming LIMBA programs, or to register, visit https://limba.net/.