A “Bundle of Positivity” Makes Learning Experience Exceptional
Nana Yeboah, MPA, is described by her colleagues as a bundle of positivity and optimism. A senior training specialist in the Talent, Development and Learning Department (TDL), Nana works with managers around the Mount Sinai Health System to...
An Impressive Role Model for Kindness
An older patient arrived in the Urology Department at Mount Sinai Union Square one morning and told Clara Ortiz, Front Desk Secretary, that he was there for his appointment. The man seemed fragile and confused, and struggled to communicate. He...
Maternal Health Equity: What do Romani Women in the Balkans and Black Women in the United States Have in Common?
I first became aware of the deplorable health disadvantage of Roma, the largest minority group in Europe, in 2006. At the time, I was an epidemiology doctoral student at Columbia University working on a study that demonstrated the harmful effects of lead...