Giselle Lynch and Evan Wiley were among 25 students at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who enrolled in a new elective course last spring that challenged them to explore their personal biases while teaching them about race as a social determinant of health.
In November, Elizabeth Adler (class of 2016) became the first student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to receive an Excellence in LGBT Health and Advocacy Scholarship. The $10,000 award is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. It underscores the Mount Sinai Health System’s commitment to ensuring high-quality medical care for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, with its diverse set of health needs.
New Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai faculty also joining the Department of Urology, as Assistant Professors of Urology, include:
A physician-scientist and a clinical investigator at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx were presented with the 2014 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in Science and the Environment for their groundbreaking contributions to improving the health care and quality of life of paralyzed veterans. The ceremony took place on Monday, September 22, in Washington, D.C.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s 29th annual Convocation Ceremony, held Monday, September 29, honored 10 physician-scientists whose groundbreaking achievements have made them leaders in the fields of cancer, HIV/AIDs, immunology, microbiology, ophthalmology, psychiatry, rheumatology, surgery, and urology.
Amid much jubilation, 140 first-year students at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai symbolically marked the start of their medical education by receiving white coats and stethoscopes at the 17th Annual White Coat Ceremony held Monday, September 8.
“Some members of the Class of 2018 will make scientific discoveries that will improve our ability to diagnose and treat patients, while others will become master clinicians and educators, or focus on improving public health for underserved communities around the world,” Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System, told the students. “The medical path you choose must be powered by idealism. We will nurture your idealism—because at Mount Sinai we translate idealism into action for the betterment of patients everywhere.”