The 13th annual symposium of the Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai emphasized bold discussions and innovation in health care. The event featured distinguished worldwide academic and industry leaders who...
Mount Sinai Health System Profiles in Pride 2020
Annual Symposium of the Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Institute Emphasizes Bold Discussions and Innovation in Health Care
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How a Lifelong Passion for Addressing Acute Care and Trauma Led This New Yorker to an MD and MHA Degree
Ashley Brown is a second-year student in the Master of Health Administration program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she is also completing requirements toward her medical degree. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Emory University in 2018,...
Working on the Front Lines During the Early Days of the Pandemic Helped Her Commit to a Career in Clinical Research
When the first of several waves of COVID-19 cases hit New York City, Nicole Simons, MA, had just landed her first big job out of school as a research coordinator at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In a matter of days, her dream job was eliminated, along...
Mount Sinai Offers a Safe Way to Discard Your Old Prescription Medications
Have you ever noticed old bottles of prescription medications in your medicine cabinet and wondered how you can properly dispose of them? Experts say you shouldn’t flush unwanted pharmaceuticals down the toilet or throw them in the trash. Studies over the last decade...
How Mount Sinai Equipped Vibhor Mahajan, PhD, With the Skills to Bridge Clinical Research, Public Health, and Entrepreneurship
Vibhor Mahajan, PhD, earned his PhD in Clinical Research in January 2025 from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Prior to that, he completed a Master of Public Health (MPH) in Healthcare Management. He now works as a Program Manager of Education and...
New Mount Sinai Pharmacy-Crescent Street Expands Care in the Queens Community
Mount Sinai Pharmacy-Crescent Street, a new pharmacy dedicated to providing patients with seamless access to medications and expert pharmaceutical care, is now open to the public. The pharmacy is located on the first floor of Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street, a...
How Mount Sinai Unlocked a Student’s Passion for Biomedical Research
As he embarked on a career after graduating college, Henry Weith did not initially think about continuing his education beyond a bachelor’s degree. Instead, he focused on finding the right job in industry. Now a third-year student in the PhD in Biomedical Sciences...
A Homecoming for a Mount Sinai Nurse and COVID-19 Patient
For retired nurse Theresa Francisco, 69, the cardiac intensive care unit at The Mount Sinai Hospital means many things: it had been her workplace for nearly four decades, but also a place where she was cared for when she became critically ill with COVID-19 in 2020. On...
Racing to Stop a Pandemic: The Critical Role of Clinical Trials
When the COVID-19 pandemic ramped up in New York City in March 2020, the disease was so novel there was no approved treatment for it. “We saw people come to the hospital with COVID-19, and without specialized treatments, many died,” said Sean Liu, MD, PhD, Associate...
