In a first-person account published online by the Association of American Medical Colleges, 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, describes his journey of survival and a highly publicized recovery after being ambushed by a gunman who had intentionally targeted him. As a physician-scientist who has studied resilience, he also offers a road map for recovery that helped him and could help others.
