Seven master’s graduates at Mount Sinai’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai discuss their educational journeys and how they are using their master’s degrees to explore new paths and careers in the following Q & A.
Award-Winning Research With a Top Mentor—How Denise Iliff Excelled in the Master of Science in Biomedical Science Program
“Mount Sinai is such a strong research institution, which was very important to me. The diversity of labs is really what attracted me. Also, Mount Sinai has an incredible array of faculty from virtually all areas of science that a student would want to pursue.”
How Analyzing Genetic Variants to Predict Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Put Raj Vaza on a Path to a Career as a Physician-Scientist
“… The classes are exceptional. The Machine Learning for Biomedical Data Science course I just finished was the most informative and tied together everything I’ve been learning throughout the years.”
Adina Singh Earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree as a First Step Toward Addressing Health Care Disparities in Her Community
“Once I realized the health disparities among New Yorkers, particularly for minorities and immigrants, I knew I wanted to be part of the solution. That’s why I chose public health. By focusing specifically on health care management, I will be able to initiate and implement programs that people can access and also learn how to practice self-advocacy confidently when seeking care.”
Justine Marcinek Explores Occupational and Environmental Health Issues as She Gets a Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree
“I think it’s important that scientific research outcomes are translated into actionable information that people can understand, and use, to make well-informed health decisions.”
Alumna Spotlight: Erica Palladino, MPH, Is Making an Impact on Maternal Health With her Master of Public Health Degree
“I’m thankful to Mount Sinai for highlighting the importance of health literacy within maternal health and making me realize that this is one of those areas where we can really make a difference.”
Daniel Han Pursues His Passion for Health Care Management With a Master of Health Administration (MHA) Degree
“Ultimately, I want to make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes and the overall delivery of health care services.”
A Desire to Gain New Skills in Strategy, Policy, and Patient Advocacy Led Susan Khalil, MD, to the Master of Science in Health Care Delivery Leadership Program
“I thought a master’s degree would help me develop leadership skills. The program has taught me to think in different ways, to think not just about clinical outcomes, but also about health care on a population level and about ways to innovate change in health care.”