An Honor for Raja M. Flores, MD
Raja M. Flores, MD, Founding Chair of the Mount Sinai Health System’s Department of Thoracic Surgery, was recently honored by New York University (NYU) with its Distinguished Alumni Service Award for his accomplishments and services to NYU as...
“Make Someone’s Life Better”: A Conversation With Angela Diaz, MD, PhD, MPH
Treat every obstacle as an opportunity to learn. Lean on each other. If you have a chance to make someone’s life better, do it. These sound like lofty goals, but they are put into action every day by Angela Diaz, MD, PhD, MPH, Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent...
Prom Dress Drive Is a “Wonderful Thing”
A donation drive led by the Heritage of Latino Alliance (HOLA) employee resource group at Mount Sinai’s Corporate Services Center helped make prom dreams come true for about 50 girls from Esperanza Preparatory Academy in East Harlem. The group...
Phillips School of Nursing Celebrates Commencement
The Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel celebrated 87 new graduates at its 115th Commencement on Thursday, May 16. During the ceremony, which was held at Stern Auditorium, three types of degrees were conferred: 41 Associate in Applied...
Promoting Laboratory Safety
To promote a culture of safety at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the School’s Lab Safety Committee and the office of Environmental Health and Safety held an inaugural Lab Safety Fair on Wednesday, April 24, in the Annenberg...
Mount Sinai Heart Holds Annual Fitness Event
Mount Sinai Heart staff put their heart-healthy advice into action on Saturday, May 4, by taking part in the Sixth Annual 5k Run for Fun & Yoga. About 80 people, including family and friends, ran twice around the Central Park Reservoir,...
Peter W. May, a Transformational Leader, Steps Down as Chairman
Nearly 1,400 physicians, faculty, staff, trustees, and friends of the Mount Sinai Health System gathered on Thursday, May 2, to celebrate a year of clinical and scientific achievements at the 34th Annual Crystal Party, and to honor Peter W....
“Dream Big”: A Conversation with Kathryn Stella, MBA, a Leader at Mount Sinai West
Discover who you are. Be authentic. Plan your work, and work your plan. Dare to dream big. These were some of the takeaway messages from Kathryn Stella, MBA, Vice President of Ambulatory Operations at Mount Sinai West, who recently was featured in a “Conversations...
Celebrating Patient Experience Week: Events Honor a Commitment to Care
Patient Experience Week at the Mount Sinai Health System, celebrated from April 22 to April 26, was an opportunity to honor employees for their commitment to patient care. Each site developed an agenda of activities, which included traditional...