Mount Sinai’s Growing Partnership With Indian Health Services in South Dakota
Since 2021, the Emergency Medicine Global Health Division at Mount Sinai has partnered with the Indian Health Service to provide physician and physician assistant staffing, operational assistance, and educational support at the Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle...
Gun Violence Awareness Month in June: A Time to Raise Concerns About Safety for Kids and Families
The statistics about gun violence in the United States are striking. In 2022, firearm injuries were among the five leading causes of death for people ages 1-44 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were more...
Closing the Disparity in Patients’ Use of the Health App MyMountSinai
Mount Sinai’s Digital and Technology Partners (DTP)-Digital Experience Team, with guidance from the Digital Equity and Accessibility (DEA) Committee, seeks to improve underrepresented patient cohorts’ access to Mount Sinai digital products. The team is taking a...
Advancing Health Equity With Data: Improving Patient Care in the Emergency Department
At Mount Sinai, active collaboration with department stakeholders drives the efforts of the Health Equity Data Assessment (HEDA) team to advance health equity through data-driven initiatives. Yvette Calderon, MD, Vice President and Dean for Equity in Clinical Care at...
New Teen Lounge Unveiled at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital
The Mount Sinai Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy team recently opened a newly constructed Teen Lounge at the Mount Sinai Child Life Zone at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. The team celebrated the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, June...
Dear Mount Sinai: Thank You
For National Doctors’ Day, Mount Sinai asked patients how they felt about their doctor. About 300 people responded by leaving short notes of thanks for doctors, their staff, and for all those who made it possible. You can read the notes here on a special website....
Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street Officially Opens, Signifying a New Era of Care in Queens
The opening of Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street, a new multispecialty care outpatient practice in Queens, underscores Mount Sinai’s commitment to improving health and its commitment to the community. “Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street marks a transformative...
Alumni Kiran Nagdeo, BDS, MPH, Shares How Mount Sinai Enabled Her to Integrate Her Oral Health Experience Into a Public Health Career
Kiran Nagdeo earned her BDS degree at D.Y. Patil University School of Dentistry in India and has eight years of clinical experience. She recently graduated from the Master of Public Health program, specializing in Global Health (Epidemiology and Biostatistics) from...
Match Day 2024: Entering Specialties With Great Need
Match Day represents a milestone for fourth-year medical students across the country—it’s when they receive their placements for the residency programs they’ve applied to. On Friday, March 15, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Class of 2024 congregated at...