Graduate Students Host Events During National Public Health Week
Special lectures and wellness events sponsored by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Graduate Program in Public Health were held throughout the Health System during the first week of April, in recognition of National Public Health Week. Valentin Fuster, MD,...
Three Mount Sinai Heart Physicians Honored
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in- Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, was awarded the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in honor of his decades of leadership in service, teaching, and...
New Partnership Expands Digestive Health Services in South Florida
The Mount Sinai Health System recently began sharing its expertise in digestive health services with Jupiter Medical Center in South Florida, in a partnership that will expand the quality of gastrointestinal (GI) care for adults and children in the region. Mount...
Dining Out and Making Connections
More than 50 students and faculty members at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai shared a festive meal and built valuable connections recently at the second annual Sinai Women of Color in Medicine and Science dinner. The mentoring event, sponsored by Students...
Hundreds Participate in Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings
A record number of participants received free oral, head and neck cancer screenings at The Mount Sinai Hospital (MSH) and Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI) during Oral Cancer Awareness Month in April. The screenings, held on two consecutive days, were sponsored by Mount...
Supporting the Next Generation of Clinician-Educator Leaders
Plans are underway for the 2017 Program for Post Graduate Trainees (PGME): Future Academic Clinician-Educators, sponsored by the Institute for Medical Education (IME) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Harvard Macy Institute, and the Boston Children’s...
Celebrating the “Art of the Brain”
To commemorate Brain Awareness Week—a global endeavor showcasing the progress and benefits of brain research—The Friedman Brain Institute sponsored its fourth annual “Art of the Brain” exhibition. Featuring photographs, medical illustrations, and sculptures that...
Two at Mount Sinai Win “Courage to Teach” Award
Two physicians at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received the 2017 Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award for fostering innovation in their residency programs. Vicki Lynn Shanker, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, and Director of the Mount Sinai...
New Health Center Attuned to the Performing Arts
Mount Sinai Doctors and The Actors Fund recently opened The Samuel J. Friedman Health Center for the Performing Arts, a medical facility in a very “Broadway” location—upstairs from the Actors Fund headquarters at 729 Seventh Avenue and up the street from the Times...