Thinking About Becoming a Neuroscientist Someday? Start Here—at Mount Sinai’s Brain Fair for Schoolchildren
It was a most amazing field trip for nearly 600 elementary, middle, and high school students who participated in the recent 11th Annual Brain Fair on the campus of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, eager for a day of learning and fun. The event, which was...
White Coat Ceremony Begins Journey for Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing Students
In a joyous beginning of education and training, the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing held its annual White Coat Ceremony for students in the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program on Monday, March 13, at the Stern Auditorium at The Mount...
Prostate Cancer Research Gala Celebrates Innovations in Research and Patient Care at Mount Sinai
The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai hosted its annual Prostate Cancer Research Gala on Tuesday, March 7, at the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center. Ash Tewari, MBBS, MCh, Chair of the Department of Urology...
Committed to Education and Equity: A Q&A With Reena Karani, MD, MHPE, the New Chair of the National Board of Medical Examiners
Reena Karani, MD, MHPE, Director of the Institute for Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was recently elected Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME), becoming the first woman of color to...
The Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health at Mount Sinai Provide Undocumented Immigrant Workers With the Care They Need
Many of the approximately eight million undocumented immigrants in the United States workforce hold critical and essential jobs. Some of these jobs are in construction, cleaning services, transportation—jobs that ensure we have everything from electric power to...
Mount Sinai Physicians Aid Colleagues in War-Torn Ukraine
Amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, doctors are desperate to continue giving quality care to patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition that causes chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Determined to help, Jean-Frederic Colombel, MD, and...
Faces of Care Shines Light on ‘Behind the Scenes’ Staff at Mount Sinai
Faces of Care is a unique series of eight moving, short videos featuring employees who work for the Mount Sinai Health System. These employees are professionals, deeply dedicated to their crafts. The videos show that every employee plays an integral role in delivering...
Emergency Medicine Team From Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West Volunteer to Care for Runners at the NYC Marathon
For more than a decade, Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West have put together their own teams for the New York City Marathon. But instead of running, these are teams of volunteers who care for the runners. The interdisciplinary team, with emergency medicine...
World AIDS Day: An Opportunity to Remember for Those on the Front Lines of HIV/AIDS Treatment and Research
December 1 is World AIDS Day. Since it was first observed in 1988, the day has been an opportunity to spotlight the efforts to prevent, treat, and someday cure HIV, and to remember those lost to AIDS-related illnesses. This year, Mount Sinai employees who have been on...