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...
Laudy Burgos, LCSW-R, Recognized as 2022 Social Work Advocate of the Year
Laudy Burgos, LCSW-R, Associate Director, Department of Social Work Services at The Mount Sinai Hospital, was honored as the Social Work Advocate of the Year at the 22nd Annual Leadership Awards by the Latino Social Work Coalition and Scholarship Fund. The event was...
‘What a Wonderful World’ Gala Benefits Music Therapy
The 17th annual “What a Wonderful World” gala benefiting the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine, was a festive evening of jazz and expressions of gratitude to three honorees for making the world more wonderful through their contributions to music and music...
Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation Big Apple Circus Benefit on November 13 Supports Pediatric Patients
The 35th annual Mount Sinai Children’s Center Foundation (CCF) Benefit will return to the Big Apple Circus on Sunday, November 13. Click here to purchase tickets. With your ticket purchase and donation, you will enjoy a private performance under the “Big Top at...