Shaping the future of education in health care and medical sciences
Starting a Big Change With the White Coat Ceremony
The White Coat Ceremony formally marks the start of students on their medical career path. On Friday, July 31, the class of 2030 of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai gathered at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in Manhattan to receive their trainee coats. The incoming...
From the Classroom to the Real World: Mount Sinai Welcomes New Residents
At 14 sites across the five boroughs of New York City, the Mount Sinai Health System welcomed 950 new residents in late June to its hospital campuses, in addition to Valley Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital, Queens Hospital Center, and the Bronx VA. “Our incoming class of...
A Dance Class Like No Other: Medical School Students Teach Ballet to Kids With Autism
If you peered through the window of Studio 5 at Ballet Academy East on the Upper East Side, and watched these ballet dancers moving under the watchful eyes of their young instructors, the class might seem like countless other classes in New York City. But this class...
Why a Master’s Degree? Six New Mount Sinai Graduates Reveal Their Experiences and How They Excelled
Six master’s program graduates from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences discuss how they are using their degrees to explore new paths in science, health care, and medicine. How Zirui (Frank) Feng Found a Way To...
Master’s Commencement: Celebrating Growth, Resilience, and Success of Mount Sinai’s 2026 Graduating Master’s Students
The Master’s Commencement ceremony at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SInai Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences celebrated the outstanding accomplishments of the close to 200 students of the 2026 class who excelled across a wide range of scholarly efforts. A...
Turning Health Administration Classroom Lessons Into Real-World Health Care Impact
Titus Kong, MHA, is an alumnus of the Master of Health Administration (MHA) program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. The MHA program prepared him for a career as an Operations Supervisor in Mount Sinai’s Emergency Department. Mr. Kong started his higher...