Shaping the future of education in health care and medical sciences
Adina Singh Earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree as a First Step Toward Addressing Health Care Disparities in Her Community
As a first-generation American born to South Asian immigrants in a working-class neighborhood in Queens, New York, Adina Singh knew that many in her community were in poor health. It wasn’t until her sophomore year at Hunter College that she realized that many...
“We Treated Patients With Elite Nursing Care”: 106-Year-Old Alum Recalls Training She Received at Beth Israel School of Nursing
At 106 years old, Belle Herman Weiss, RN, is thought to be the oldest living alum from the Beth Israel School of Nursing, now the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing (founded in 1902), and one of the oldest living nurses in New York. Belle, who retired years ago...
Delivering the Future of Vaccines With mRNA Technology
One of the great tools that helped turned the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic was the use of vaccines, especially those based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. Such vaccines use molecules that teach the cells in the body to generate proteins used by viruses or cancers, allowing the body’s immune system to recognize and fight off future infections.
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, at Commencement: In Pursuit of Progress
At the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Commencement is an opportunity for wisdom to be bestowed upon a new cohort of physicians and researchers entering their respective fields. At the 54th Commencement held at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center on Thursday, May 11, the address came from Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, President of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital.
A Historic Commencement to Remember
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai celebrated its 54th graduating class on Thursday, May 11. A total of 172 degrees were conferred that day, ushering in a new generation of clinicians and researchers. However, the Commencement ceremony also celebrated another historic milestone: the 50th anniversary of the first few classes that graduated from Mount Sinai’s medical school.
Voices From the Class of 2023 at Icahn Mount Sinai’s Commencement
The class of 2023 graduated from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai on Thursday, May 11, after a journey that was not only long, but marked by tribulation. This was the last class at Icahn Mount Sinai that started before the COVID-19 pandemic, and persevered through it during their time in medical school.