Shaping the future of education in health care and medical sciences
Annette Stauber Cohn, RN, Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Class of 1943, Turns 100
Annette Stauber Cohn, RN, will be 100 years old on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Ms. Cohn enrolled in the former Beth Israel Hospital School of Nursing (now Phillips School of Nursing at Mount Sinai Beth Israel) in 1940. At that time, it was a three-year diploma program....
Varsha Venu, MBBS, MPH: How Her Training as a Medical Doctor Revealed a New Passion for Public Health
Students graduating with a Master of Public Health (MPH) typically have not completed medical school—but Varsha Venu, MBBS, is no ordinary student. Before enrolling in the Master’s program at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine...
Trisha Tagle: A Project Manager in Neurology Plans to Use Her Master of Health Administration Degree To Move Health Care Forward for All Patients
Trisha Tagle’s connection to Mount Sinai goes back 10 years when, as an undergrad pharmacy student, she was a pharmacy apprentice at The Mount Sinai Hospital. Soon, however, she would change course, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care...
A Unique Set of Resources at Mount Sinai Enables Thomas Dolan To Find a Passion for Biostatistics
One of the memorable things for Thomas Dolan about his pursuit of a Master of Science degree in Biostatistics is how passionate the faculty members are. “Their passion for biostats stands out, and it really showed in their coursework and even in conversations about...
How Conducting Research in Artificial Intelligence Through the Master of Science in Clinical Research Program Puts Olivia Cullen on a Physician-Scientist Path
When Olivia Cullen graduated from college, she had two career goals: to become a physician and to perform impactful clinical research. Believing she was not ready to apply to medical school, she instead decided to pursue a Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR)...
Mount Sinai’s Graduating Master’s Students Share Their Experiences and Passions
Why a master’s degree? Here, five graduates at Mount Sinai’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences share how they will use their degree to explore new paths and careers. Mackenzie Langan Receives a Master of Science in Biomedical Science Degree, Immersing Herself in...






