Shaping the future of education in health care and medical sciences
A Vision of the Future with Dennis S. Charney, MD, Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. From a start-up with a first-year class of 36 students, the School is now a 1,200-student research, education, and innovation powerhouse that is ranked 13th among medical schools in...
Students Stay Strong Through Powerlifting
Three second-year medical students, Sayeeda Chowdhury, Lucy O’Shaughnessy, and Chuma Nwachukwu, have brought the sport of powerlifting to their classmates at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Since establishing Sinai Strong, a student powerlifting...
Recognition for Excellence in Neuroscience Research
Lakshmi A. Devi, PhD, left, Dean for Academic Development and Enrichment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, began the year as a designated 2018 WCBR (Winter Conference on Brain Research) Pioneer for her neuroscience research on opioid and cannabinoid...
Hosting a Fellow From Puerto Rico
As the University of Puerto Rico Sports Medicine Fellowship program in San Juan struggled to maintain regular clinic hours after Hurricane Maria, Mount Sinai’s Department of Rehabilitation Medicine offered to host the University’s current fellow, Brenda Castillo, MD,...
Medical Student Places Among the Top 100 In the New York City Marathon
Second-year medical student Joseph Schnitter says the support he received from his family and friends at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai helped him place among the top 100 male runners in the TCS New York City Marathon on Sunday, November 5. He completed...
Neurosurgery Resident Is Honored for Service
Ian Thomas McNeill, MD, a fifth-year Neurosurgery resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, was honored recently at the 48th annual African American Day Parade for his service in New York City at large, and at Mount Sinai. Dr. McNeill is the founder and...