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How An Interest in Cardiothoracic Surgery Is Shaping Caroline Tavolacci’s Path as a Surgeon-Scientist at Mount Sinai
Sooyun Caroline Tavolacci, MD, MSCR, is a third-year PhD student in the Clinical Research Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and a surgeon-scientist in training. Her dissertation research focuses on heart transplantation outcomes, specifically...
Mount Sinai AIHH Grand Rounds: A Thoughtful Way to Adopt AI in Health Care
Health care systems across the country have been increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to assist and augment what clinicians and researchers can achieve. Isaac Kohane, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, was invited as keynote speaker of Mount Sinai’s Windreich Department of AI and Human Health (AIHH) monthly seminar series AIHH Grand Rounds, and he spoke about the transformative potential of AI and how to guide its growth ethically.
An Early Interest in Immunology Set the Stage for Building a Scientific Career at Mount Sinai
Ananya Parthasarathy, MSBS, a first-year student in the PhD in Biomedical Sciences program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, recalls developing an interest in immunology while growing up in India, including becoming involved in a project to investigate...
Mount Sinai Nurses: Inspiring the Next Generation Through Unique Learning Opportunities
With a laser focus on cultivating the next generation of nurses, the Mount Sinai Health System leads the way with two unique and popular programs for students. Both provide an invaluable, hands-on, hospital-based experience to those on a path to becoming a nurse. The...
Fostering Connections and Collaborations With AI Grand Rounds
To foster better awareness and collaboration of AI efforts, the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health (AIHH) at Mount Sinai established its monthly Grand Rounds—sessions for faculty, trainees, and staff to share ideas, learn about...
A Journey of Firsts at the White Coat Ceremony
For the class of 2029 of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the White Coat Ceremony marks the start of their medical careers. It is also an opportunity for Mount Sinai staff and faculty to pass wisdom on what it means to be on that path.