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A Dose of Canine Affection at Levy Library
When a fluffy Pomeranian named Alice paid a two-hour visit to the Gustave L. and Janet W. Levy Library in November, more than 60 Mount Sinai Health System students, faculty, and staff visited her for a quick dose of canine affection. In fact, Alice’s visit was so...
Students Explore the Role Of Culture in Health Care
Giselle Lynch and Evan Wiley were among 25 students at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who enrolled in a new elective course last spring that challenged them to explore their personal biases while teaching them about race as a social determinant of health. The...
Advancing Quality Health Care for the LGBT Community
In November, Elizabeth Adler (class of 2016) became the first student at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to receive an Excellence in LGBT Health and Advocacy Scholarship. The $10,000 award is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation. It underscores...
Department of Urology Expands
New Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai faculty also joining the Department of Urology, as Assistant Professors of Urology, include: Reza Mehrazin, MD, a specialist in robotic, laparoscopic, and open surgical techniques for treating various urologic cancers, and...
National Recognition for Advancing Spinal Cord Injury Treatment
A physician-scientist and a clinical investigator at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Bronx were presented with the 2014 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal in Science and the Environment for their groundbreaking contributions to improving the health...
Celebrating Achievements at Convocation 2014
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s 29th annual Convocation Ceremony, held Monday, September 29, honored 10 physician-scientists whose groundbreaking achievements have made them leaders in the fields of cancer, HIV/AIDs, immunology, microbiology, ophthalmology,...