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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.
Beyond the Scalpel, Learning About Humanities in Medicine
Medical humanities is the field that examines the intersection of art and humanities with medicine, and on September 18, 2025, the Academy for Medicine and the Humanities at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai hosted the inaugural Two-Minute Talks in Medical Humanities. Members of the Mount Sinai Health System presented various topics that they were passionate about, showcasing their interests outside just the medical field.
Of Integrity, Persistence, Leadership, and Responsibility: Mount Sinai Graduate Students Start Their Science Training
Alec C. Kimmelman, MD, PhD, stepped to the podium as the keynote speaker at Mount Sinai’s Lab Coat Ceremony, the celebratory start of academic research and training for the newest PhD and MD-PhD students. He recalled how he had felt a few decades earlier when he was a...