Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Launches Project to Dismantle Systemic Racism in Medical Education

 

With generous support from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai announced a three-year project to replicate its model for dismantling systemic racism in medical education. The school has put forth a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking eight to ten partner medical schools in the United States and Canada who will participate in the Icahn Mount Sinai learning model, centered on a virtual learning platform. Learn more.

 

Stony Brook University is the first institution on Long Island to receive a federal grant designed specifically to train students, professionals, families and self-advocates for the purpose of improving the lives of children and adults with autism spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental disabilities. Called Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and other related Disabilities (LEND), the program at Stony Brook will involve graduate level training through the School of Social Welfare, Department of Psychology, and other Health Sciences programs. Learn more.

 

Mill Etienne, M.D. ’02, M.P.H., FAAN, FAES, vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion, associate dean of student affairs and associate professor of neurology and of medicine, at New York Medical College (NYMC), was honored as a Champion of Change by Crain’s New York during their inaugural Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Awards on July 15. The virtual awards ceremony recognized those who are making great strides in creating a more equitable workplace. Dr. Etienne was honored in the emerging leaders category for promoting programs or initiatives advancing diversity and inclusion. Learn more.

 

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee, announced they have entered into an agreement that will address racism and bias in the basic sciences and introduce greater diversity and inclusion. The partnership is part of a broader initiative by Icahn Mount Sinai to collaborate with historically Black medical schools, colleges, and universities in a comprehensive, institutional approach. Learn more.

 

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion has been recognized as a Diversity Champion by Crain’s New York Business as part of its first annual Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Awards, announced July 15. The Diversity Champion award recognizes organizations in all industries that have committed to a diverse workforce and have programs or initiatives advancing the promotion of diversity in the workplace. Weill Cornell Medicine won in the large-company category. Learn more.

 

In late July, 24 first-year students at the NYU Long Island School of Medicine marked their journey to becoming doctors by receiving their medical coats in a White Coat Ceremony that was distinguished by its diversity. White Coat Ceremonies are a rite of passage, held the world over, that allow students to celebrate with family, friends, and faculty as they start their formal medical education. Learn more.

 

Members of the New York Medical College (NYMC) School of Medicine Class of 2025 gathered on campus on a beautiful summer afternoon, to celebrate an important milestone on their journey to becoming physicians when they officially donned their white coats for the first time during the White Coat Ceremony on August 1, 2021. Now a 25-year tradition at NYMC, the White Coat Ceremony began in 1993 at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons by Arnold P. Gold, M.D., a professor of clinical neurology and of clinical pediatrics, there, to emphasize the importance of professionalism and humanism in medicine at the beginning of medical school. Learn more.

 

“What do a former financial analyst, community organizer, and strategy & operations manager have in common? As first-year medical students at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, they each took the first step, along with 98 of their classmates, to turn their dream of becoming a physician into a reality.” Learn more.

 

Olivia Albert always thought that one of her main purposes in life is to make other people’s life journeys easier. Growing up, she thought of four possibilities: being a chef, a journalist, a scientist, or a teacher. She started her college career at Suffolk County Community College. Then came her cancer diagnosis, which gave her the direction and inspiration she needed to pursue science and research as a career. Learn more.

 

The Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research is honored to announce four new Herbert and Florence Irving Scholars for the 2021-2024 cohort. In the late 1980’s, Herbert and Florence Irving created a generous endowment to support clinical and translational research at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). Part of this endowment supports the Florence and Herbert Irving clinical research career awards (“Irving Scholars”) program for junior faculty members involved in clinical and translational research. Learn more.

 

“Stephanie Lin, a third-year student at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, was recently recognized by the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), a nonprofit professional development society organized and led by health professionals.” Learn more.

 

Five Weill Cornell Medicine instructors and junior faculty seeking to pursue independent research careers have received 2021 JumpStart Career Development awards. The Jumpstart Program supports investigators during the critical period of career development spanning from the completion of research training to the early years on faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine. Learn more.

 

Five Columbia University cancer researchers have been named 2020 Velocity Fellows and awarded pilot grants to support early-stage cancer research. The seed funding for the winning pilot projects stem from Velocity: Columbia’s Ride to End Cancer to benefit the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Learn more.

 

Ariel Nassim (D.O. ’12) was headed to Tokyo for the summer Olympics. He was one of seven physicians who are part of the U.S. medical team. He is no stranger to participating at sporting events at this level. Nassim, a board-certified internist and sports medicine specialist, has cared for athletes at the U.S. Open Tennis Championship, the New York City Marathon, and served as a team physician for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Learn more.

 

Last spring, residents of Kisoro, a remote district of Uganda, heard that a new illness called COVID-19 was approaching. They feared it would be like the Ebola virus—a death sentence that would wipe out people in hundreds of villages. Kisoro hospital workers braced for an overwhelming flood of patients. They knew that the virus responsible for COVID-19 was easy to transmit. And in a society where six people might sleep in one room and go to the market every day, suppressing COVID-19’s spread was going to require some work. Learn more.

 

As assistant professor of medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, Danielle Janosevic (D.O. ’14) relishes the chance to pass her knowledge to the next generation of doctors. It’s not surprising. As a medical student at the College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), she flourished. She sat down with The Box to talk about her experiences at New York Tech and rewarding career and accomplishments. Learn more.

 

In April 2019, vascular surgeons in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo organized the first-ever Women’s Vascular Summit, with attendees from around the country. The purpose was to launch a discussion among vascular physicians of how vascular disease, which is disease of blood vessels, such as the arteries and veins, may be different in women than in men and what that means for diagnosis and treatment. Learn more.