Several days after Christmas, second-year medical student Arman Azad met with top administrators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to plan how he and fellow students could help the Mount Sinai Health System handle the crush of COVID-19 patients falling sick from the Omicron variant. Learn more.

 

Nathan A. Smith, M.S. (’10), Ph.D. (’13), is returning to the University of Rochester as an associate professor of Neuroscience and associate dean for Equity and Inclusion in Research and Research Education in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, pending approval of the provost. The first Black graduate of the Neuroscience Graduate Program at the University of Rochester, Smith sees his return to campus as a way to make sure the bright minds in underserved communities have equal education opportunities. Learn more.

 

Over the past several years, Dr. Cristina Gonzalez has published 16 papers on the topic of implicit bias. Most recently, her 2020 Academic Medicine paper outlined the curriculum she and her team designed and piloted as an elective for first-year medical students. It is the first published curriculum that provides students with opportunities to practice and develop skills that help them address biases in their encounters with patients and in the learning environment. Learn more.

 

During their four years preparing to become doctors, medical students learn about anatomy, diseases, health inequity and an array of other biomedical topics. In the midst of it, they must also learn to pivot from classroom-based academic studies to clinical situations. As they face these new challenges, Albany Medical College students now have an additional resource available to them: Assistant Dean of Competency-Based Assessment Rebecca Stetzer, MD. Learn more.

 

Eat healthy and exercise: It’s the most common New Year’s resolution people make and often fail to achieve. But this year, University at Buffalo students have acquired new skills they are putting to use in local clinics in an effort to motivate their patients — and themselves — to make better lifestyle choices. Learn more.

 

Due to differences in behavior and biology, children are often more vulnerable to pollutants and other environmental factors that lead to a wide array of common chronic diseases and other health issues, including asthma and cancer, making it integral that pediatric health care professionals are well prepared to recognize and address environmental aspects to disease. Learn more.

 

Last summer, TouroCOM Middletown twins Kimberly and Bridget Brafi were excited to be starting the school’s DO and master’s programs, respectively. But there was a wrinkle: they needed permission to skip orientation because they’d already committed to hosting a mentoring session in Virginia for youth on the topic of career readiness. Learn more.

 

Born in the rural Indian town of Theni, Keerthana Jayaseelan, a member of the School of Medicine (SOM) Class of 2023 at New York Medical College, and her family did not have much access to quality medical care. After her family emigrated to the United States for an opportunity of better education, Ms. Jayaseelan has made it her mission to become a physician and eventually give back to her hometown helping those who are underserved in India. Learn more.

 

Future physicians from NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (NYITCOM) Class of 2022 have matched into U.S. military residencies. Upon completing medical school, physicians must complete a residency training program and obtain a medical license to practice in the United States and become board certified in a specialty. Learn more.

 

Muhammad Shoaib is a sixth-year MD/PhD student at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Muhammad’s work has earned him accolades that most students could only dream of: he’s received a $50,000 research grant, has been involved in over thirty scientific publications, and, most recently, was named Nassau County Medical Society’s Member of the Month. Learn more.

 

Sarah Loftus, OMS-II at TouroCOM Middletown, is a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army and president of the school’s Armed Forces Medical Club. Recently she organized and moderated a well—attended webinar for students with NASA Astronaut and Colonel Andrew Morgan, an astronaut on the International Space Station. Learn more.

 

Cancer researcher Michael M. Shen and exposome pioneer Gary W. Miller were named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest multidisciplinary scientific society, for their contributions to science. AAAS Fellows are selected for their extraordinary achievements in research, teaching, technology, administration, or communicating science to the public. Learn more.

 

Each month, the AMA highlights institutions that are part of the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium to showcase their work with the consortium and innovations in medical education. Recently, AMA interviewed NYU’s Abigail Ford Winkel, MD, MHPE, Associate Professor; Vice chair for education, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology; Assistant director, Institute for Innovations in Medical Education. Learn more.

 

Barbara Pro, MD, a national leader in lymphoma research and care, has been named clinical director of the lymphoma program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Dr. Pro is also professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Learn more.

 

Members of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell recently recognized the dedication and support of faculty mentor Dr. Catherine Bangeranye, PhD, associate dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Professional Development, by renaming the organization’s local chapter in her honor. Learn more.

 

Virtual information sessions for Albany Medical College’s two graduate programs in Clinical Investigation will be held from 12 – 1 p.m. on Feb. 18 and March 18. The one-year Certificate (CCI) course and the two-year Master of Science (MSCI) degree program are both designed for healthcare professionals seeking additional credentials or those interested in entering the clinical research field. Learn more.

 

The annual State of the School was presented on Wednesday, January 26, by Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai Health System. The annual presentation provides an update on Icahn Mount Sinai’s recent accomplishments in advancing medical research, educating the future leaders of health care, and serving the community. Learn more.