Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Researchers Build Models Using Machine Learning Technique to Enhance Predictions of COVID-19 Outcomes   Mount Sinai researchers have published one of the first studies using a machine learning technique called “federated learning” to examine electronic health records to better predict how COVID-19 patients will progress. The study… Read More

Highlights Weill Cornell Medicine: Debt-Free Education Helps Increase Diversity in Medical Workforce by Leveling the Playing Field   Providing medical school education free of debt not only relieves a significant financial burden, it may also help increase the diversity of the medical workforce, according to Weill Cornell Medicine leadership who studied the institution’s own experience…. Read More

Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: Why Testing New Medicines in a Diverse Population is Important   Companies are working to develop new vaccines for COVID-19, and one of the many challenges is ensuring that clinical trials required to test the new medicines reflect the population at large in order to determine how… Read More

Highlights New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine: Nicole Wadsworth Named Dean of NYITCOM   On December 1, Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., took the helm as dean of NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM). Wadsworth, who is board-certified in emergency medicine, most recently served as site dean for the NYITCOM-Long Island campus, and senior… Read More

Highlights SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Dr. Stephen Thomas is Tapped as Lead Principal Investigator for Pfizer/BioNTech Global Phase 3 COVID-19 Vaccine Trial   Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Stephen Thomas, MD, was appointed the lead principal investigator for the world-wide Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine trial, which is showing a more than 90… Read More

Highlights NYU Grossman School of Medicine: Medical Schools Across the U.S. Are Seeing Applications Jump. Could the ‘Fauci Effect’ be the Reason?   The medical community has been front and center ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Frontline workers have been the subject of nightly applause and regular praise and have generally been seen as… Read More

Highlights Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Actively Recruits Volunteers From Hardest Hit Communities for COVID-19 Vaccine Trial   Participating in the Mount Sinai Health System’s clinical trial for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been deeply personal for New York City educator Willie Benjamin Loadholt. He says it has provided him with the opportunity… Read More