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.
Bridging Cultures in Medicine: A Mount Sinai Student’s Time at Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal
As a fourth-year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, I spent one month in February in Nepal for my clinical elective. This experience was humbling, challenging, and deeply meaningful, undoubtedly shaping my career in medicine. The Role of...
A Physician Focused on Children and Multiple Sclerosis
Rachel Zolno, MD, Assistant Professor, Neurology, at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is bringing a new dimension to identifying and managing multiple sclerosis in youngsters, underscoring the benefits of a center that offers the latest treatments and a...
What You Should Know About Autism and Medications
Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability. People on the autism spectrum have varied abilities and support needs. Some may have advanced conversation skills and can live with minimal support, whereas others may use few to no words and require 24/7 care....
Mount Sinai Queens Performs Its First-Ever Iliac-Branch Endovascular Aortic Repair Using Fixed Imaging
Mount Sinai Queens has achieved a milestone in surgical innovation with the successful completion of its first iliac-branch endovascular aortic repair (IBE)—a complex, minimally invasive procedure to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm and iliac artery...
Here’s What You Need to Know About the New COVID-19 Vaccines
As new variants of COVID-19 emerge, COVID-19 vaccines are updated to remain effective. This year’s formulations were approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with narrower eligibility, and an advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and...
“I Am a Mount Sinai Nurse”
What is a Mount Sinai nurse? A Mount Sinai nurse is so many things: a team player, dedicated caregiver, critical thinker, continuous learner, mentor, patient advocate. And so much more. At Mount Sinai, we believe that a Mount Sinai nurse is the nurse all other nurses...
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...
A New Era in Rehabilitation at Mount Sinai: Advanced Center Opens at Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Health System has opened the newly relocated Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Center at Mount Sinai Morningside, marking a major milestone in rehabilitation medicine. The move expands inpatient rehabilitation capacity on Manhattan’s West Side—complementing Mount...