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It Takes a Village to Raise a Drag Queen

Earlier this year, oSTEM at Mount Sinai and the Stonewall Alliance hosted the first Mount Sinai Charity Drag Race. As one of the organizers, I can honestly say that the inception of this event started as a joke. Hosting a drag competition at a Hospital/Graduate...

Shape the Times

On Thursday, September 13, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai celebrated its twenty-first annual White Coat Ceremony welcoming the Class of 2022. The Class of 2022 represents a range of diverse backgrounds and experiences: 19 percent of the incoming students...

Reflections on the White Coat

Every year, medical schools nationwide celebrate the incoming class of medical students during the White Coat Ceremony—the official start of their medical careers. Since its inception in the early 90s, the White Coat Ceremony has become a revered tradition that...

Queer and Here: Leading Urban Youth with Pride

I was five years old when I knew for the first time that I was slightly... different. I had gotten into my mom’s closet, tried on her black strappy high heels, and found a beautiful dark red lipstick in her makeup bag. At the time, I thought that it was perfectly...

Fukushima

Over this past summer, after my first year of medical school, I decided to live in Fukushima for two months in order to understand how mental health is affected by large-scale disasters. My first days, and subsequent impressions, in Fukushima left me quite confused...

IcahnBeWell—Improving Student Wellness

by macromd | Dec 1, 2016 | 2019, Day in the Life, Uncategorized

As first-year medical students, in 2015 Jessica Rizzuto and Mimi Smith were selected to become co-leaders of the Student Wellness Committee—a student-run organization at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS). While the groups' commitment to every...

SINAIMedMaker Challenge Win for MD Students

by macromd | Nov 23, 2016 | 2019, Day in the Life

Last month, the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai extended SINAInnovations by adding a prequel to the two-day conference: SINAIMedMaker Challenge. SINAIMedMaker Challenge is a health care technology competition to create innovative solutions to treat patient...

Medical Students Dare to Enter the Tank

by macromd | Oct 14, 2016 | 2017, Day in the Life

To culminate InFocus 7, the Department of Medical Education designed the School's first #MedEdTank, allowing third-year medical students the opportunity to pitch health care process improvements to leaders of the Mount Sinai Health System—in "Shark Tank" fashion. The...

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Regrowth in Fukushima: Restoring Order After the Triple Disaster, Part 1

by macromd | Apr 1, 2015 | 2017, Through My Eyes

Last summer, I was lucky enough to spend two months in Fukushima, Japan and conduct research there as part of a project funded by the Arnhold Global Health Institute at Mount Sinai and Rotary International. During the first week, fellow Icahn School of Medicine at...

Through My Eyes: Moe on the Structure of Anatomy Lab

by macromd | Mar 16, 2015 | 2018, Through My Eyes, Uncategorized

Mohammad Hissourou, Class of 2018, discusses the format of Structures, the first course in the ISMMS MD curriculum. Mohammad Hissourou III, is an MD Candidate, Class of 2018

Through My Eyes: Prepping for Step 1

by macromd | Mar 9, 2015 | 2016, Through My Eyes

Alexa Mieses, MD/MPH Candidate, Class of 2016, talks about prepping for Step 1, the medical licensing exam taken by all second-year medical students. Alexa Mieses is an MD/MPH Candidate, Class of 2016

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