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Pitching Novel Ideas for Sustainable Solutions
Doctors do incredible things; they treat disease and improve the health of their patient populations. Unfortunately, this has come at a price. Literally. Health care spending is quickly becoming unsustainable for our society. While the rise in spending is...
A Modern Family of Medicine
Whenever anyone asks how many siblings I have, I just start laughing. It’s not a very straightforward story, but the direct answer is incredibly high; something like 27. In a country still recovering from their vision of a "nuclear family," (two parents, 2.5...
Inspiring Innovation One High School Student at a Time
As the health care sector continues to face new challenges every day like rapidly rising costs and an increasing prevalence of chronic disease, the need for innovation is becoming exceedingly apparent. Now more than ever, we need people to disrupt the status quo and...
My First Kanji
In the psychiatric ward You teach me kanji. We start with “tree”: two downward-sloping lines with branch-like horizontal strokes. We share a blunt pencil the nurse has given you. Your hand shakes as you trace characters: tree, mouth, exit. You smile at my attempt to...
Photo Essay: Research in Fukushima, Japan
I spent two months last summer doing research in Fukushima, Japan on a trip supported by the Arnhold Global Health Institute at Mount Sinai and Rotary International. Along with another Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai medical student, I got an up-close look at...
Photo Essay: The Majesty of Central Park
Even when our schedules get very hectic, the majesty of Central Park – ever so close to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai--provides me with a constant reminder of the joys and wonders of living in New York City. Kevin Xu is an MD/MPH Candidate, Class of...
A Place for Narrative Medicine within Ophthalmology
Narrative medicine combines medical practice with humanism and art. One fourth-year medical student has co-founded an online publication that shares medical professionals and students reflections after treating patients who have suffered from opthalmological...
Let’s Not Forget About Alzheimer’s
Every year, students at the Icahn School of Medicine write Op-Ed articles about topics in health care and advocacy to culminate InFocus 4. Eric Silberman's article, "Let's Not Forget About Alzheimer's" was one of the 10 exemplary articles selected to appear in the...
Let’s Talk: Superwomen in Medicine
Conferred to medical students in their first year of training, the white coat is a symbol of professionalism that creates a sense of responsibility to become compassionate healers for those who wear it. We invited seven of our future women in medicine to share their...