Talk about a doctor on the move. For nearly four decades – from Guatemala to Uganda and points in between, Dr. Jerry Paccione Jr. has been a galvanizing force in promoting global health. His drive to treat patients in remote areas where health care is extremely limited has resulted in one of Einstein’s most vibrant Read more
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Can better performance in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) result in healthier kids in the Bronx? This is a question three of my friends at Einstein (Rohan Biswas, Kevin Shieh, Andrew Johnston) and I thought closely about and researched when we created Hoops 4 Health in the winter of 2013. Our goal with Hoops Read more
Trips to doctors and dentists can be especially anxiety-provoking and traumatic for patients with disabilities and their families. During my second year at Einstein, my fellow Einstein classmate Kyle Kelson and I became more aware of this during an enlightening session of Introduction to Clinical Medicine that focused on caring for families of children with Read more
In the dire days of 1942, Winston Churchill used the phrase “the end of the beginning” to describe a turning point in World War II. These words could equally be applied to a much happier and more auspicious occasion: graduation from medical school. On May 28, the Einstein Read more
It’s no surprise that the U.S. is home to large numbers of Spanish speakers. According to the Census Bureau, in 2011 there were 38 million Spanish speakers in the U.S. Einstein’s medical Spanish program, and similar ones at other medical schools are designed to better prepare doctors for patient interactions. What you may not be Read more
Recently, while enjoying my fourth-year medical school bliss, I was invited to write this blog post about making the transition from a career in nursing to medical school. As a registered nurse with a little over four years of critical care experience, first as a staff nurse and then as a charge nurse, the idea of Read more
