EDITORS’ NOTE: The following post was first published in Pulse–voices from the heart of medicine. It’s Monday. I wake up at 7:15 am, go down to my apartment building’s lobby and meet with friends to work out before the rest of the day begins. We do arms, chest and back for an hour, then my Read more
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The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down affirmative action effectively disparages the intellectual value and contributions of racial and ethnic minority students. The decision leads those of us who saw affirmative action as an important attempt to remedy historic and systemic racism to question the foundation of equality and justice in U.S. educational institutions Read more
The author, third from left with Einstein classmates (from left) Alex Levine, Ryan Linzer, Daniel Mitchel, Sharon Lam, Niloo Sima (left to right). I’m graduating from Einstein [next week], and as the day approaches, I like to recall how blessed I am to have the opportunity to become a physician. As medical students and M.D.s Read more
EDITORS’ NOTE: The following post first appeared in MedPage Today. For thousands of medical students, years of hard work will culminate this week as Match Day 2023 marks the end of their undergraduate medical education and the start of their residency program. Many newly minted physicians will soon pack up their belongings and move to new institutions Read more
Social justice has been woven into the fabric of Albert Einstein College of Medicine since the institution opened its doors to everyone, regardless of gender, race, or creed, in 1955. I chose to pursue my M.D./Ph.D. training at Einstein because of its mission to improve health through scientific and clinical excellence and community engagement. Though Read more
EDITORS’ NOTE: This year Einstein joined with organizations nationwide in taking part in a day of service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Observed on the third Monday each year by the federal government, the day of service was established to honor Dr. King’s legacy and is observed as a “day on, not a day Read more
