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ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI
White CeremonyCoat TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center September 13 | 3:00 PM
Our mission is to nurture a visionary community of students, staff, faculty, and leaders who are committed to advancing exceptional clinical care and science that is free of racism and oppression in all its forms. Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education Mission Statement
David Muller, MD, FACP Dean for Medical Education
TaraWELCOMEK.Cunningham, EdD, MS
OPENING REMARKS
James S. Tisch Co-Chairman, Boards of Trustees Mount Sinai Health System
Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Valerie Parkas, MD
Senior Associate Dean of Admissions and Recruitment Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Associate Professor, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education and Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs Associate Professor, Medical Education
Kenneth L. Davis, MD Chief Executive Officer Mount Sinai Health System
Dennis S. Charney, MD
KEYNOTE ADDRESS INTRODUCTION
Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai President for Academic Affairs Mount Sinai Health System
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
HANS POPPER MD, PHD
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Director, Primary Care Scholars Program Mount Sinai Health System Assistant Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Victor Sta. Ana, MD, FAAFP
About Hans Popper MD, PhD
The driving force behind the founding of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Association for the Study of the Liver, Dr. Popper made or contributed to many of hepatology’s major scientific advances over his half-century in medicine. He authored over 800 papers and 22 books, including the first English language textbook on the liver, and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. By the end of his career, he was described as “the reigning monarch of modern hepatology”, considered by many to be the founding father of his field, and had accumulated over a dozen honorary degrees, including from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Dr. Hans Popper was a world-renowned pathologist, hepatologist, and academic leader who was pivotal in the creation and founding of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) and served as its inaugural Dean and later President. Born in Vienna in 1903 from a long line of physicians, he graduated from the Medical School of the University of Vienna in 1928. As the situation in Europe became dangerous for the Jewish community, Dr. Popper escaped to Chicago in 1938, where he obtained a PhD in physiology at the University of Illinois.
From 1957, he was the Director of the Department of Pathology at the Mount Sinai Hospital and established Mount Sinai with its enduring international reputation in liver research and care. He infused the fledgling Mount Sinai School of Medicine with an early appreciation of the importance of community and environmental medicine.
Late in life, he became fluent in the emerging field of molecular biology, remained an active adviser to the National Institute of Health, and continued to enjoy teaching around the microscope to Mount Sinai medical students and residents. Highly regarded as a teacher and mentor, Dr. Popper delivered the first academic lectures to incoming medical students each year from the School’s inception until his death in 1988.
We are pleased to honor his legacy with a keynote speaker at every Mount Sinai White Coat Ceremony.
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STUDENT OATH READER
Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for Education and Research Office for Diversity & Inclusion Mount Sinai Health System
Associate Professor
Lisa R. Eiland, MD, FAAP
COATING OF STUDENTS*
Ann-Gel S. Palermo, DrPH, MPH
Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Co-director, Center for Anti-racism in Practice Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
VIDEO PRESENTATION
Processional
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Rainier P. Soriano, MD
Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Associate Professor, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education
*During this ceremony, students will be called by their last name within their Learning Community grouping, and will be coated by their faculty advisor.
FACULTY OATH READER
David Muller, MD, FACP Dean for Medical Education Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education
Director, Institute for Medical Education Professor of Medicine, Medical Education, and Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine
Alexis Colvin, MD Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs
Reena Karani, MD, MHPE
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ALUMNI REMARKS
CLOSING REMARKS
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Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
Deputy Medical Director of Mental Health Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
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Roberto Posada, MD Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
Craig L. Katz, MD Clinical DepartmentProfessorofPsychiatry
Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Kara S. Bagot, MD
Caroline Cromwell, MD, ISMMS ‘01 Assistant Professor Samuel DepartmentBronfmanofMedicine
Allison T. Gault, MD
Associate Dean for Medical Student Wellness and Student Affairs
Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Assistant DepartmentProfessorofPsychiatry
Assistant Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sharon M. Edwards, MD
Monica M. Dweck, MD Associate DepartmentProfessorofOphthalmology
Meredith Wepner Grossman, MD, ISMMS ‘02
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Theodore C. Bania, MD Assistant DepartmentProfessorofEmergency Medicine
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Alicia Hurtado, MD, ISMMS ‘05
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The Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education welcomes our first-year medical students!
The White Coat Ceremony is a “rite of passage” for beginning medical students that creates a psychological contract for professionalism and empathy in the practice of medicine. The event emphasizes the importance of both scientific excellence and compassionate care for the patient.
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The Mount Sinai Alumni Association, the Mount Sinai Office of Alumni and Development, and the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education gratefully acknowledge the following alumni for sponsoring our first-year students. * *Sponsors as of August 31, 2022 SponsorsCeremony 14
Dr. Monica W. Furlong MSH ‘68
Dr. Benjamin K. Chen
Dr. Lucille T. Len ISMMS ‘81 Dr. Patrick A. Lento MSH ‘00
Dr. Gerald A. Isenberg ISMMS ‘82
Dr. Peter K. Dittmar MSH ‘01
Dr. John A. Andrilli
Dr. Janelle C. Laudone ISMMS ‘11 Dr. Eric L. Legome Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig
Dr. Mark L. Chapman MSH ‘66
Dr. Jill R. Baron ISMMS ‘86
Dr. Teresa H. Cheon-Hsu ISMMS ‘95
Dr. Olubunmi Akinbajo ISMMS ‘05, MSH ‘09
Dr. David B. Bernstein ISMMS ‘96, MSH ‘97
Dr. Gal Barak
Dr. Rebecca C. Amaru ISMMS ‘99, MSH ‘03
Dr. Robert D’Agostino
Dr. Paul T. Finger
Dr. Faye Kokotos ISMMS ‘88 Dr. Mark E. Krugman MSH ‘69
Dr. Michael J. Harrison MSH ‘86
Dr. Robert M. Greenberg ISMMS ‘78 Dr. Howard J. Greenberg MSH ‘77 Dr. Daniel Han
Dr. Ravi R. Jhaveri ISMMS ‘96 Dr. Rene S. Kahn MSH ‘89
Dr. Michael A. Crane
Dr. Jeffrey S. Jhang ISMMS ‘97
Dr. Chun-Lun J. Li ISMMS ‘96
Dr. Pamela S. Cohen ISMMS ‘78
Dr. Ross G. Hewitt
Dr. Brian E. Dougherty ISMMS ‘81
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Dr. Christine Chang
Dr. Shari E. Brasner MSH ‘95
Dr. Amnon Beniaminovitz ISMMS ‘10
Dr. Kimberly J. Bloom-Feshbach ISMMS ‘14
Dr. Raufa G. Faroqui
Dr. Michael L. Brodman ISMMS ‘82 MSH ‘86
Dr. Richard S. Gilbert ISMMS ‘93, MSH ‘99
Dr. Ingrid Hollinger
Dr. Kate M. Liberman Cohen ISMMS ‘11 Dr. Alexander Lipyansky ISMMS ‘01 Dr. Carolkay Lissenden Dr. Norika O. Malhado-Chang ISMMS ‘01, MSH ‘07
Dr. Edward Chin
Dr. Christopher de Haydu ISMMS ‘13
Dr. George A. Dawson
Dr. John C. He MSH ‘03
Dr. Emil S. Cheng ISMMS ‘98
Dr. Benjamin J. Golas
Dr. Naomi H. James ISMMS ‘11 Dr. Cortlyn F. Jeter MSH ‘01
Dr. Jamie R. Manning ISMMS ‘16 Dr. Kerline Marcelin ISMMS ‘95 Dr. Jeffrey D. Marshall ISMMS ‘11
Dr. Lisa C. Fishman ISMMS ‘95
Dr. Sharon B. Diamond ISMMS ‘79, MSH ‘80
Dr. Arlyn J. Apollo ISMMS ‘00, MSH ‘03
Dr. Charles L. Fishman ISMMS ‘87
Dr. David M. Kaufman MSH ‘80 Dr. Leslie D. Kerr MSH ‘85
Dr. Colleen A. Aitken ISMMS ‘97
Dr. Lorraine Kipel
Dr. Elisabeth C. Broderick ISMMS ‘91
Dr. Marc A. Lerner ISMMS ‘77 Dr. Vincent C. Leung ISMMS ‘79 Dr. Steven Lev ISMMS ‘88 Dr. Gabriel Levi
Dr. Stephen A. Geller MSH ‘69
Dr. Laurie B. Edelman MSH
Dr. Romyll Garcia ISMMS ‘09 MSH ‘10
Dr. Hamilton C. Goulart MSH ‘82
Dr. Michael M. Brand
Dr. Omar M. Lattouf
Dr. Eric A. Gehrie ISMMS ‘10
Dr. Steven H. Kunkes ISMMS ‘73 MSH ‘78 Dr. Kin Y. Lam
Dr. David S. Goldstein ISMMS ‘87, MSH
Dr. Edward David MSH ‘69
Dr. Alicia M. Hurtado-Massey ISMMS ‘05, MSH ‘09
Dr. Charles A. Herbstman ISMMS ‘75, MSH ‘88
Dr. Gabrielle L. Shapiro MSH ‘89 Mrs. Roanna Shorofsky
Dr. George M. Soffin MSH ‘66
Dr. Jill B. Ostrager MSH ‘97
Dr. Charles A. Powell
Dr. Henry E. Ruiz ISMMS ‘89
Dr. Mark I. Sotsky ISMMS ‘80 Dr. Joseph A. Sparano Dr. Victor Sta. Ana
Dr. Jamie R. Stern ISMMS ‘82 Dr. Lauren Stossel ISMMS ‘12
Dr. Kristin A. Swedish MSH ‘07
Dr. Eugene R. Ross ISMMS ‘77 MSH ‘79
Dr. Jonathan A. Ripp MSH ‘03
Dr. Robert H. Pass
Dr. Adam W. Pearl ISMMS ‘96, MSH ‘02
Dr. Catherine A. Mills MSHS ‘18
Dr. Alan R. Miller ISMMS ‘83, MSH ‘84
Dr. Aimee L. Paniagua-Ryan ISMMS ‘98
Dr. Simon J. Piller ISMMS ‘95
Dr. Ellen J. Scherl-Harbus MSH ‘82
Dr. Michael A. Palese ISMMS ‘97
Dr. Eileen Scigliano MSH ‘88
Mr. Jason E. Soto
Dr. William Rosenblum
Dr. Julius Shulman MSH ‘75 Dr. Mark J. Silversmith ISMMS ‘83 Dr. Dana R. Sirota ISMMS ‘06, MSH ‘09 Dr. Andrew P. Siskind ISMMS ‘82
Dr. James H. Raker ISMMS ‘83
Mr. Jason E. Soto
Dr. Robert H. Willis
Dr. Michael N. Yaker ISMMS ‘92 MSH ‘96 Dr. Robert Yanagisawa Dr. Steven D. Zaretsky MSH ‘86 The Weisman Charitable Fund
Dr. Michael J. Straker ISMMS ‘99 Dr. Amanda J. Swain ISMMS ‘02 Dr. Talia H. Swartz ISMMS ‘06, ISMMS ‘08, MSH ‘10, MSH ‘13
Dr. Sar Medoff ISMMS ‘15
Dr. Caroline A. Messer ISMMS ‘05, MSH ‘10
*All stethoscopes have been generously donated by Dr. George Braff, MSSM’73
Dr. Charles Perla ISMMS ‘83
Dr. Naomi A. Ramer
Dr. Rona Montag ISMMS ‘84, MSH ‘85
Dr. Esther H. Rose MSH ‘85
Dr. Justin M. Sacks ISMMS ‘98, MSH ‘04
Dr. Chantal Pyam-Vincent
Dr. Rainier P. Soriano MSH ‘99
Dr. Swan N. Thung Dr. Sam Toueg
Dr. Jasleen K. Salwan ISMMS ‘16
Dr. Paul A. Meyers ISMMS ‘73, MSH ‘75
Dr. Sonam L. Rosberger MSH ‘95
Dr. Morris M. Podolsky
Dr. Kate E. Salvatore ISMMS ‘97, MSH ‘98
Dr. Gwen B. Raphan ISMMS ‘03 MSH ‘07
Dr. Stephen D. Turker ISMMS ‘79, MSH ‘80 Dr. Peter J. Vasquez ISMMS ‘08 Dr. Andrea L. Veatch MSH ‘98 Dr. Alexander Vidershayn ISMMS ‘01 Dr. Wendy Wang ISMMS ‘96
Dr. Robert A. Nussbaum ISMMS ‘86, MSH ‘87
Dr. Betty N. Punzalan ISMMS ‘01
Ms. Marianna Shacker
Dr. Spencer G. Weig ISMMS ‘73 Dr. Anthony A. Weiss ISMMS ‘88, MSH ‘92 Dr. Lawrence B. Werlin ISMMS ‘76 Dr. Brian H. West ISMMS ‘11
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Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur MSH ‘65
Dr. Noga L. Ravid ISMMS ‘12
Dr. Allen N. Sapadin ISMMS ‘88, MSH ‘97
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• To lend our expertise to public discourse with integrity.
• To remain compassionate in the face of stressful days and sleepless nights.
With appreciation for the shared position in which we find ourselves and with gratitude to the people who have supported our journeys, we collectively commit:
• To learn for and from our patients, colleagues, and communities, with an open heart and mind.
• To leverage our privilege and knowledge to improve access to high-quality, equitable care.
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• To see patients as our partners and as the sole expert on their individual experiences.
Student Oath
• To know our patients, appreciate their identities, and amplify their voices.
• To leave medicine better than we found it by continually reexamining ourselves and our institutions. We honor the responsibilities with which we are entrusted. We pledge to hold ourselves and one another accountable to these commitments.
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• To be fierce innovators in the art and science of medicine.
• To demonstrate humility by recognizing personal and scientific limitations, as well as the past injustices of medicine.
• To combat present injustices and dismantle systems of oppression.
• To demonstrate that self-examination means as much as examinations.
• To meet you where you are and get you where you want to be.
• To not just teach, but also nurture.
• To have the courage to stand up for the oppressed and vulnerable and against prejudice and racism in all that we do.
Faculty Pledge
• To never lose sight of our wellness and the wellness of all of those around us.
• To inspire you to respect the art and science of medicine, but also to question the status quo.
The mission of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is to produce physicians and scientists who are prepared to enter society as informed advocates and activists who are able to advance clinical care and science and promote change.
• To recognize that our opportunity to teach is also our opportunity to learn.
• To be kind in evaluating you and ourselves.
• To engage you in the joy and privilege of practicing the art and science of medicine and the rewards of learning for life.
• To share of both our craft and ourselves.
We, the faculty, seek to embody this mission and so pledge the following to you, our students, in our effort to help you to become the best possible physicians and your best possible selves:
• To uphold the highest standards in scientific and medical research.
• To be aware of our own biases and those around us and strive to eliminate them.
• To serve as models for caring, competent, and unbiased care of our patients.
• And, finally, to never forget as physicians, scientists, and educators what we know as human beings.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2026
