2023 White Coat Ceremony Program

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

White Coat Ceremony

TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL

Tully Hall at Lincoln Center

12 | 3:00 PM

White Coat Ceremony

Alice

September

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

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

White Coat Ceremony

WELCOME

Tara K. Cunningham, EdD, MS

Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Associate Professor, Medical Education

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

OPENING REMARKS

James S. Tisch

Co-Chairman, Boards of Trustees

Mount Sinai Health System

Dennis S. Charney, MD

Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

President for Academic Affairs

Mount Sinai Health System

KEYNOTE ADDRESS INTRODUCTION

David Muller, MD

Dean for Medical Education

Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand

Chair in Medical Education

Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Carol R. Horowitz, MD, MPH

Dean, Gender Equity in Science and Medicine

Professor, Population Health Science and Policy

Professor, Medicine and General Internal Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Director, Institute for Health Equity Research

Mount Sinai Health System

HANS POPPER MD, PHD

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About Hans Popper MD, PhD

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.

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.

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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Processional

COATING OF STUDENTS*

Rainier P. Soriano, MD

Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs

Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine and Medical Education

Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

STUDENT OATH READER

Michael Herscher, MD

Assistant Professor, Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

FACULTY OATH READER

I. Michael Leitman, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Dean for Graduate Medical Education and Designated Institutional Official

Professor of Surgery

Professor, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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ALUMNI REMARKS

Alexis Colvin, MD

Senior Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

CLOSING REMARKS

David Muller, MD, FACP

Dean for Medical Education

Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair

in Medical Education

Leni and Peter W. May

Department of Medical Education

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai RECESSION

Students and guests are invited to celebrate immediately following the ceremony.

*Students are called by last name alpha via their Learning Communities. This allows students to be coated by their faculty advisor.

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COATERS

Theodore C. Bania, MD Assistant Professor

Department of Emergency Medicine

Uraina Clark, PhD Associate Professor

Department of Neurology

Caroline Cromwell, MD ISMMS ‘01 Assistant Professor

Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine

Monica M. Dweck, MD

Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Medical Education

Oculoplastic, Reconstructive and Orbital Surgery

Department of Ophthalmology

Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Sharon M. Edwards, MD Associate Professor

Jack and Lucy Clark

Department of Pediatrics

Vice Chair for Diversity Initiatives, Department of Pediatrics Program Director, Adolescent Medicine Fellowship

Adolescent Health Center, Mount Sinai Hospital

Allison T. Gault, MD Assistant Professor

Jack and Lucy Clark

Department of Pediatrics

Meredith Wepner Grossman, MD

ISMMS ‘02

Associate Professor

Jack and Lucy Clark

Department of Pediatrics

Alicia Hurtado, MD ISMMS ‘05

Associate Dean for Medical Student

Wellness and Student Affairs

Department of Medical Education Assistant Professor

Department of Psychiatry

Craig L. Katz, MD Clinical Professor

Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health

Roberto Posada, MD Associate Professor

Departments of Psychiatry, Medical Education, and Health System Design & Global Health

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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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Ryan Afreen

Bukola Ajanaku

Omar Alani

Dany Alkurdi

Noy Alon

Julia An

Anna Argulian

Reetwan

Bandyopadhyay

Roger Bautista

Michael Beauzile

Brenden Berrios

Priya Bhanot

Elle Billman

Reginald Brewster

Ramone Brown

Cole Brown

Alexia Brown

Jordan Bryan

Helena Bugacov

Courtney Chau

Derek Chen

Sophia Chertock

Madeline Cheshire

Isabel Chess

Allison Choe

Alexander Chung

Tony Chung

Donessa Colley

Gabriel Dara

Mehek Dedhia

Varun Devraj

Helen Downes

Yehia Elkersh

Theodore Esantsi

Naomi Freilich

Jamie Frost

Ivory Fu

Helen Gordan

Rahul Guda

Juhana Habib

Camilo Hernandez Joya

James Hong

Olivia Hoover

Benjamin Hu

Lily Huo

Jihwan Hwang

Sujai Jaipalli

Sandra Jardines

Julian Javier

Nate Ji

Camila Johanek

Rubashruti Kanna

Anisha Kasi

Josh Kim

Niklas Koehne

Gavin Kress

Manan Krishnamurthy

Ashwin Kulshrestha

Mark Kurapatti

Katie Larratt

Christina Lefebvre

Michael Lemonick

Aaron LeVan

Emily Leventhal

Auston Locke

Anais Marenco

Anna Martens

Phoebe May

Sreekar Miriyala

Lillian Mo

Kareem Mohamed

Emery Monnig

Salwa Najmi

Hajera Naveed

Chino Nwakama

Brandon Oby

Amarachi Okorom

Boluwatito Oladeinde

Melissa

Olivar-Villanueva

Cameron Ormiston

Sananda Pai

Nicole Parkas

Dev Patel

Nikhil Patel

Likhitha Patlolla

Joan Perez

Rico Pesce

Lauren Port

Justine Potemkin

Megna Rao

Akhil Rao

Nicholas Riina

Rebecca Rosenzweig

Kennedy Salamat

Lev Sandler

Reanna Shah

Lucy Shang

Shiven Sharma

Mark Shneyderman

Isabelle Sillo

Elise Solazzo

Arvind Sommi

Jun Song

Johari Summerville

Curtis Tam

Megan Tang

Meron Teklu

Marianne Tissot

Rodriguez

Matthew Tonkinson

Grace Travers

Onyedikachi Uche

Camila Vicioso

Campbell Vogt

Emma White

Jessica Yang

Hailey Yetman

Alexander Yu

Ryan Yu

Jennifer Yu

Helena Zeleke

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Student Learning Communities

Dr. Theodore Bania

Noy Alon

Courtney Chau

Gabriel Dara

Helen Downes

Jamie Frost

Camilo Hernandez Joya

Benjamin Hu

Sujai Jaipalli

Kareem Mohamed

Elise Solazzo

Emma White

Jessica Yang

Alexander Yu

Dr. Uraina Clark

Bukola Ajanaku

Michael Beauzile

Alexander Chung

Naomi Freilich

Juhana Habib

Manan Krishnamurthy

Emily Leventhal

Chino Nwakama

Kennedy Salamat

Jun Song

Dr. Caroline Cromwell

Brenden Berrios

Jordan Bryan

Sophia Chertock

Allison Choe

James Hong

Rubashruti Kanna

Brandon Oby

Melissa Olivar-

Villanueva

Rebecca Rosenzweig

Reanna Shah

Shiven Sharma

Matthew Tonkinson

Dr. Monica Dweck

Julia An

Reetwan Bandyopadhyay

Elle Billman

Reginald Brewster

Madeline Cheshire

Donessa Colley

Varun Devraj

Anisha Kasi

Auston Locke

Cameron Ormiston

Nicholas Riina

Marianne Tissot

Rodriguez

Dr. Sharon Edwards

Priya Bhanot

Ramone Brown

Anais Marenco

Emery Monnig

Salwa Najmi

Hajera Naveed

Joan Perez

Lev Sandler

Arvind Sommi

Grace Travers

Hailey Yetman

Ryan Yu

Dr. Allison Gault

Yehia Elkersh

Helen Gordan

Rahul Guda

Julian Javier

Camila Johanek

Josh Kim

Lillian Mo

Rico Pesce

Megna Rao

Lucy Shang

Curtis Tam

Helena Zeleke

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Dr. Meredith Grossman

Anna Argulian

Derek Chen

Isabel Chess

Jihwan Hwang

Ashwin Kulshrestha

Phoebe May

Amarachi Okorom

Nicole Parkas

Justine Potemkin

Mark Shneyderman

Onyedikachi Uche

Campbell Vogt

Dr. Alicia Hurtado

Ryan Afreen

Cole Brown

Olivia Hoover

Lily Huo

Sandra Jardines

Nate Ji

Katie Larratt

Aaron LeVan

Boluwatito Oladeinde

Dev Patel

Nikhil Patel

Lauren Port

Meron Teklu

Dr. Craig Katz

Omar Alani

Helena Bugacov

Mehek Dedhia

Theodore Esantsi

Ivory Fu

Gavin Kress

Mark Kurapatti

Michael Lemonick

Anna Martens

Isabelle Sillo

Megan Tang

Camila Vicioso

Dr. Roberto Posada

Dany Alkurdi

Roger Bautista

Alexia Brown

Tony Chung

Niklas Koehne

Christina Lefebvre

Sreekar Miriyala

Sananda Pai

Likhitha Patlolla

Akhil Rao

Johari Summerville

Jennifer Yu

Ceremony

Student Oath

We the entering class of 2023 at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are humbled and grateful to embark on this journey. In acknowledgment of our privilege in entering the field of medicine and in appreciation for all those who are supporting us on our paths, we pledge to:

– Treat patients with diligence, respect, and empathy as we practice medicine with grace.

– Promote the wellbeing of our patients through evidence-based medicine.

– Empower the voices of our patients, especially those who cannot speak for themselves.

– Demonstrate cultural awareness; provide empathetic, holistic, and individualized care.

– Continually challenge our implicit biases and remain cognizant of our shared humanity.

– Address deep-rooted injustices and inequities of medicine while respecting the agency and lived experiences of our patients.

– Recognize the limitations of the field in order to push for discrete change.

– Be honest when we don’t know and embrace feedback from patients and colleagues.

– Cultivate an authentic, collaborative, and trusting community among our peers.

– Prioritize our own health and wellness in order to best serve our patients.

Together, we will approach medicine with the desire to learn from our patients, absent of judgment, and evolve alongside the field of medicine and the world without losing the core values that brought us here.

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CLASS OF 2027

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Faculty Pledge

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.

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 serve as models for caring, competent, and unbiased care of our patients.

• To engage you in the joy and privilege of practicing the art and science of medicine and the rewards of learning for life.

• To uphold the highest standards in scientific and medical research.

• To inspire you to respect the art and science of medicine, but also to question the status quo.

• To recognize that our opportunity to teach is also our opportunity to learn.

• To not just teach, but also nurture.

• To share of both our craft and ourselves.

• To demonstrate that self-examination means as much as examinations.

• To be kind in evaluating you and ourselves.

• To never lose sight of our wellness and the wellness of all of those around us.

• To have the courage to stand up for the oppressed and vulnerable and against prejudice and racism in all that we do.

• To be aware of our own biases and those around us and strive to eliminate them.

• To meet you where you are and get you where you want to be.

• And, finally, to never forget as physicians, scientists, and educators what we know as human beings.

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Congratulations!

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2023 White Coat Ceremony Program

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

White Coat Ceremony

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

White Coat Ceremony

WELCOME

OPENING REMARKS

KEYNOTE ADDRESS INTRODUCTION

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

About Hans Popper MD, PhD

Processional

COATING OF STUDENTS*

STUDENT OATH READER

FACULTY OATH READER

ALUMNI REMARKS

CLOSING REMARKS

COATERS

The

Student Learning Communities

Ceremony

Sponsors

Student Oath

Faculty Pledge