2021 Virtual NERA Medical School Winter Symposium

2021 NERA Virtual Medical School Winter Symposium

Thursday, January 7, 2021
10AM EST

Demystifying the Admissions Process for Students
Underrepresented in the Health Professions

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Meeting ID: 951 0410 7615

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2021 Virtual NERA Medical School Winter Symposium Agenda.................…………...……3
Keynote Speaker Bio ………………………………………………………………………….……4
Demystifying the Admissions Process:
Northeast Diversity Collaboration Panelists……………………………………………………5
Lights, Camera, Action:
Medical School Virtual Interviewing & Networking Speaker Bios ………………………….9
Social Justice in Medicine Speaker Bios……………………………………………….….…...11
The Transition from
Pre-Med to Medical School Student Panelists………………………………….……………..13
Student Resources……………………………………………………………….……….…….....18
Acknowledgements……………………………………………………………………....………. 27

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CONFERENCE AGENDA

Thursday, January 7, 2021

10:00 am Welcome
10:05 am
10:20 am Keynote Address

11:50 am Panel Presentation: “Demystifying the Admissions Process”
12:00 pm Northeast Diversity Collaboration Panel

12:35 pm Break

1:05 pm Workshop I:
“Lights, Camera, Action: Medical School Virtual Interviews and Virtual Networking”
1:50 pm
Workshop II:
Social Justice in Medicine

Panel Presentation: “The Transition from Pre-Med to Medical Student”
Medical Student Panel

Closing Remarks

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Chelsea Batista

M.D. Candidate | Class of 2021
Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

I am Dominican-American and was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. I graduated from Brooklyn College
(CUNY) May 2017 with a BS in Biology and a minor in Neuroscience. I have held a job since I was 15,
starting with summer jobs and moving into part-time jobs when I was 17. I worked through college as a CA
and tour guide during the school year and a temp for a temp agency in the summers when I wasn’t involved
in pre-med programs like SHPEP (formerly known as SMDEP).
I have always had a strong affinity for Pediatrics. As of right now, I am particularly interested in pediatric
hematology/oncology. I have a fierce desire to work with those patients who often don't have the power or
the ability to advocate for themselves, which not only strengthens my love for peds, but also enhances my
care and attention for elderly and disabled patients.
I also have a strong passion for improving--on a public health level--the quality of care received by
immigrants, non-English speakers, and Low-English Proficiency patients. I spent my childhood witnessing
the disparity in care between patients of different backgrounds, races, and socioeconomic statuses. This is
now my chance to change this inequality.
I am currently taking part in a Qualitative Research project that is looking at Low English Proficiency
Latino families and their experiences with inpatient care during their child's hospitalization at CHONY. My
goal is to expand upon that project with my own research looking into how to better improve the physician-
family relationship through increased use and increased efficiency and efficacy of interpreter services in the
pediatric setting.
I still take time to pursue my personal passions--especially writing. I am currently in the process of editing
a young adult fiction novel, which I hope to begin pitching for publication later this year. I am looking
forward to the experience as well as continuing my education and seeing where my many passions take me
in my career.

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NORTHEAST DIVERSITY COLLABORATION PANEL
Moderator:

Nilda I. Soto, MS Ed
Albert Einstein College of Medicine | Assistant Dean Office of Diversity Enhancement

A native of the Bronx, Ms. Soto has been a member of Einstein's administration since 1990. In her role as
Assistant Dean of Diversity Enhancement, Ms. Soto administers and supervises minority student activities
at the medical school, and is involved in the recruitment, admission, and retention of
individuals underrepresented in medicine. She serves as director of both the Einstein Enrichment
Program and the Diversity Student Summer Research Opportunity Program. Ms. Soto received her
Bachelors and Masters degrees from Fordham University.

Panelist:
Hilda Hutcherson, MD, MS
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons | Senior Associate Dean, Office of Diversity and
Multicultural Affairs | Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Hilda Hutcherson received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her medical degree
from Harvard Medical School. She completed a medicine internship at the University of California in San
Francisco, and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology from Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Since completing her residency, she has held numerous positions and served on countless committees and
boards. She is presently a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Senior Associate Dean for
Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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Panelist:
Gary C. Butts, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, MSHS
Dean for Diversity Programs, Policy and Community Affairs

Gary C. Butts, MD is Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Mount Sinai Health System and Dean
for Diversity Programs, Policy and Community Affairs for the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,
responsible for oversight, management and integration of all aspects of programs and policies to advance
diversity and inclusion for the Mount Sinai Health System, including the medical school. He holds joint
appointments as Professor with tenure in the Department of Pediatrics, Medical Education, and
Environmental Medicine/Public Health. Under his tenure, the medical school and health system have been
recognized annually by Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED), the Human Rights Campaign
for LGBTQ inclusion and quality care and by DiversityInc for the Top 10 Hospitals and Health Systems for
4 consecutive years, achieving #1 ranking in 2017 and 2018. He has been acknowledged for leadership and
service by the National Medical Association, the National Medical Fellowships, and the Association of
American Medical Colleges. In 2015 he was awarded the Mount Sinai Jacobi Medallion and in 2016, he
was elected to the AOA Medical Honors Society.

Panelist:
Mercedes Rivero, MS
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School | Assistant Dean for Admissions

Mercedes Rivero is the Assistant Dean for Admissions at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. With over
twenty years of experience in Undergraduate Medical Education, she is committed to contributing to
efforts that increase educational opportunities for students from disadvantaged and underrepresented
backgrounds. Dean Rivero has served in various leadership roles, at a regional and national level, through
the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). However, she is particularly proud to be
amongst great colleagues

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as a founding member of the Northeast Diversity Collaborative (NEDC). There is a culture of caring and
compassion that permeates the NEDC, an educational initiative led by a small group of medical education
professionals aimed at increasing resources and support for disadvantaged students.

Dean Rivero was born and raised in Queens, NY and raised by a single Mother. She attended the public
school system in NY and went on to complete her undergraduate studies in Health and Human Services at
Syracuse University. As a product of New York State’s Higher Educational Opportunity Program (HEOP),
she appreciates the importance of creating opportunities and is passionate about encouraging the next
generation of collaborative, thoughtful, compassionate and humanistic physicians. Dean Rivero holds a
master’s degree in Higher Education Administration from Drexel University.

Panelist:
Joy D. Howell, MD, FAAP, FCCM
Weill Cornell Medicine | Assistant Dean for Diversity and Student Life
Vice Chair for Diversity in Pediatrics | Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Dr. Joy D. Howell received her medical degree (M.D.) at the State University of New York Health Science
Center and completed her residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She returned to
New York City to complete a Fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Medical Center. Following her fellowship training, she served as Site Director for the Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit at the former New York Hospital of Queens for five years (presently New York Presbyterian-
Queens).
As a junior faculty member, she enjoyed participating in fellow, resident and medical student education both
at Weill Cornell as well as New York Hospital of Queens. She received the Award for Teaching Excellence
in 2006 and 2010. She served as the Program Director for the Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship
from 2005 through June of 2020. In that time, she remained active in the education of medical students,
residents, and fellows but her teaching also came to include PICU nursing and physician assistant staff as
well.
Much of her non-clinical time and academic efforts surround education, specifically simulation education
and its application to pediatric postgraduate education as well as to interprofessional education and
teamwork training in the pediatric intensive care unit. For her commitment to providing excellent patient
care and providing team-based education, she was a recipient of the Physician-Of-The-Year Award in 2012.

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In 2017, she was invited to serve as Vice Chair of Diversity in Pediatrics and lead the efforts within the
department in advancing diversity and inclusion, at the student, resident, fellow and faculty level in
pediatrics. Most recently, she was appointed as Assistant Dean of Diversity and Student Life at Weill Cornell
Medicine.

Panelist:
Paula Watkins, M.A.S
Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine | Assistant Dean for Admissions

Paula Watkins is currently the Assistant Dean of Admissions at Rowan University School of
Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM), where she oversees the medical school admissions process. She has
over twenty years of experience guiding students through the medical school admissions process. She’s
also designed and implemented numerous pathway programs in an effort to provide exposure to the health
professions and medicine and increase the recruitment and retention of prospective students at the high
school, college, and graduate level.
She’s received awards for her work to increase diversity in medicine including: the Camden County East
NAACP Visionary Leader Award, the Excellence in Diversity Award for Scholarship by Rowan University,
the Community Service Award from the Woodland Community Development Corporation (WCDC), the
Diversity Award from the Student National Medical Association (SNMA) of RowanSOM, and
the Leadership Award from The Office of Diversity and Success in the Sciences (ODASIS) of
Rutgers University.
Ms. Watkins currently serves as the Vice Chair of the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic
Medicine (AACOM) Council of Osteopathic Medical School Admissions Officers (COMAO), and is a
member of the AACOM Council of Diversity and Equity (CDE) Committee, and the Diversity, Equity and
Inclusion (DEI) Committee at RowanSOM.
Ms. Watkins graduated from Alderson-Broaddus University, with a BS degree in Sociology and a BS degree
in Technical Writing. She completed her masters’ degree in Administrative Science from Fairleigh
Dickinson University. She is currently enrolled in the Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (Ed.
D.) Program at Rowan University. In her spare time, she loves relaxing with her family.

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VIRTUAL INTERVIEWING & NETWORKING SPEAKERS
Speaker:

Hilda Hutcherson, MD, MS
Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons | Senior Associate Dean, Office of Diversity and

Multicultural Affairs | Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology

Dr. Hilda Hutcherson received her undergraduate degree from Stanford University and her medical degree
from Harvard Medical School. She completed a medicine internship at the University of California in San
Francisco, and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology from Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Since completing her residency, she has held numerous positions and served on countless committees and
boards. She is presently a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Senior Associate Dean for
Diversity and Multicultural Affairs at Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

Speaker:
Taiwo P. Alonge
M.D./M.P.H Student | Class of 2021
Columbia University | Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons/Mailman School of Public Health

Taiwo Alonge is a senior medical student and master’s in public health student at Columbia University.
He was born and raised in Miami, Florida and spent most of his life in Florida before moving to New
York City in 2016 to start at Columbia. He is applying for residency in psychiatry and hopes to match in
March this year. He plans to center his work around the health and wellbeing of Black and Brown
children and adolescents, public policy, love, equity, and justice. He has engaged in work
surrounding justice and antiracism by way of teaching, working with communities, writing, and speaking
engagements.

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Speaker:
Heydi Malave
M.D. Candidate | Class of 2021
Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

Heydi is originally from Newark, NJ. She attended Stanford University and studied biomechanical
engineering. She is now a fourth year at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
She took two gap years: one spent as a medical scribe and the other spent as a research technician in a health
science lab. She’s currently applying into a general surgery residency.

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SOCIAL JUSTICE IN MEDICINE SPEAKERS
Speaker:

Laudy Burgos, LCSW-R
The Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Social Work Services | Social Work Manager

NERA – Undergraduate Behavioral Health Fellowship Program Manager

Laudy Burgos, LCSW is a Social Work Manager in the Women’s and Children’s Division at Mount Sinai
Hospital. In this capacity she supervises social work staff in the outpatient clinic, inpatient units, and the
faculty practice in the OB/GYN Department. Her specialty area is perinatal mood disorders. She
also manages the NERA Behavioral Health Program at Mount Sinai Hospital.
She has presented at various national and international social work conferences and is the co-author of “The
Inner City Asthma Intervention Asthma Counselor program: A Collaborative Model between Physician and
Social Worker to Help Empower Families” and author of “Screening for Perinatal Depression in an Inner
City Prenatal Setting”. She also works as a consultant for several foster care agencies in New York City.
Additionally, she volunteers as a NYC Coordinator for Postpartum Support International.
Laudy is currently on faculty at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Columbia University, School
of Social Work and Fordham University, Graduate School of Social Services. She is a graduate of the New
York University Silver School of Social Work.

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Speaker:
Carolyn Hutson, LCSW-R
Mount Sinai Kidney Center | Social Worker

Carolyn Hutson graduated from New York University in 1989 and has primarily worked in health
care. She has worked at Bellevue Hospital, St Luke’s Hospital and Mount Sinai Medical Center. She
has worked with various populations of patients who suffer from chronic and life-threatening illness-
including AIDS patients, liver transplant patients, and dialysis patients.
Carolyn has been on faculty at Fordham’s Graduate School of Social Service and is currently on
faculty at Columbia’s Graduate School of Social Work. Ms. Hutson is also a clinical instructor at the
Icahn Medical School at Mount Sinai.
She has also published several articles in the following journals:
Journal of Social Work and Health Care
“Mining Clinical Information in the Utilization of Social Services: Practitioners Inform
Themselves”. (2001)
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Childhood Abuse, Non-adherence and Medical Outcome in Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients

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PRE-MEDICAL TO MEDICAL STUDENT PANEL
Moderator:

Adedeji Adeniyi
M.D. Candidate | Class of 2023
Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

Adedeji Adeniyi (Deji), born in Lagos, Nigeria, is a current second-year Columbia University medical
student. Deji, who double majored in Molecular & Cellular Biology/Asian Studies at Vanderbilt University,
spent a gap year in Taiwan through a Fulbright scholarship just before medical school. He describes himself
as an avid cyclist who also enjoys learning new languages, soccer, and adventure. Deji is interested in
several specialties and looks forward to his future clerkships.

Panelist:
Madeline Kidd
D.O. Candidate | Class of 2022
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

I am a third year DO candidate studying at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in Harlem, NY and a
MSI AHEC Scholar. As a AHEC Scholar, a two-year longitudinal study program, I was able to get hands-
on experience working in underserved communities. As a result, I hope to one day practice in a safety-net
hospital or community clinic. Academically, I am most interested in the ways in which mental health,
reproductive health, and nutrition intersect and am passionate about the ways health care can be a source of
long-term relationships and counseling around preventative medicine. On campus, I sit as president of
Touro’s LGBTQ+ student organization (Rainbow Health Coalition) and Community Outreach Chair of our
student-run clinic, the Touro Harlem Health Clinic. Outside of studying you can find me running in Prospect
Park, practicing yoga, or discussing quantum physics with my grandmother!

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Panelist:
Lucinalda Perez Sachez
M.D. Candidate | Class of 2024
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

I am Lucinalda Perez Sachez, and I attend Rutgers NJMS as a first-year medical student. My experience
in NERA was one of the best experiences I had while I was an undergraduate student. As an immigrant, I
felt a bit lost in the system and NERA gave me the tools I needed to succeed such as a strong support system
with both students and faculty. I also volunteered as an observer in the Hoboken Ambulance Volunteer
Corps. Volunteering in an ambulance and having that first-hand medical experience helped me
cmheomosmemmmemdicminee as a career. It was a very thrilling experience and extremely fulfilling but it wasn't
providing short-term care. After every call I wanted to know what happened to my patients and be the person
that helps them with their problems long term. I also did not like that many of their problems could have
beenbmeeanahgaevdeobreepnrevbeenetned. Part of me fell in love with emergency medicine while I was volunteering in
the ambulance. I liked that every day was different and the immediate problem solving required.

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Panelist:
Grant Cammock
B.A. Candidate | Class of 2021
Columbia University

Grant Cammock is a senior at Columbia University from Canfield, Ohio. He is graduating this spring with
a B.A. in Biology. He has been a Teaching Assistant for a biology course at Columbia for the past two
years. He also participated in all three levels at NERA. After Columbia, Grant is applying to med school
and wants to be a neonatologist. His interests are basketball, singing, cooking, and teaching.

Panelist:
Syed Haider, MD
PGY-2 General Surgery Resident | Rutgers New Jersey Medical Center

Syed F Haider is a PGY-2 General Surgery resident at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School. He was born
and raised in Pakistan and immigrated to United States in 2007. He received his Bachelor of Science from
CUNY City College of New York in 2014 and his Doctor of Medicine from Icahn School of Medicine in
2019. During his time in college, Syed cultivated strong interest in academic research and health disparities

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working in collaboration with Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership. As a medical student,
he held several significant leadership roles in medical school, notably serving as the President of ISMMS
Student Council. He was selected as the Mount Sinai-GLG Global Health Scholar, where he co-founded a
Student Leadership Program within Mount Sinai Human Rights Program that provides educational,
research, and advocacy opportunities for students interested in working with refugees, asylum seekers and
survivors of torture. He organized a school-wide conferences on Islamophobia and Racism in the Healthcare
System and has shared his work on human rights and surgical disparities at several national meetings. As a
General Surgery resident, he has cp-founded Global Surgery and Surgical Leadership Program that aims to
mentor and create the next generation of leaders in global surgery. Syed aims to become an
Academic Surgeon with a special interest in Plastic Surgery, surgical education and surgical disparities.

Panelist:
Lucresse Tato
M.D. Candidate | Class of 2024
CUNY School of Medicine – Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

Lucresse Tato is a 1st year medical student at the CUNY School of Medicine/Sophie Davis School of
Biomedical Education. Lucresse graduated with her B.S. in Biomedical Science from the City College
of New York in 2020. She was the 2019-2020 president of the Sisters of Sophie Club. She is originally
from Staten Island, New York. She participated in MSI AHEC's Summer Health Internship Program in
2016, where she spent time in Metropolitan Hospital's ophthalmology department. Lucresse participated in
MSI AHEC SHIP again in 2018 and interned on the CHASI Mobile Unit. In her spare time, Lucresse likes
to paint, cook, and make YouTube videos.

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Panelist:
Cameron Clarke
M.D. Candidate | Class of 2024
Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, Cameron is a first-year medical student at Columbia University
College of Physicians & Surgeons and a policy fellow at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, where
he conducts health policy and equity research.
As an undergraduate at Howard University, and later as a graduate student at the University of Oxford,
Cameron worked in health education and public health policy at the Baltimore Health Department,
Children's National Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, the United States House and Senate, and
the DC Superintendent of Education, among others.
At Columbia, Cameron serves on the University Senate as the coordinator for White Coats for Black
Lives, and as an Equity and Justice Fellow in Curricular Affairs. Outside of his work and studies,
Cameron volunteers as a community health advocate, and is an avid rock climber, hiker, and cyclist.

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STUDENT
RESOURCES

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New York, NY 10027
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field trips to health professions schools

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Health Careers Internship Program (HCIP) Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) MedPrep
College - Juniors and Seniors to Post HCOP Academy
Baccalaureate College​ - ​Freshmen and Sophomores

❖ Six week placements at health facilities* ❖ A 3-summer enrichment program designed to increase
potential for disadvantaged students to enter and
❖ Weekly didactic sessions, with medical students, succeed in medical school
including guest speakers and field trips
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❖ Networking opportunities with 2n​ d​ year medical students Medicine at Mount Sinai,​ R​ utgers New Jersey
and health professionals Medical School or Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons

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Community Health Experience (CHE)
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To learn more about MSI AHEC, please visit our website at community healthcare

www.msiahec.org

*MSI AHEC will follow CDC Guidelines with all experiential ❖ Address Social Determinants of Health

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FREE Summer Opportunity Programs

The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a FREE summer enrichment
program focused on improving access to information and resources for college students interested in
the health professions. SHPEP’s goal is to strengthen the academic proficiency and career
development of students underrepresented in the health professions and prepare them for a successful
application and matriculation to health professions schools. The program is open to college
freshmen and sophomores (less than 60 credit hours) interested in attending health
professions school. At Columbia, we offer tracts in medicine, dentistry, nursing or physical
therapy. Please visit our website to learn more: http://www.shpep.org/site/columbia-university/.

Instagram: @ColumbiaSHPEP

Application Highlights:
SHPEP application is now open and will close on February 5, 2021

The Northeast Regional Alliance MedPrep HCOP Academy (NERA MedPrep) is a FREE
summer enrichment program that uniquely builds on the collective expertise of four outstanding
institutions to expand health careers preparation for minority and disadvantaged students with the
goal of increasing competitiveness for medical school. The program is open to New York City and
New Jersey resident college freshmen and sophomores (generally less than 60 credit hours)
interested in attending medical school. MedPrep is a three-year summer commitment designed to
give students an opportunity to develop key skills and competencies that are important to success on
the road to medical school. Please visit our website to learn more: http://www.neramedprep.org/.

Instagram: @ColumbiaMedPrep

Application Highlights:
NERA MedPrep application is now open and will close on March 1, 2021

The Summer Public Health Scholars Program (SPHSP) is a partnership between Columbia
University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, College of Dental Medicine, School of
Nursing, and the Mailman School of Public Health. SPHSP is designed to increase interest in and
knowledge of public health and biomedical careers for juniors, seniors, and recent undergraduates.
This competitive program equips students with the skill set and tools they need to pursue public health
by providing rigorous public health coursework, hands-on field experience, seminars and workshops,
and mentorship opportunities in New York City.

The 10-week program begins with a one-week orientation and ends with a showcase and expo at the
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. Students are introduced to members of
the CDC and have the opportunity to present their summer projects. All accepted students will receive
housing accommodations on Columbia University’s Morningside campus along with a living stipend.
All travel for students will also be covered by the program. Please visit our visit our website to learn
more: https://www.ps.columbia.edu/sphsp

Instagram: @sphsp_cumc

Application Highlights:
SPHSP application is now open and will close on January 31st, 2021

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SPHSP

Summer Public Health Scholars Program

SPHSP is a ten week program designed to increase interest and knowledge of public
health and allied health professions among undergraduate students.

PROGRAM OFFERINGS

Public Health Coursework Professional Development

Field Placements Field Trips Stipend
Housing & Travel
Trip to CDC in Atlanta, GA

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Rising juniors, seniors, or recent college graduates within one year of graduation.
Cannot be accepted to or enrolled in a graduate program.

African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian American, American Indian/Alaskan
Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, people with disabilities, and the
economically-disadvantaged are encouraged to apply.

Minimum GPA of 2.7

For more information go online or email us at: [email protected]

Apply online at: www.ps.columbia.edu/sphsp

APPLICATIONS OPEN: NOVEMBER 1, 2020

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MD Program

MD/Masters in Bioethics: This four-year program offers
distance learning taught primarily online for the medical ethics
master’s degree competencies.

Science Serving Society

For more than 150 years, the Icahn School of Medicine at

Mount Sinai has served the medically disenfranchised and

those in need, whether they live in Harlem or Haiti. From

their first day of medical school, our students work with our

doctors to empower underserved communities and ensure

that high-quality medical care remains available to all. All of our

Health care is evolving rapidly. Physicians and scientists must students participate in transformative service experiences
be prepared to take on this century’s social, medical, and in communities ranging from East Harlem and Elmhurst to
scientific challenges with thoughtful innovation that leads to Nogales, Arizona and Gorongosa, Mozambique.
improved patient- and community-centered care. At the Icahn
School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS), our approach to Over half of our students spend time at an international
medical education allows students individually and collectively clinical site through the Global Health Center at some point
to achieve their maximum potential through exceptional during their training. ISMMS students have the opportunity to
clinical experiences, curricular initiatives, community contribute to a progressive approach to medicine that has led
immersion, and mentored research. Our core values reflect to the creation of many pioneering advocacy programs and
the ways in which our graduates apply science in the service centers that are recognized worldwide, including:
of society. The MD Program combines the most progressive,
technologically advanced, scientifically based education n The Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center: The largest
provider of outpatient adolescent health services in the
country.

with the goal of improving societal health care needs locally n The Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program: The largest
in New York City and around the world. We explicitly blur the academic physician home-visiting service in the nation.

traditional distinction between pre-clinical and clinical years by n The East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership: A free clinic
integrating the basic sciences across courses as well-initiating founded by students at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount

students into the clinical environment from their first day of Sinai to help provide care for the uninsured.

school. We encourage and support the bold thinking and n The Mount Sinai Global Health Center: A collaboration with
disciplined science that will fundamentally change the face non-governmental organizations, hospitals, and medical
of medicine. schools dedicated to improving the health of the underserved

around the globe by training tomorrow’s global health leaders.

Accelerating Science through Dual Degrees n The Center for Health Equity and Community Engaged

We offer four dual degree programs: Research: A hub for researchers across Mount Sinai

MD/PhD: This integrated Medical Scientist Training Program interested in health equity, health disparities and community-

(MSTP) in ISMMS’s Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences engaged research.
combines clinical education with next-generation research in a
translational environment. n The Human Rights/Social Justice
Scholars Program:
MD/MPH : This four- or five-year program has core courses A student-created

in epidemiology, biostatistics, socio-behavioral health, health comprehensive one-year track

management, and environmental health. giving students the tools,

MD/Masters in Clinical Research: This five-year program resources, and mentorship The Icahn School of
offers training in clinical research education and a to pursue the diverse
multidisciplinary approach to the field of clinical/translational aspects of health equity
and social justice.

research. at Mount Sinai

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Innovative Curricular Offerings society. Our goal is to train outstanding professionals who are
prepared to enter society as informed leaders and advocates,
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s curriculum able to advance science and clinical care and capable of
is designed to prepare students for the opportunities and promoting change.
challenges of practicing medicine and conducting biomedical
research in the twenty-first century. The foundation rests Traditional Track
on our tremendous strengths in translational research and
medicine as well as service to communities around the globe. The Icahn School of Medicine participates in the American
Medical College Application Service (AMCAS) of the
There are four themes that embody our core values and Association of American Medical Colleges. Candidates for
mission and thread through the curriculum: research and admission should file their AMCAS application no later than
discovery, service learning, global health, and frontiers in October 15 preceding the year for which admission is sought.
science. Highlights of the curriculum include: Additional information will be requested of all applicants.
Applicants submitting an AMCAS application will be
n Formal longitudinal training in research, global health, service contacted by email and directed to a website where they can
learning, leadership, teaching skills, and scientific innovation complete our online Supplemental Application. Supplemental
Applications can be submitted from July 1 through November
n Clinical, translational, basic, or educational research 15. The Icahn School of Medicine has a rolling admissions.
opportunities mentored by world-class faculty to culminate in The earliest date of notification of acceptance is generally
a required independent scholarly product by graduation November 15.

n Protected half days of “Flex Time” per week in years one and Applicants who have been offered admission to the School
two for self-directed individualized learning, discovery, and must respond within two weeks after receipt of notification.
leadership development For more information, visit:
icahn.mssm.edu/MDAdmissions.
n Longitudinal clinical experience program partnering students
with patients to enhance patient centeredness and FlexMed Track
reflective practice
The Donald and Vera Blinken FlexMed Program is an early
n Ample time for exploration of career choices and specialty assurance program that offers some college sophomores
specific skill-based preparation for residency education from any major—early acceptance to medical school,
exempting them from most of the traditional pre-med science
n Health policy, advocacy, research methodology, and quality requirements and from taking the MCAT. Applicants interested
assurance weaved throughout the four-year InFocus in FlexMed must apply during their sophomore year of college.
series process
FlexMed applications are not submitted through AMCAS
Groundbreaking Science and can be accessed directly from our website. Applicants
must have completed either one year of Biology, Chemistry,
Our history is rich with the stories of physicians and scientists or Physics in order to apply. FlexMed applications can be
who had the vision and the courage to push the boundaries of submitted any time from August 15 through the January 15
science and medicine. This drive to succeed is reflected in our deadline. For more information, visit:
new Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine, icahn.mssm.edu/FlexMedAdmissions.
a state-of-the-art facility that serves as a focal point for our
translational research efforts. Students have the opportunity
to work alongside internationally acclaimed researchers
who are unraveling the molecular, genetic, and epidemiologic
complexities of many disorders, placing us on the brink of
breakthrough discoveries that will benefit society in countless
ways. Medical students are mentored through a four-year
research curriculum culminating in a capstone research
project. They have protected time throughout medical school
to focus on their research and almost one third will choose to
pursue a scholarly year between years three and four.

Applying One Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029
We attract applicants with the strongest academic credentials Tel: 212-241-6696
who are committed to both science and service and see
themselves as playing an important role in the social fabric of icahn.mssm.edu

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OFFICE FOR DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

The Northeast Regional Alliance MedPrep HCOP Acad-
emy (NERA MedPrep) is a FREE summer enrichment
program that uniquely builds on the collective exper-
tise of four outstanding institutions to expand health
careers preparation for minority and disadvantaged
students with the goal of increasing competitiveness
for medical school. The program is open to New York
City and New Jersey resident college freshmen and sophomores (generally less than 60 credit
hours) interested in attending medical school. MedPrep is a three-year summer commitment
designed to give students an opportunity to develop key skills and competencies that are
important to success on the road to medical school. Please visit our website to learn more:
www.neramedprep.org

Instagram: @nera_network
Application Highlights: Application is now open and will close on March 1, 2021

The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is
a FREE summer enrichment program focused on improving
access to information and resources for college students
Interested in the health professions. SHPEP’s goal is to
strengthen the academic proficiency and career development of
students underrepresented in the health professions and
prepare them for a successful application and matriculation to
health professions schools. The program is open to college freshmen and sophomores (less
than 60 credit hours) interested in attending health professions school. At Rutgers NJMS, we
offer tracts in medicine, dentistry, nursing or pharmacy. Please visit our website to learn
more: http://njms.rutgers.edu/education/odace/undergraduate/index.cfm

Instagram: @SHPEPConnect
Application Highlights: Application is now open and will close on February 5, 2021

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Acknowledgments

Presenters, Volunteers, NERA Partners and Administration:
Thank you for your time and participation as well as your help in ensuring the
seamless execution of the 2021 Virtual NERA Medical School Winter Symposium.

To all attendees:
Thank you for joining us. We hope that the knowledge you have gained will help

you to successfully prepare for medical school. Moreover, we wish you much
success in your future endeavors.

2021 Virtual Medical School Winter Symposium Planning Committee:
Hilda Hutcherson, MD, MS
Marcus Howard, MPH
Ashley Boyce
Deya Luna

Event Sponsors: