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As a Mexican-American growing up in Texas, Cristian J. Peña developed an identity shaped by his culture. He aspires to make health care more accessible to people from diverse backgrounds.
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Lindsay Caprio is one of 12 students entering Columbia's MD-PhD program. During college, she worked in a laboratory to conduct research on the mechanism of cellular migration in neuroblastoma.
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On her path to medical school, Catherine Jennings taught science to middle school students and more recently completed Columbia’s postbaccalaureate premedical program.
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At Columbia's annual White Coat Ceremony, 140 members of the Class of 2023 began their journey into the medical field.
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- June 3, 2019
Through APOYO, an adolescent pregnancy program in Washington Heights, Columbia medical students empower, educate, and offer emotional support to teenage girls on the verge of motherhood.
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- May 29, 2019
Lee Goldman, who has led the medical school and medical center since 2006, will step down from his senior executive positions on June 30, 2020.
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- May 22, 2019
Meet some outstanding members of the Class of 2019, including a maternal medicine advocate, a leader of the Black and Latino Student Organization, a Lyme disease researcher, and a physician painter.
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- May 21, 2019
Two faculty members in Columbia’s Programs in Physical Therapy who launched a new academic journal this year offer tips about how to get started.
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- April 8, 2019
Classes across the entire medical center were cancelled on April 2 and replaced with workshops designed to foster teamwork and respect among all health care professionals.
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- April 1, 2019
Seventy-six medical students presented research on a variety of topics. Top projects won awards in four categories.
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- March 18, 2019
At Columbia’s School of Nursing, the Helene Fuld Health Trust Simulation Center uses technology to expose students to the emotional and practical challenges of patient care.
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- March 15, 2019
On Match Day, 171 VP&S students found out where they will continue their medical training after graduation.
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- February 27, 2019
More than 120 students from 10 medical schools attended a 2019 conference focused on “Free Clinics as Safe Spaces for Vulnerable Populations.” Danny Neghassi, MD’11, gave the keynote address.
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- February 25, 2019
Critically examining art can help medical students come to terms with the role uncertainty plays when physicians make clinical decisions, a new study from Columbia medical educators suggests.
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