New faculty who joined VP&S in February and March include the chair of the Department of Radiology and the vice chair for basic research in the Department of Pediatrics.
New faculty who joined VP&S in recent months include a specialist in managing infections in immunocompromised patients and a researcher of precision cellular immunotherapies for autoimmunity.
A virtual ceremony on May 19 honored 156 students who received MD degrees from VP&S and 37 students who received PhD degrees from Columbia’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
David Alvarez Cespedes, who graduates from VP&S with an MD and an MS in biomedical engineering, is headed for an internship in preliminary medicine, followed by a dermatology residency.
During medical school, Andrew Sudler has worked on behalf of marginalized communities, through research and advocacy, and spent a year working at a public interest law firm.
At Columbia, Lauren Fields has delved deep into medical training to find an interest in psychiatry while nurturing a love of poetry. She is among the first cohort of VP&S Equity and Justice Fellows.
Stephanie Granada is the first in her family to graduate from college and medical school. She was drawn to Columbia by a desire to be a doctor-in-training in an urban, Spanish-speaking community.
On Match Day, 154 VP&S students learned where they will start their medical training after graduation and safely celebrated their residencies at a physically distanced event.
Monica L. Lypson, MD, has been named vice dean for education and Jonathan Amiel, MD, has been appointed senior associate dean for innovation in health professions education.
When the virus arrived in New York City, VP&S clinicians were redeployed to areas in need, researchers pivoted to COVID research, and students graduated early to help “bend the curve.”
By Brittany King and Sharon Tregaskis // Portraits by Jörg Meyer
December 16, 2020
As VP&S begins implementing an action plan for anti-racism in medical education, students and faculty share their own perspectives on the intersection of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter.