Education

Students in the Class of 2025 learned on Match Day where they will be doing their internship and residency training—setting the stage for the next several years of their medical careers and lives.

The Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Neurological Surgery has made a major advancement in its Tanzania Neurosurgery Program by launching the region’s first dedicated endoscopy training program. The course provided a hands-on training experience for local surgeons, furthering the program’s commitment to enhancing neurosurgical care in East Africa.  

Weill Cornell Medicine and Weill Bugando School of Medicine collaborate to strengthen medical education.

In his new role, Dr. Safdieh will lead the institution’s Office of Medical Education and oversee the overall living and learning experience of Weill Cornell Medical College’s students.

Dr. Heidi Bender, professor of...

In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus is able to establish infection of liver cells, research led by Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and The Rockefeller University identified a vulnerability that opens the door to new treatments.

The relationship between a patient and their provider can significantly influence the quality of care outcomes, particularly when considering provider race concordance, according to a new study led by a Weill Cornell Medical College student.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of January.

On Jan. 17, incoming students earned their short white coats as the newest class in Weill Cornell Medicine’s Master of Science in Health Sciences for Physician Assistants Program.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of December.

Accelerating BioVenture Innovation program Dec. 5 graduated another cohort with its signature pitch finale in Uris Auditorium and a networking reception.

 Awards, honors and achievements for the month of November.

With just one slide and three minutes, fourth-year graduate student Erin Keblish described how she is developing a carbon nanotube-based sensor that could act like a “smoke detector” for early signs of deadly sepsis, during Weill Cornell Medicine’s ninth annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on November 13.

 Awards, honors and achievements for the month of October.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of September.

On Aug. 13, the 106 first-year medical students in Weill Cornell Medical College's Class of 2028 received their short white coats during the annual White Coat Ceremony, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

An early-career academic scientist and budding entrepreneur, Dr. Cheuk Man Cherie Au has garnered awards and grants for her groundbreaking research in drug development, and the interest of potential investors. Dr. Au discusses her innovation journey navigating academia and entrepreneurship, which can serve as an inspiration to her peers and the wider Weill Cornell Medicine community.

The 2024 Business Plan Challenge accelerator program culminated in a pitch competition with five finalist teams putting their knowledge and marketing skills to the test. 

Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, alumni and staff were honored with Excellence in Medical Education Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions to the institution’s medical education program and education mission. 

Dr. Javaid I. Sheikh, dean of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, has been awarded the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Exemplary Achievement Award by Weill Cornell Medicine.