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On Aug. 18, 106 first-year medical students in the Class of 2030 earned their white coats during the annual White Coat Ceremony, officially marking the beginning of their medical education. 

Fifty physician assistant students donned their white coats Aug. 18 during the annual White Coat Ceremony—the first time PA students attained this milestone on the same day as medical students. 

Dr. Kadenhe-Chiweshe will lead pediatric surgical services at NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital of Children’s Hospital of New York and Children’s Hospital of New York locations in Brooklyn, Lower Manhattan and Queens.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of July.

Cornell University President Michael I. Kotlikoff and Dr. Robert A. Harrington, Stephen and Suzanne...

Dr. Imperato-McGinley, esteemed endocrinologist, looks back at her 50-year career as a pioneer in her field and leader of the translational research enterprise at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

Building on the academic medical center’s long history of surgical excellence, Dr. Donahue will focus on developing multidisciplinary programs that align patient care, research and education while fostering collaboration and discovery across the two institutions.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of June.

Over the last two decades, the Weill Cornell Community Clinic has become a bedrock of care for uninsured New Yorkers while also evolving into a deeply embedded part of medical education at Weill Cornell Medical College. 

As the 2026 academic year wrapped up, 99 Cornell employees celebrated completing their degrees while balancing the demands of full-time work.

A recent paper examines the academic, economic and organizational forces jeopardizing a career as a physician-scientist and proposes a framework with the potential to both remedy and revitalize this unique workforce.

Dr. Gunisha Kaur has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an independent, bipartisan legislative branch agency that globally monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief.

The eighth cohort of the Biomedical Innovation Challenge showcased its innovations and development plans during a lightning round of pitches and judges’ questions on June 4 in the Belfer Research Building.

An expected 136 new doctors and physician assistants celebrated the completion of their education May 14 during Weill Cornell Medical College’s annual Commencement ceremony.

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences honored the 311 expected Class of 2026 graduates May 14 during the school’s first dedicated Commencement ceremony.

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences celebrated students in the Class of 2026 for their academic achievements during its convocation ceremony on May 13.

Over 200 scientists, startup founders and partners in government and industry gathered at Uris Auditorium on April 23 for the 2026 BioInnovate Conference. 

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar celebrated its largest ever graduating class, which also includes a record 22 Qatari nationals, during the institution’s commencement ceremony May 5.

Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members were honored with awards for their exemplary achievements in medical...

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of April.