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Mount Sinai School of Medicine Department of Medical Education Annual Progress Report July 2008 – December 2009

The following report highlights the work of the Department of Medical Education over the past year and a half. Included is a list of events sponsored by the Department of Medical Education, as well as faculty profiles of our primary and secondary faculty who have won awards, received grants, written or contributed to publications, and who have been elected to hold national leadership positions. Also included is a list of faculty members who have recently earned a promotion. This report is intended for MSSM faculty and affiliates. TABLE OF CONTENTS Sponsored Events………………. . . 3 -35 Faculty Profiles……. …………… 36 -54

EVENTS Sponsored by the MSSM Department of Medical Education

Report of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics • • • July 16, 2008 Harald Schmidt, Assistant Director of the UK’s Nuffield Council on Bioethics, spoke on the Council’s most recent report: PUBLIC HEALTH: ETHICAL ISSUES, a report of the Nuffield Council on Bioethics UK’s Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body that examines the ethical issues raised by new developments in biology and medicine. It has an international reputation for addressing public concerns, and providing independent advice to assist policy makers and stimulate debate in bioethics

Alexander Richman Commemorative Lecture in Humanism and Ethics in Medicine • • September 9, 2008 Speaker: David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, Director of the Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital/Partners Healthcare System, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School Winner of the Alexander Richman Award: David Thomas, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of Ambulatory Care and Training, Mount Sinai School of Medicine The Alexander Richman Commemorative Lecture in Humanism and Ethics in Medicine honors a Mount Sinai School of Medicine faculty member who embodies the qualities of the late Dr. Alexander Richman; a person who is a scholar, ethicist and humanist. Alexander Richman, M. D. , Emeritus Professor of Clinical Medicine, was a member of the MSSM faculty for nearly forty years before his death in 1982. He is remembered for his contributions to pharmacy and therapeutics, as well as his extensive research on internal organs.

Healthy Minds Across America • September 14, 2008 • A free symposium, open to the public, which highlighted topics on Mental Health Research across North America by dedicated Scientists/Scholars from both the United States and Canada

Education Research Day • October 23, 2008 • Sponsored by the Institute for Medical Education (IME) • 28 abstracts were accepted from educators on all levels of training • “Blue Ribbon Winners: ” Braden Hexom and Deborah Ho

Global Health Center Guest Lecture: Child Trafficking in Ghana • October 29, 2008 • Invited guest speaker: Eric Boakye Peasah, Counter Trafficking and Irregular Migration Project, International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Accra, Ghana • Mr. Eric Boakye Peasah is a professional social worker and the Field Manager of the Counter Trafficking and Irregular Migration project of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Accra, Ghana. In his position with the IOM, Mr. Peasah works with parents, fishermen, chiefs and communities to prevent child trafficking and to protect victims of human trafficking in Ghana through the rescue, rehabilitation, reunification and reintegration of child victims of trafficking.

14 th Annual Medical Student Research Day • November 6, 2008 • Sponsored by the Medical Student Research Office • 121 research projects were submitted • Poster presentations were made by four MSSM students

Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs (CMCA) 10 -year Anniversary Symposium on Achieving Health Equity: Genes, Race, Ethnicity and the Environment • November 17, 2008 • Symposium Aims: – Provide an update on scientific insights into gene expression, disease prevalence and variation – Provide background information on how race, ethnicity, and environment affect health – Provide a dialogue on health equity in light of the NIH vision of transforming medicine and health through science

"Where Medicine Meets Jazz: The Improvisational Aspects of Talking with Patients"

Dr. Helen Rodriguez-Trias Chapter of the Year Award • • • February 21, 2009 Awarded at the National Boricua Latino Health Organization's 36 th annual conference at University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine NBLHO awards the Chapter of the Year Award to the chapter that has best represented the ideals of NBLHO through its activities throughout the year. These ideals include recruiting Latinos into higher education, educating about Latino health issues, advocating for increased Latino representation in health related areas, and promoting awareness about social, political and economic issues as they relate to Latino health Members of Mount Sinai’s NBLHO Chapter at the 2009 Conference

Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Lambda Chapter Induction Ceremony • February 26, 2009 • 2009 Distinguished Lecturer: Eric A. Rose, M. D. , Edmond A. Guggenheim Professor and Chairman of the Department of Health Policy, Associate Director for Clinical Outcomes at Mount Sinai Heart, Mount Sinai Medical Center ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA 2009 INDUCTEES STUDENTS Noura Abul-Husn Jeffrey Baumgardner Tiffany Chao Benjamin Goldsmith Anna Kirkorian Aaron Laine Brian Lehpamer Nirnimesh Pandey Mihir Parikh Mariecel Pilapil FACULTY Gustavo del Toro, M. D. Joseph R. Masci, M. D. HOUSESTAFF Jason Saleh, M. D. Joseph Truglio, M. D. Julia Wisniewski, M. D. ALUMNI Daniel Perl, M. D. Richard H. Stern, M. D. VOLUNTARY FACULTY AWARD Jonathan D. Schiff, M. D.

7 th Annual Mount Sinai Global Health Conference • March 6 – 8, 2009

AMA Honors MSSM students • American Medical Association (AMA) honored Robert Accordino, MSc and Nicholas Meo with Medical Student Leadership Awards on March 9 • Awards are presented to medical students, residents/fellows, and early-career physicians in recognition of strong, nonclinical leadership skills in advocacy, community service, public health, and education • Dr. David Muller was also an AMA award winner, receiving the “Pride in the Profession Award”

“Our System, Our Future: Covering the Uninsured & Prospects for Healthcare Reform” • Part of Cover the Uninsured Week, 2009 • Part of MSSM curriculum: All Year 1 and 2 students required to attend • Presented in collaboration with the Mount Sinai Students for Universal Healthcare

Reckoning with Evil: Perspectives on Genocide • • • April 22, 2009 A discussion with Daniel Mendelsohn, bestselling author of “The Lost” and Holly Atkinson, MD, Past-President of Physicians for Human Rights and Assistant Professor of Medicine and Co-Director of the Advancing Idealism in Medicine Program at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Daniel Mendelsohn uses the lens of his family’s experience in the Holocaust to provide personalized perspective on genocide in the 20 th century Holly Atkinson uses the metaphor of disease to look at possible preventative and treatment strategies for genocide Co-hosted by David Muller, MD, Dean for Medical Education at Mount Sinai and Mark Babyatsky, MD, Vice Chair of Medicine in the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai’s new Cultural Ambassador Program was introduced. This innovative new program is designed to enhance patient care through improving communication with patients from a wide-variety of cultural backgrounds

6 th Annual MSSM Community Health Fair • April 18, 2009 • 25 free screenings for adults and children; food, prizes, and entertainment for all ages • East 102 nd Street between 5 th and Madison Avenues

10 th Annual Dollars for Scholars Auction • April 13 th, 2009 • $10, 000 was raised • All proceeds of this auction are awarded as scholarships for selected, college-bound high school students from East Harlem

Spring Awards • • • April 23, 2009 The only event run by students, for students Student Council gave out 13 awards in four categories, to students, faculty and staff Nine awards were handed out by the Graduate School, in eight categories A combination of 17 students and faculty were chosen by the Spring Awards Committee, a randomly chosen group of medical students, to receive awards Sponsored by the Mount Sinai Student Council, Department of Medical Education and the Office of Student Affairs

Honoring End-of-Life Choices: Policy and Practice to Reduce Harm • May 12, 2009 • Introductory Remarks given by David Muller, MD, Dean for Medical Education

Sing for Hope Healing Arts Program • May 13 th, 2009 • Presented in conjunction with Sing for Hope, a non-profit organization which mobilizes professional artists (from classical musicians to ballet dancers to Broadway performers) in volunteer service programs that benefit communities in need • Organized to enhance patient care and physician education through the humanistic integration of music and medicine Sing for Hope artists Caroline Fermin, Joel Lambdin, Emi Kagawa and Moo Kim with a Mount Sinai patient

Graduation Achievement Ceremony • May 14, 2009 • Honoring the graduates of the Class of 2009 • 25 awards given out to 30 recipients • Keynote Address, “Future directions in medicine at the interface of science and engineering, ” given by Robert Langer, Sc. D, Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

IME Teacher Appreciation Day May 27, 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award Reuben Strayer, MD Yasmin Meah, MD Linda De. Cherrie, MD Housestaff Excellence in Teaching Award Nicholas Genes, MD Samuel De. Maria, Jr. , MD Medical Student Excellence in Teaching Award Caroline De. Filippo, MD Zachary Mc. Clain, MD Man-Piu (Mark) Wong Innovations Award Yasuharu Okuda, MD Christopher Strother, MD Erica Friedman, MD Special Award for Excellence in a Non-Teaching Role Terry Sommer Master Clinician Award Barbara Richardson, MD Lifetime Achievement Award Patrick Eggena, MD Kurt Hirschhorn, MD

Biomedical Innovation: Current Issues and Potential Solutions with Perspectives from Academia and Public Policy • June 1, 2009 – – – • Points for discussion: – – – • MODERATOR: Dennis Charney - Dean of MSSM; Professor of Psychiatry PANELISTS: Kenneth Davis - President/CEO of the Mount Sinai Medical Center; Professor of Psychiatry Brook Baker - Professor of Law, Northeastern University; Co-chair of Health. GAP; Consultant to African Union, WHO, ASEAN Bhaven Sampat – Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs Jamie Love – Director of Knowledge Ecology International; Advisor to the X-Prize Foundation; Member of MSF Working Group on Intellectual Property Robert Desnick – Chairman of Department of Human Genetics, Mount Sinai; Director of Institute for Genomic Sciences, Mount Sinai; Scientific founder of Amicus Therapeutics Drug companies have a drought in their research pipelines. Millions of underinsured/uninsured Americans and billions in developing countries struggle for access to life-saving and quality of life improving medicines. What are the goals of biomedical research? Whom should it benefit? How are mechanisms effective? What can be done by governments, universities, and companies to achieve this? Sponsored by the Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, AMSA, and MSSM Department of Medical Education

Institute for Medical Education (IME) Education Leadership Conference • June 15, 2009 • “Effective Teamwork in Medical Education” • Keynote Speaker: R. Kevin Grigsby, MSW, DSW, Senior Director of Organizational Leadership and Development, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)

Free bus trip to HCAN Rally in Washington, D. C. • June 25, 2009 • 40+ MSSM students joined the campaign “Healthcare for America Now” to lobby Congress in D. C. for affordable quality healthcare for our country

Class of 2013 Orientation • August 19 – 21, 2009 • 140 new medical students arrived at MSSM Mock Interview Night in the Student Lounge The students enjoy a cruise around Manhattan

Orientation Walking Tour: Exploring the sights and sounds of East Harlem

Med. Start Summer Camp • August 24 th - August 28 th • Free, week-long science and medicine summer camp for East Harlem middle school students • Program created by 2 nd year MSSM students • Upon completion of the camp, all students were certified in basic life support by the American Red Cross • Med. Start was featured on local NY 1 and ABC news programs

Students Activities Fair • September 9, 2009 • Incoming students sign-up for various activities offered on campus

Class of 2013 White Coat Ceremony and Induction of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Class of 2010 Gold Humanism Honor Society • September 14, 2009

th 15 Annual Medical Student Research Day • November 5, 2009 • Sponsored by the Medical Student Research Office • 133 research projects were submitted

Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Annual Meeting • November 6 – 11, 2009 • MSSM was honored with the AAMC Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service

AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarship • Awarded to Lisa M. Ochoa-Frongia • Five $5, 000 scholarships were awarded to third-year medical students who have demonstrated leadership in addressing the societal and health care needs of minorities • The four other awards went to students at Yale University School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School.

FACULTY ACCOMPLISHMENTS The following pages highlight various faculty members within the Department of Medical Education and the work they have completed over the course of the past year and a half.

Natasha Anandaraja, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Medical Education Assistant Professor, Pediatrics • Promoted from Instructor to Assistant Professor in Medical Education

Scott Barnett, MD, Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education; Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatrics • Promoted from Associate Dean of Admissions to Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education

Erica Friedman, MD, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education; Associate Professor, Medicine Leadership in National Organizations: • Chair of the Arthritis Foundation, NY Chapter – Elect of the Medicine and Scientific Committee • Nominating and By-Laws Committee - Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine

Reena Karani, MD, Associate Professor, Medical Education; Associate Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Care; Associate Professor, Medicine, Clinical Geriatrics • Promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in Medical Education

Jeffrey Laitman, Ph. D, Distinguished Professor, Medical Education; Professor, Otolaryngology Awards/Honors: • Elected President of the American Association of Anatomists (Pres. Elect starting April 2009 until 2011, Pres. From 2011 -2013 and Past Pres. 20132015)

Yasmin Meah, MD, Assistant Professor, Medical Education; Assistant Professor, Medicine Awards/Honors: • Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) “Humanism in Medicine Award” recipient • Consulted as an expert clinician in the management of clinics for the uninsured by the Kaiser Permanente Group, California, on August 4, 2009 Publications: • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2009, “Quality of Diabetes Care at a Student-Run Free Clinic. ” K. Ryskina, Y. Meah, D. Thomas, Nov. 2009, (JHCPU 20. 4) Speaking Engagements: • Invited 2010 Keynote Speaker at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga Dr. Harold Alper Awards Ceremony and Induction of the Gold Foundation Humanism Honor Society

David Muller, MD, Dean for Medical Education; Associate Professor, Medicine, General Internal Medicine Awards/Honors: • American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation “Pride in the Profession Award” recipient Publications: • • • Pharos, 2009, “Needlestick. ” Academic Medicine, “The role of social and community service in medical education: the next 100 years. ” Academic Medicine, “Challenging traditional premedical requirements as predictors of success in medical school: the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Humanities and Medicine program. ” The American Journal of Psychiatry, “Life-Threatening Danger Suppresses Attention Bias to Threat. ” Haglund M, aan het Rot M, Cooper N, Muller D, Southwick SM, Charney DS. Trauma and Resilience in the Third Year of Medical School: A Prospective Study of the Effects of Clinical Rotations on Student Well-being. Academic Medicine, February 2009; 84(2): 258 -68. Press Received: • “American Doctors Are Doing House Calls Again, ” a Belgian TV segment on VRT News, aired on July 13, 2009

Yasuharu (Haru) Okuda, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine; Assistant Clinical Professor, Medical Education Awards/Honors: • Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) Certificate of Appreciation Leadership in National Organizations: • Co-Chair, Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group, Society for Simulation in Healthcare, Jan. 2008 – Jan. 2010

Valerie Parkas, MD, Associate Dean of Admissions; Associate Professor, Medical Education; Associate Professor, Medicine, Infectious Diseases • Promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in Medical Education • Promoted to Associate Dean of Admissions

Joy Reidenberg, Ph. D, Associate Professor, Medical Education Promoted to full Professor with tenure Leadership in National Organizations: • • • Member, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins/AAA Education Research Scholarship Award Committee, American Association of Anatomists, 2007 – 2010 Member, New York State Anatomical Committee, Associated Medical Schools of NY, 1997 – current Co-Chair, Educating About Body Donation Subcommittee of the NY State Anatomical Committee, Associated Medical Schools of NY, 2008 – current Member, Educating About Evolution Subcommittee of the Science Policy Committee of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 2006 – current Member, Excellence in Science Communication Award Committee, Society for Marine Mammology, 1995 – current Press Coverage: • • “Decoding Humpbacks, ” a segment based on her research and drawings. Aired on Animal Planet on July 6, 2008 “Humpbacks: Cracking the Code, ” an animated segment based upon her research and drawings. Aired on the National Geographic Channel in Europe and America in the summer of 2008

Rosamond Rhodes, Ph. D, Professor, Medical Education Leadership in National Organizations: • • • Member, Advisory Board, Association in Manhattan for Autistic Children, 1993 – present Member, Wadsworth Center’s Working Group in Bioethics, NYS Department of Health, 2005 – present Member, Ethics Committee, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, 20082011 Chair, Program Committee; Steering Committees, International Hobbes Association, 1998 – present Member, Bioethics Advisory Group, Academic Medicine Development Company (AMDEC), July 2001 – present

Mary (Miki) Rifkin, Ph. D, Associate Professor, Medical Education Press Coverage: • Newsweek, College Spotlight - Humanities in Medicine Program

Suzanne Rose, MD, MSEd, Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs; Professor, Medical Education; Professor, Medicine, Gastroenterology Leadership in National Organizations: • Chair, National Group on Educational Affairs (GEA), Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) • Chair, American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Education and Training Committee • Member, Steering Committee of the Digestive Center for Women Network Press Coverage: • XM radio spot scheduled for physician education regarding functional bowel disorders

Rainier Soriano, MD, Associate Professor, Medical Education; Associate Professor, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Associate Professor, Medicine, Clinical Geriatrics • Promoted from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor in Medical Education

Barry Stimmel, MD, Professor, Medical Education; Professor, Medicine, Cardiology Leadership in National Organizations: • Director, American Board of Addiction Medicine

Karen Zier, Ph. D, Professor, Medical Education; Professor, Medicine, Clinical Immunology; Professor, Gene and Cell Medicine; Professor, Microbiology; Professor, Oncological Sciences Leadership in National Organizations: • Member, New York State Health Sciences Research Board

Faculty appointed to a secondary position in Medical Education in 2009 • • Ramin Asgary, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Community and Preventive Medicine; General Internal Medicine Sharif Ellozy, MD, Assistant Professor, Vascular Surgery; Radiology Richard Bordowitz, MD, Assistant Professor, Community and Preventive Medicine; Pediatrics; Clinical Instructor, Medicine Basil Hanss, MD, Associate Professor, Medicine, Nephrology; Structural and Chemical Biology • • David Thomas, MD, Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine; Rehabilitation Medicine Goutham Narla, MD, Ph. D, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Genetic and Genomic Sciences ; General Internal Medicine; Hematology and Medical Oncology Jonathan Ripp, MD, Assistant Professor, General Internal Medicine Craig Katz, MD, Associate Clinical Professor, Psychiatry

2009 The Department of Medical Education