1. Center for Excellence in Youth Education
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Partners

Students in our Center for Excellence in Youth Education programs benefit from unparalleled guidance from Mount Sinai Health System and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai faculty, staff, and post-graduate trainees. Serving as clinical and research mentors, these committed individuals work with young students in laboratories and clinicals to provide first-hand career awareness.

Our formal school partnerships include:

  • Isaac Newton Middle School for Math and Science
    Principal: Florin Purice
    Location: 280 Pleasant Avenue, New York, New York 10029
    Program: Day-With-a-Scientist
  • Patrick Henry PS 171
    Principal: Aharon Schultz
    Location: 19 East 103rd Street, New York, NY 10029
    Program: Early MedBound: Day-With-a-Scientist
  • High School for Math, Science and Engineering
    Principal: Sean Dolcy
    Location: 240 Convent Ave, New York, New York 10031
    Program: Biotechnology and Medical Research
  • Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics
    Principal: James Nicotri
    Location: 280 Pleasant Avenue, New York, New York 10029
    Program: The Lloyd Sherman Scholars Program

The Northeast Regional Alliance (NERA) is a partnership for the MedPrep Health Careers Opportunity Program Academy, a free summer enrichment program for underrepresented students in the medical field. The partners are:

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    NERA Program Director: Sherria McDowell, MPH, Health Careers Opportunity Program Academy Program Manager
  • Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Program Coordinator and Northeast Regional Alliance Program Coordinator: Samantha McLaughlin, MA,
  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Program Development Specialist: Humberto Baquerizo, MBA, EdE
  • Manhattan-Staten Island Area Health Education Center
    Program Manager: Marcia Jackson

Members and faculty from the Mount Sinai Office for Diversity and Inclusion and the Center for Excellence in Youth Education advise student-led groups at Icahn Mount Sinai. These include: