1. Medical Education
David C. Thomas, MD, MHPE

Message From the Dean

As a national leader in health equity and curricular excellence, the Medical Education Program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai provides innovative training that celebrates every student’s biomedical passion, preparing them to serve patients as true pioneers.

Integrated with New York City’s pre-eminent Mount Sinai Health System, we are uniquely positioned to deliver on what excites our students most about medicine. Our ASCEND curriculum, is designed with this personalization in mind, and expands opportunities for a highly tailored training experience. Our unmatched mentorship, research, and community outreach opportunities transform the path forward for our students, creating career possibilities they may not have otherwise considered.

We recognize the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize health care—for both providers and patients—which is why we’ve integrated AI across our new curriculum, while ensuring our Mount Sinai values of safety, equity, agility, creativity, empathy, and teamwork remain front and center.

The School’s personalized experience extends beyond our training spaces and serves as the foundation for our dynamic support services. We know that the best learning, teaching, and research start with a sense of belonging at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. We cultivate that inclusive atmosphere throughout the Medical Education Program.  We work collaboratively with students and faculty to design initiatives that build community, empower that sense of belonging, and maintain an encouraging environment. As a key component of institutional excellence, we prioritize professional and career development in parallel with personal wellness.

At every level in the Medical Education Program, evidence of our active commitment to health equity and compassionate patient care abounds. We are continually enhancing our efforts to nurture the health of the diverse communities we serve, and our award-winning activities are replicated at institutions across America. On this note, explore our East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), a student-run, physician-supervised free clinic that provides quality health care, regardless of ability to pay or lack of health insurance.

On behalf of patients everywhere, I invite you to lean fully into your biomedical passions—the precise reasons you chose medicine—and we will work to maximize your training experience through the School's Medical Education Program.

David C. Thomas, MD, MHPE
Dean, Medical Education
Chair, Department of Medical Education
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai