Commitment to excellence in research, education, and patient care form the foundation that makes Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) in Manhattan one of the world’s foremost centers for medical and scientific training.

Mount Sinai’s educational philosophy reflects the ever-changing face of contemporary science—the most important thing a medical or science student can learn is how to continue learning.

Medical education at MSSM is designed to help each student reach his or her maximum potential as a well-rounded human-being through a truly exceptional educational experience that leads to graduates who are not only highly skilled but also compassionate caregivers. An innovative curriculum that is one of the most progressive in the country, stresses the humanistic and ethical aspects of medical practice as well as problem-solving strategies. Students learn clinical care working side-by-side with world-renowned doctors and gain experience in the laboratory from scientists answering fundamental questions about human diseases. Recognition that successful and empathetic communication is critical to effective patient/doctor relationships led to the establishment of programs, such as The Morchand Center for Clinical Competence, to help students and physicians develop superb communication skills.

Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Graduate School of Biological Sciences trains students to elucidate the underlying mechanisms that cause disease and discover the knowledge necessary to develop new life-saving treatments. The Graduate School confers degrees of Ph.D., M.D./Ph.D., and M.Sc. Contemporary science involves multidisciplinary efforts, development of whole new fields and application of fundamental knowledge to important biomedical problems. To prepare students for this new era in research, the Graduate School offers each student a wealth of options for developing the rigorous program in scientific research to meet his/her individual goals.

Exceptional patient care is a hallmark of The Mount Sinai Hospital and one of the keystones of medical education at the School. A seamless connection between the School and the Hospital sets Mount Sinai apart from most centers of scientific inquiry, by facilitating the rapid transfer of research developments to patient care and clinical insights back to the laboratory for further investigation.

As a regional leader in numerous areas, including geriatrics, cardiology, organ transplantation, Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, gene therapy, AIDS, spinal cord and traumatic brain injury, hemophilia, high-risk pregnancy, neonatal specialty care, and pediatric respiratory disease, the Hospital and the School work together to remain at the cutting-edge of modern medicine. For example, Mount Sinai was the first U.S. medical school to establish an academic Department of Geriatrics, as well as departments of environmental and occupational medicine. Mount Sinai is also one of the few schools of medicine in the United States to have a Department of Health Policy, which focuses on outcome measures.

A variety of institutional programs encourage and reinforce innovation in key areas of patient care, education and research. These include:

• Department of Oncological Sciences —Encourages multidisciplinary investigations of the causation, diagnosis and treatment of cancer and allied diseases.
• General Clinical Research Center—Supports clinical research activities in a discrete multidepartmental, multicategorical program.
• Department of Gene and Cell Medicine —Fosters scientific and technological developments to expedite the transfer and expression of genes to treat disease.
• Center for Jewish Genetic Diseases—The only center in the world devoted to the care of patients suffering from those diseases that affect Ashkenazi Jews more frequently than individuals in the general population.
• The Fishberg Department of Neuroscience —Explores the anatomy and pathology of the nervous system and the molecular and cellular mechanisms of neuronal function.
• Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute—Unites Mount Sinai’s programs in adult and pediatric liver, kidney, pancreas, heart and lung transplantation to enhance clinical excellence, and facilitate research and the education and training of future leaders in transplantation.
• The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute and Marie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Cardiovacular Health —Coordinates diverse clinical services, educational programs, and scientific research in the fight against heart disease.