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Medicine Grand Rounds Spotlights Hospital Medicine Clinical Scholars Program and Professional Identity Formation

The Hospital Medicine Clinical Scholars Program (CSP) in the Division of General Internal Medicine, a renowned faculty-led initiative with an outstanding 97% retention rate, is excited to welcome its largest-ever cohort for 2025-2026, with 11 new clinical scholars joining the program.Pictured left to right: Drs. Justin Choi and Alice TangRecently highlighted during a Medicine Grand Rounds, Dr. Alice Tang, Assistant Chief for Hospital Medicine Education, Co-Director of the Clinical Scholars... Read More

New Strategy May Enable Cancer Monitoring from Blood Tests Alone

A new, error-corrected method for detecting cancer from blood samples is much more sensitive and accurate than prior methods and may be useful for monitoring disease status in patients following treatment, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York Genome Center investigators. The method, based on whole-genome sequencing of DNA, also represents an important step toward the goal of routine blood test-based screening for early cancer detection.In the study, published Apr. 11 in... Read More

Head-to-Head Trial Compares Weight Loss Drugs

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine led by Dr. Louis Aronne, director of the Comprehensive Weight Control Center and the Sanford I. Weill Professor of Metabolic Research in the division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, shows tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy) in a 72-week clinical trial that compared the safety and efficacy of the injectable drugs. When both drugs are... Read More

The 8th Annual Primary Care and Hospital Medicine Innovations Symposium Highlights Healthcare Innovation in Action

Pictured left to right: Drs. Kenneth Goodman, Monika Safford, Fred PelzmanThe Division of General Internal Medicine’s 8th Annual Primary Care and Hospital Medicine Innovations Symposium opened with a call to action: the pursuit and defense of scientific knowledge is more important than ever. Dr. Robert A. Harrington, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean and Dr. Myles Wolf, Chair of Medicine, delivered opening remarks that underscored the importance of innovation in healthcare. Dr. Fred Pelzman,... Read More

Dr. Warren Johnson Honored with Weill Award

Dr. Warren Johnson, a professor emeritus of medicine and founding director of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Global Health, has been awarded the institution’s Joan and Sanford I. Weill Exemplary Achievement Award.Weill Cornell Medicine established the Weill Award in 2018 in honor of the institution’s preeminent benefactors, Joan and Sanford I. Weill, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the institution’s renaming. The award, which carries a $50,000 cash prize, is presented to an... Read More

Dr. Arnab Ghosh Selected as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar

Dr. Arnab Ghosh, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, has been selected as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar. The program, part of the National Academy of Medicine, provides opportunities for future health care leaders to collaborate with its members and the other selected Scholars, address persistent challenges and drive transformative change.“Dr. Ghosh's multi-faceted expertise as a clinician, social scientist and policy-minded... Read More

Study Underscores the Case for Universal, Suicide-Specific Screenings for Young People

Dr. Alexandra HuttleDuring the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Alexandra Huttle, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics and an Instructor in Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine, saw a striking number of her young patients presenting suicidal ideation (SI), notably three cases of recent suicide attempts (SA) by children under the age of 12 in a single week. Dr. Huttle was halfway through her pediatrics residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/... Read More

Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Poster Symposium and Grand Rounds Celebrate Collaborative Innovation in Patient Care

Quality Improvement Academy Class of 2025The Annual Quality Improvement and Patient Safety (QIPS) Poster Symposium took place on May 21, 2025, at the Griffis Faculty Club. The event has brought together institutional leaders, clinicians, researchers and staff across all disciplines to celebrate the impactful and collaborative advancements in patient care for over a decadeThis year’s symposium was supported through the co-sponsorship of the Quality Improvement Academy (QIA) Weill Cornell... Read More

Dr. Arnab Ghosh Discusses Climate and Health Policy at Annual Colloquium

Pictured left to right: Drs. Arnab Ghosh, Oliver FeinAt the David Rogers Health Policy Colloquium, which is a forum for invited speakers to present their research, clinical programs, or demonstration projects, followed by a discussion with students, faculty and staff, Dr. Arnab Ghosh, an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, gave a presentation titled “Climate and Health Policy: Where to from here?” urging policymakers, health professionals, and... Read More

Celebrating Match Day 2025!

Congratulations Class of 2025!The Weill Department of Medicine is thrilled to welcome 45 incoming residents this July! The Class of 2025 represents 34 different medical schools – with 6 from Weill Cornell Medical College. Match results this year were revealed simultaneously at noon Eastern time on March 21 to medical students nationwide. Nearly 47,200 graduating allopathic, international and osteopathic medical students from across the country (and Americans studying abroad) competed for 43,237... Read More