Dr. Todd Cassese has been selected as a 2026 Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA) Distinguished Educator Award recipient, an honor that recognizes a sustained and exemplary record of educational leadership, scholarly contribution, research excellence, and outstanding teaching. He was chosen for his meaningful and lasting impact on the NEGEA community, reflected in his commitment to advancing medical education and supporting the...
Since 2017, Drs. Peggy Leung and Andrea Card from the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine have been building an innovative approach to residency training that uses art to strengthen clinical education. What began as a small group of primary care residents has now grown into a thoughtful program shaped by community partnerships and a belief that art can deepen the skills physicians need to care for patients with empathy and insight. They have recently been selected...
People who felt lonely before having a heart attack were significantly more likely to end up back in the hospital within a month of discharge, according to findings by the researchers in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. The study, published Dec. 2025 in the Journal of Medical Care, suggests that feeling lonely — independent of other health or social factors — can meaningfully affect recovery after a heart attack.Loneliness is widespread, affecting...
Drs. Shira Sachs, Madison Dennis and Justin Choi from the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine received grants through its Clinical Reasoning Catalyst program. The initiative provides funding to implement DDx, an AI-powered clinical readiness platform that equips educators to deliver real-world, future-ready clinical reasoning training across every phase of medical education.The awarded institutions: Yale School of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, WashU...
Combining heart failure education with real-time communication tools can better equip home health aides (HHAs) to care for adults with heart failure in the home, according to a pilot randomized clinical trial conducted by researchers in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and VNS Health, one of the largest home care agencies in the United States, located in New York City. The study, published in JAMA Network Open, was funded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood...
Although the material damage from 2012's Hurricane Sandy may have been repaired, the storm left a lasting impact on cardiovascular health, according to new findings from Weill Cornell Medicine and New York University researchers.The study, published Sept. 3 in JAMA Network Open, found that older adults living in flood-hit areas in New Jersey faced a 5% higher risk of heart disease for up to five years after Sandy’s landfall. This is one of the first studies to rigorously quantify long...
Home health care aides face significantly higher rates of arthritis and functional disability compared to health care aides working in hospitals or long-term care facilities, according to researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). The recent study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, raises critical concerns about how the demands of home care work are affecting the health of caregivers, especially...
Dr. Alexandra King, Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, recently shared revised innovative screening guidelines for women’s health, including cervical cancer, breast cancer, bacterial vaginosis (BV) and menopause, incorporating the latest research and updates from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) to improve care for women at every stage of life.Cervical CancerFor cervical cancer,...
Dr. Madeline Sterling, Associate Professor of Medicine and Dr. Lisa Kern, Professor of Medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine, emphasized in a recent viewpoint the importance of integrating home health care into the learning health system (LHS) to strengthen care delivered to patients with heart failure. Though LHS gathers data throughout the entire care process and leverages it to optimize treatments in real time, integration with home health care services remains...
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.Recently highlighted during a Medicine Grand Rounds, Dr. Alice Tang, Assistant Chief for Hospital Medicine Education, Co-...
