November 4, 2025
Dr. David Hancock, a researcher with a deep-rooted commitment to gerontology, is leading innovative studies that aim to transform how we understand and address elder mistreatment, particularly among individuals with dementia and their caregivers. His work, shaped by a background in social psychology and research methods and analysis, is now at the forefront of geriatric research, with implications for clinical practice, policy...
November 3, 2025
A Weill Cornell Medicine investigator and other members of a
technical advisory group to the World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund have outlined measures that nations can take to ensure that children’s health is accounted for within climate change goals. The authors discuss concrete and achievable indicators in...
October 29, 2025
A group of first-year Weill Cornell medical students walk into a dimly lit room and see a person lying on the floor with alcohol and pill bottles nearby.After calling 911, they assess the situation and decide to administer naloxone, a medication to reverse an opioid overdose. The woman starts to wake up."What happened?" she asked, her voice filled with confusion and fear. A student kneeling next to her introduces himself and assures her help is on the way.The scene looks and feels real, but it...
September 30, 2025
Please join us in congratulating the recipients of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Awards from the Department of Emergency Medicine!
Following WCM's APP Grand Rounds, 10 awards were presented last week to recognize providers who demonstrate exemplary service and leadership within their departments and the greater WCM community. Two members of our EM family received awards:
Rising Star: Physician AssistantLoryn Fridie, PA-C
Physician Assistant of the...
September 5, 2025
The Department will have a robust presence at the ACEP Annual Meeting, held from September 7 - 10, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah. 15 faculty members, 2 residents, and 2 students are presenting a total of 13 didactics, oral presentations, and poster presentations. A total of 10 faculty members, 1 student, and 2 staff members are contributing as co-authors to presentations. A complete schedule of all WCM EM presentations at the conference is available ...
August 7, 2025
The real world may be a better testing ground than an actual laboratory for understanding the side effects of drugs, discovering new drugs, and repurposing existing drugs. Traditional clinical trials are the cornerstone of medical research, but, by design, do not capture the complexity of real-life behavior, such as how people actually take medications. This mismatch between “best case” and “actual use” has far-reaching implications; promising treatments may fail in practice, and valuable...
June 30, 2025
Dr. Joseph Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and the E. William Davis, Jr. M.D. Professor of Medical Ethics, served as commencement speaker for the Class of 2025 on May 8 at Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin, delivering a talk entitled “A Leaven of Science.” In addition, Dr. Fins was the commencement speaker for Medical College of Wisconsin on May 16, during which he received an honorary Doctorate of Medical Science...
June 26, 2025
Academic medical centers could transform patient care by adopting principles from learning health systems principles, according to researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the University of California, San Diego. In this approach, information from electronic health records, clinical trials and day-to-day hospital operations is analyzed in real-time to uncover insights that continuously improve patient care.The
perspective,...
May 27, 2025
Dr. Rahul Sharma has been re-elected to continue serving as the Full-time Faculty Representative to the Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) Board of Fellows. His new three-year term will begin on July 1.The WCM Board of Fellows is responsible for the general supervision of the programs and operations of the Medical College and Graduate School. Among other responsibilities, the Board oversees academic, financial and other program planning, approves...
