Mass Vaccinations Led to Drop in Severe COVID Cases: Joint BGU – Harvard Study

Mark Katz, MD, an adjunct professor at MSIH, co-authored the study with peers from Harvard University, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This joint BGU & Harvard University study of the Pfizer vaccine confirms its effectiveness, proving to be 94% effective just 1 week after the second dose. Dr. Katz is currently on […]

Gold Humanism Honor Society and AMSA bring Purim joy to residents and students

MSIH is an active participant in the Gold Humanism Honor Society – part of the Arnold P. Gold Foundation – whose goal is to create a “Gold Standard” in healthcare. Among other things, the Foundation aims “to foster compassionate, collaborative and scientifically excellent care – to support clinicians throughout their careers, so the humanistic passion that motivates […]

MSIH Alumni are Experts in Heart Health #AmericanHeartMonth

February is #AmericanHeartMonth. As heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the US (CDC), we are highlighting our alumni working to improve the health of those most at risk for cardiovascular disease.  MSIH alumna Maria Sobolev, MD (‘09) is a non-invasive cardiologist at Crystal Run Healthcare, a multispecialty practice in Rockland and Orange […]

MSIH Alumni Help to Fight Cancer #WorldCancerDay

As part of  #WorldCancerDay, we are recognizing MSIH Alumni who are doing critical work in the fight against cancer. One of those alums, Miriam Jacobs, MD (‘12) is doing important work in the field of immunotherapy. Currently, Dr. Jacobs is in her third year of an Oncology Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis. She […]

MSIH as the Model for Global Health Partnerships

When Prof. Judith Lasker last addressed MSIH students and faculty, she’d recently published her book, “Hoping to Help: The Promises and Pitfalls of Global Health Volunteering.” In her work, she describes how many charities and NGOs, hoping to help underprivileged populations, were often far from achieving the lofty goals they’d set themselves. Indeed, more often […]

Cervical Cancer Prevention Week with MSIH Alumna Dr. Jordann Loehr, ’10

During #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek, we would like to highlight MSIH Alumna Dr. Jordann Loehr (’10). Dr. Loehr is an Obstetrician/Gynecologist at the Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Toppenish, WA, a healthcare center on the Yakama Indian Reservation. She is also the Women’s Health Medical Director for Remote Area Medical Guyana, managing a wide-reaching cervical cancer screening […]

First year MSIH students making the best of a pandemic

Michele Naideck had been in Cambodia for two-and-a-half years when the Coronavirus pandemic struck in early 2020. Her first two years were with the Peace Corps, and the latter part was with an NGO working for women’s empowerment. Michele, from Washington DC, had been planning to stay until May, but like so many others in […]

MSIH Alum Dr. Ofer Sagiv gets to the heart of the matter in the Virgin Islands

When it comes to more serious health issues, it can be difficult to find a specialist in the Virgin Islands. Either there isn’t one on island in the specialized field that you need, or so few of them that appointments can take weeks or even months. Dr. Ofer Sagiv, a visiting cardiologist and vascular specialist, […]

New Podcast – Coronavirus – the Medical Educator’s Perspective

List to a fascinating discussion between Prof. (emeritus) Mark Clarfield, former Director of MSIH, and Prof. (emeritus) Shimon Glick – one of the founders of the Ben-Gurion University Medical School. Together they discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic will affect our society and future medical education.

Podcast with Prof. Mick Alkan – MSIH’s “Indiana Jones” of Global Health

Take a trip with MSIH’s own “Indiana Jones of Global Health” from the Negev to Cambodia, to Somali-land, Vietnam, and Papua New Guinea. Listen to polyglot, Prof. Mick Alkan and how he sees the Coronavirus pandemic affecting motivation of current health workers and would-be doctors. (You’ll be surprised by his answer). Spend an hour with […]