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$5.6 Million Gift Expands Debt-Free Scholarship Funding for Medical Students

December 17, 2021

Building on their longtime commitment to social justice, equity and diversity, Louise and Leonard Riggio have made a $5.6 million gift to Weill Cornell Medicine to establish a named scholarship for medical students with financial need who are Black. This scholarship, which will be awarded as part of Weill Cornell Medicine’s debt-free scholarship program for all financially eligible medical students, will cover the full cost of attendance for all four years of medical school.

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Dr. Sri Palanisamy (MD ’20) is Published in Nature Medicine

August 27, 2021

When Dr. Sri Palanisamy (MD ’20) graduated from Weill Cornell Medicine in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, he, along with other recent graduates, worked virtually to assist in the community.

“New York City was the epicenter of the epicenter,” says Dr. Palanisamy. “At that time, there were a lot of different roles for students, such as data gathering and data reporting. Weill Cornell Medicine did a great job of protecting its students, by utilizing students in various ways that weren...

First-Year Medical Students Don White Coats During Historic Year

August 20, 2021

Group photo from Class of 2025 White Coat ceremony

Video of Class of 2025 White Coat Ceremony Highlights | Weill Cornell Medicine

As a child, Noelle Desir, 23, suffered from severe eczema. She and her family tried everything to bring the skin condition under control, but without insurance, all they could do was visit the emergency room when she had a flare-up. Finally at age 12, her father, an immigrant from Haiti, secured...