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National Medical Association recognizes Dr. Winston Price, M.D. ’74

February 4, 2022

Dr. Winston Price, M.D. ’74, a Georgia pediatrician and the president and chair of the National African American Drug Policy Coalition, has been named the National Medical Association’s 2021 Practitioner of the Year.

The annual award recognizes Black physicians who have made major contributions in support of the mission of the NMA, which advocates for the elimination of health disparities and the advancement of the art and science of medicine for people of African descent.

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Weill Cornell Medicine Alumni Lead Washington State Tribe’s COVID Response

February 1, 2022

Dr. Dakotah Lane, M.D. '13, and Dr. Cristina Toledo-Cornell, M.D. '13, have spent the pandemic partnering to reduce the toll of COVID-19 in one Native American tribal community, their efforts helping to minimize hospitalization and death and encourage high vaccination rates among the Lummi Nation of Northwest Washington State.

Dr. Lane, director of the tribe’s health clinic, and Dr. Toledo-Cornell, public health director of the Lummi Tribal Health Center until...

After Pandemic-Affected First Year, Class of 2024 Receives White Coats

September 24, 2021

Students from the Class of 2024 pose with faculty during their White Coat Ceremony

Video of Class of 2024 White Coat Ceremony Highlights | Weill Cornell Medicine

In a typical academic year at Weill Cornell Medical College, the annual White Coat Ceremony symbolically marks the launch of the incoming class’s journey into medicine. First-year students gather during their first week on campus for the tradition, which includes presentation of a short white coat and stethoscope to each...