Medical College Alumni News

2017 WCMCAA Award of Distinction Recipient: W. Michael Scheld, MD '73

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Established in 1949, the annual Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Association (WCMCAA) Award of Distinction recognizes an alumnus/a who has demonstrated exceptional achievement in academic medicine, in the areas of education, research, or patient care, and who has brought honor and acclaim to the Medical College.
 
This year's recipient, Michael Scheld, MD, Class of 1973, perfectly embodies the spirit,...

Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson Wins Distinguished Educator Award

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Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson, senior advisor for medical education and a professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has won the 2017 Distinguished Educator Award from the Northeast Group on Educational Affairs (NEGEA).

The NEGEA is a regional group of the Association of American Medical Colleges’...

Tribute to Rees Pritchett, MD '48

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Dr. Rees Pritchett, a consummate physician who spent seven decades at our medical center as a student, resident, and faculty member, died on March 27, 2017. He was 93.

Dr. Pritchett entered medical school in 1944 and remained strongly tied to what is now known as NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for the rest of his life. After graduating from Weill Cornell Medical College in 1948, he became a cardiac resident at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, living in a small...

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