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Dr. Allan Ropper Wins Weill Cornell Medical College Alumni Award

May 30, 2019

Drs. Allan Ropper, Augustine Choi and Natasha Leibel

Dr. Allan Ropper, M.D. ’74, the Raymond D. Adams Master Clinician and executive vice chairman of the Department of Neurology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has been awarded the Weill Cornell Medicine Alumni Association Award of Distinction.

The award, which was established in 1949, is presented each year to a Weill Cornell Medical College alumnus who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in research, education or patient care, and has brought acclaim to the institution.

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Outstanding Students Celebrated at Convocation

May 30, 2019

On the eve of their commencement, students from Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences were recognized for their outstanding achievements.

Some 75 medical and graduate students received special awards, prizes, certificates and the Weill Cornell seal during three ceremonies on May 29 in Uris Auditorium and Griffis Faculty Club. The awards acknowledge the students' exceptional academic achievement, scholarship, research, teaching and service....

Becoming a Doctor – and a Mom

May 23, 2019

Video of Becoming a Doctor – and a Mom | Ngozi Monu | Weill Cornell Medicine

For Ngozi Monu, the key to success is balance. By the time she entered medical school, she was a two-time Olympian with a doctorate. She then discovered new challenges as she became a mother of two while earning her medical degree. Now Monu is working to balance her home life with her future career as an...