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Weill Cornell Medicine Celebrates Two Landmark Anniversaries

April 21, 2023

Weill Cornell Medicine is celebrating more than a century of excellence in medical education, scientific discovery and patient care, commemorating 125 years since its founding. What began on April 14, 1898 as Cornell University Medical College in four temporary classrooms on the...

Dr. Anthony Fauci: To Prepare for Future Pandemics, Don’t Skimp on Basic Science Research

March 31, 2023

Dr. Anthony Fauci giving a presentation at Weill Cornell Medicine

Barely noticed scientific advances in the decades before the COVID-19 pandemic proved crucial to rapidly producing vaccines that—despite disappointing national uptake—are estimated to have prevented an additional 3.25 million American deaths from the virus, Dr. Anthony Fauci M.D. ’66 said.

Deftly blending hope and skepticism from serving on the front lines of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci...

Celebrating Match Day Success at Weill Cornell Medicine

March 17, 2023

a group of students together celebrating during the annual Match Day

Video of Match Day 2023 at Weill Cornell Medicine

Chimsom Orakwue imagined life as a doctor for as long as she can remember. It is the thread that connected her childhood to high school to college and, four years ago, to Weill Cornell Medicine.

Now a graduating medical student, Orakwue on March 17 reached a milestone that brought her ever closer to attaining her goal: learning where she would...