Each year, physicians in the Department of Surgery top the regional list across a wide variety of surgical specialties, exemplifying the best of New York’s medical practitioners.
Another week brings a fresh sweep of daily records for Covid-19 cases in the United States. Don’t let pandemic fatigue set in, we have a long, long way to go. Wear a mask, wash your hands, maintain distance, get tested, and please be kind to each other.
This week and every week in the foreseeable future, it’s COVID-19 and the critical, complex work of dismantling white supremacy in medicine, healthcare, education, and our society at large. Here’s what we’re reading—
Instead of linking several distinct pieces this week, we are sharing one collection that was published by the New York Times last year: The 1619 Project.
Each day during the peak of the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery, sent an Update to faculty and staff about pandemic response and priorities. These were not the typical office memo, and the transparency and humanity contained within held the department together at a time of chaos and crisis.
