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Dr. Rinu Abraham, a recent graduate of the Katz School’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate, was the corresponding author of a study that found a negative correlation between manual dexterity and cognitive function in individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.

The projects, drawn across the school’s graduate programs in STEM and Health Sciences, covered a range of subjects, and was an outcome of their own scholarship, as well as mentorship from faculty advisors, research collaborators and industry representatives.

A first-generation American in a family of health care providers, Sharona Abramova was drawn to the PA faculty’s reputation for clinical excellence and the curriculum that emphasizes compassionate care. She recently joined Maimonides Midwood Community Hospital as a PA.

Collaborations, like the one between Weill Cornell Medicine and the Katz School’s M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship, have emerged as catalysts for the development of the next generation of drugs, devices and services.

One of the enduring spring rituals is graduation season—processional marches, festooned mortarboards, Bach preludes and earnest speeches dolloped with thanks and optimism. At the Katz School, health sciences graduates participated in two rites of passage.

During the ceremony in Lamport Auditorium, Dean Paul Russo lauded the graduates as values-driven leaders who stand for truth reflected in their scholarship and practice, champions of a life built on humane values and compassionate practitioners.

Manish Kumar Thota, a master's student in artificial intelligence, is developing a machine-learning chatbot that assists students by responding to prompts with the same depth of scholarly insight and understanding as a professor.

The first two graduating classes of the Katz School’s Occupational Therapy Doctorate have achieved a 100% pass rate in the national certifying exam, according to the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy.

Loretta Ching’andu joined a panel discussion on “Financing Female-led Innovation and Entrepreneurship," hosted by the Justina Mutale Foundation for the 68th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.

All 22 students in the first graduating class of the Katz School’s M.A. in Physician Assistant Studies passed the profession’s national board certification exam on the first attempt and did better than the national average in key content areas.