Weill Cornell Medicine

Featuring: CC Webster, Hodgkin lymphoma survivor

Geraldine McGinty, MD, is a practicing radiologist who also serves as the Chief Strategy Officer for the Weill Cornell Medicine Physician Organization (PO). She describes the value that payors place on the exceptional Weill Cornell Medicine doctors, expanding our reputation out to the boroughs.

Chloe Nims, MD, is a seasoned psychiatrist who works with HIV-infected patients. Recently, she took on the role as Chair for the Teacher-Learning Committee (TLC), a group committed to promoting the best learning environment for medical students. This group serves to address concerns of student mistreatment and to help teachers connect with students for effective learning. She explains more about the committee, its work, and the rich learning environment at Weill Cornell Medicine.

John Leonard, MD, is a well-known lymphoma doctor who has manages the Joint Clinical Trials Office (JCTO), sponsored by both NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine to provide support for faculty doing funded research. The JTCO offers a long menu of services from educational training videos to protocol review services. From start to finish, the JTCO will walk you through your clinical research activities. Listen in to learn more.

Hugh Hemmings, MD, is Chair of Anesthesiology as well as the Vice Dean for Research. As a cardiac anesthesiologist maintaining a basic science lab, he knows how to navigate competing demands. He provides some invaluable advice on how to succeed in the research environment at Weill Cornell Medicine, including some personal tips.

Judy Tung, MD, runs the Adult Internal Medicine practices within the Department of Medicine as well as serving as the Chair of Medicine at Lower Manhattan Hospital. This gem of a place has interesting history and serves its community well. The smaller hospital creates a very different experience for faculty who are tightly integrated in their care models. Learn more about Lower Manhattan Hospital.

Helen Borshchenko and Rosemary Cius ) are key representatives from our Human Resources Department providing important guidance to your benefits (insurance, retirement) as well as resources for your work-life integration (child care, tuition benefit). They welcome faculty to contact them with any questions and share a few vitally important messages for new and established faculty about all the things Weill Cornell Medicine has to offer its faculty

Welcome to our new podcast series! Here is your first installment, a warm welcome to new faculty members from our own Dean, Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine and Provost for Clinical Affairs of Cornell University.