First Generation Scholars - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

About Us

First-Generation Scholars is a program for high school students who will be the first generation in their families to attend college or who come from under-served communities. We pair these local high school students with a mentor here at Sinai to provide individualized professional & personal advice. Our Mount Sinai mentors will assist their mentees with: academic preparation, college application process, personal statement essay writing, search for scholarship opportunities, financial aid applications, letter of recommendations to support college applications or other extracurricular opportunities, and resume building.

Who We Are

Gia Tolins, gia.tolins@icahn.mssm.edu
Claudia Valenzuela, claudia.valenzuela@icahn.mssm.edu
Suzannah De Almeida, suzannah.dealmeida
Ayris Izmirli, ayris.izmirli@icahn.mssm.edu
Chenyu Liu, chenyu.liu@icahn.mssm.edu
Alison Salinas, alison.salinas@icahn.mssm.edu
Faculty/Staff Advisor: Ann-Gel Palermo, ann-gel.palermo@mssm.edu

Note: All students are welcome to join any Mount Sinai student organization.