By David Chiang (entering class of 2009)

On May 7, 2014, seven MD/PhD students from the graduating class of 2014 met with at seven MD/PhD alums from NYC. This was the inaugural MD/PhD Alumni-Grad Networking evening, where MD/PhD alumni came and reconnected with the graduating students, catching up and offering career advice for residency and beyond. Organized by student members of the Alumni Committee (Rajal Sharma and David Chiang), the event was graciously sponsored by Mount Sinai’s Office of Alumni and Development and held at the Uptown Restaurant and Bar. The alumni ranged from those who just started their training as residents (Jessica Nikitczuk, Jedd Sereysky, Dani Dumitriu, Quincey Laplant, to name a few) to clinical fellows (Eric Smith) to those who were junior faculty (Talia Swartz). Both alumni and graduating students were incredibly appreciative of an event like this, as it was a great chance to reconnect with older classmates and to receive career advice from those who were farther along the physician-scientist track. All in all, a fun time was had by all and those who attended expressed strong wishes that this event be repeated again next year. Graduating class of 2015, stay tuned!