About Us

PEERS is a longitudinal wellness and resilience curriculum that aims to equip Sinai’s graduate students with strategies for navigating stage-specific stressors. The ultimate goal of PEERS is to: a) facilitate a safe space for open discussion, b) bolster resilience skills that help graduate students thrive, and c) offer stage-specific mentorship with an eye for wellness. The program was founded in the medical school in 2016 and was adapted for graduate students in 2018. PEERS groups meet bimonthly with discussions surrounding various resiliency-based tool building tailored to MS and PhD students.

Who We Are

• Alexa LaBanca, alexa.labanca@icahn.mssm.edu
• Jared Weiler, jared.weiler@icahn.mssm.edu
• Faculty/Staff Advisor: Jacqueline Hargrove, jacqueline.hargrove@mssm.edu

Contact us: peers_grad@icahn.mssm.edu

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