Meet 2022 Award Recipient
Matthew Eric Fine
Matthew came to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai from the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in biology. Before attending ISMMS, he mentored and taught at Let’s Get Ready, a nonprofit college predatory organization in New York and led the undergrad arm of the University City Health Coalition medical clinic. He enrolled in the MD program in 2018.
While at Icahn, Matthew held several leadership roles in the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership (EHHOP), the ISMMS student-run free clinic, including Patient Education Chair and Chief Cardiology Teaching Senior. He helped develop the REACH- In program to diagnose and treat hospitalized patients with Opioid Use Disorder and published a book chapter on managing opioid use in the hospital. He was voted as the Inpatient Medicine Clerkship representative and also pursued his passion for teaching with the afterschool Medical Discovery of Careers (MedDOCs) program. He is also a recipient of the Distinction in Medical Education (DIME) graduation award.
Matthew wants to thank his family, friends and educators for their tremendous support and teaching during his time in medical school.
Matthew will be completing a residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia University after graduating with his MD degree.