two slides
after three years go by / you appear on two slides / in a lecture / on motor neuron disease
Author: Slavena Salve Nissan
Medical Student Editor and Contributing Writer
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Slavena Salve Nissan moved to Brooklyn, New York from Baku, Azerbaijan when she was 6-years-old and comes from an ethnic minority known as the Mountain Jews. She graduated with a major in biology from the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College in 2015 and after graduation, worked as a medical receptionist. She’s currently a fourth year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where she’s continuing to explore the intricacies of her two passions: healthcare and the arts.
first year
new introduction / my name is… / and i’m a med student
πάθος (pathos)
in path lab / the residents / pass around organs / and explain
Medical Student Editor and Contributing Writer
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Slavena Salve Nissan moved to Brooklyn, New York from Baku, Azerbaijan when she was 6-years-old and comes from an ethnic minority known as the Mountain Jews. She graduated with a major in biology from the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College in 2015 and after graduation, worked as a medical receptionist. She’s currently a fourth year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where she’s continuing to explore the intricacies of her two passions: healthcare and the arts.