Carrie Sha, a second-year medical student at Weill Cornell Medical College, has received a Medical Student Scholarship to the Annual Meeting from the American Academy of Neurology. The purpose of the award is to help stimulate students’ interest in pursuing the field of neurology by offering them the opportunity to attend the academy's annual meeting.

Dr. Elaine Barfield, assistant professor of pediatrics, has been elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM). Established in 1847, the academy is dedicated to ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to live a healthy life. Through their research, policy and program initiatives they provide they strive to address the structural and cultural barriers to good health and drive progress toward health equity. Dr. Barfield was formally inducted and celebrated at the NYAM Annual Meeting of the Fellows on November 7, 2019.

Dr. Samuel H. Selesnick, professor of otolarygnology, has been selected as the new editor-in-chief of The Laryngoscope, an official journal of the Triological Society. He succeeds Dr. Michael G. Stewart, vice dean and chairman of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, who has served as the journal’s editor for eight years.