The Weill Cornell Music Medicine Initiative

A collaborative student-run effort to support medical students and professionals in musical pursuits and to further the understanding of music in medicine.

Music as Medicine

Through Weill Cornell’s affiliation with New York Presbyterian Hospital, the students and faculty of the Music and Medicine Initiative are developing partnerships to integrate music into medical practice.

Music in the Community

Bringing music to the Weill Cornell and New York City community is a vital part of our mission. We have organized benefit concerts for GHESKIO, Kokoro no Care, and the Weill Cornell Community Clinic, in addition to performing at institute events.

Lectures and Seminars

Informational events allow students and members of our academic community to explore the relationship between music and medicine. Recent topics have included historical perspectives on music and medicine, music therapy for inpatient care, and the science of musical phenomena.

The Art of Collaboration

In addition to working with medical departments at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College, the Music and Medicine Initiative has built relationships with some of the world’s foremost musical institutions, which provide our students with unique opportunities for mentorship, partnership, and growth. In return, we provide specialized medical care to their musicians and organize seminars on performing arts medicine targeted towards musicians. Students and faculty of The Juilliard School have partnered with WCMC to shape the Music and Medicine Initiative. Juilliard faculty members volunteer as coaches, and students at the two schools often collaborate to organize and perform at events

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Columbia University Medical Symphony Orchestra

The CUIMC Symphony Orchestra is composed of students, faculty, and staff members from across Columbia University Irving Medical Center, including the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, School of Nursing, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Institute of Human Nutrition, and more. Founded in 1992 by Drs. Julie Lin and Frank David, the orchestra today has nearly 60 musicians. We perform three concerts per year, two in the fall semester and one in the spring.

Our mission is to use orchestra music and symphonic concerts to bring together the diverse population of Columbia’s medical center community, including students, teachers, researchers, clinicians, health care workers, staff, and patients and their families. Our goals for the year are to provide students and other members of the campus community with the opportunity to expand their musical talents and to present outstanding concerts to the campus community and beyond.

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