Monroe College and Mt. Sinai Hospital have engaged in an exciting partnership in which Mt.Sinai personnel will be pursuing Bachelor’s degrees in courses conveniently taught by Monroefaculty right at the hospital. Launched on September 11, the Monroe/Mt. Sinai Cohort is seen as a win-win relationship for all participating parties.

“We’ve built in flexibility to our rapidly growing Allied Health Department,” said Dr. Jerry Kostroff, the Dean of Monroe’s School of Allied Health Professions. “As a result, we can provide a full complement of courses at Mt. Sinai Hospital that help their employees earn Bachelor’s Degrees in Health Service Administration within the next two years.” In this first semester, fourteen Mount Sinai employees are taking “Women’s Health” and “Intro to Contemporary Health Issues”.

The participating students work for Mt. Sinai in a variety of positions, including data specialists and operations and department supervisors. According to Ted Goldstein, the Dean of Monroe’s Bachelor’s Program, those students will receive the same individual attention Monroe’s on-campus students receive.

“We’ll be providing access to tutoring, academic counseling, and all the other support services that make our Bachelor’s Program distinctive,” he said. “We’re completely committed to their academic success and helping them maximize the career growth that comes with a degree.”The Monroe/Mt. Sinai Cohort is the next step in what the college expects to be a number of similar associations with other professional organizations. In fact, a link-up between Monroe and the New York City Department of Corrections in a criminal justice cohort is scheduled to debut in January.