Valerie Parkas MD
Associate Professor, Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine
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1 Gustave L Levy PlNew York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-241-6741
Fax+1 212-534-3240
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Education & Training
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Morningside/WestResidency, Gastroenterology, 2017 - 2023
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1992 - 1995
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1992
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterFellowship, Infectious Disease
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1994 - 2028
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015
- Combined PPC-PCMH Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Validity and equity of the AAMC PREview situational judgment test in U.S. medical school admissions.Jerrel L Catlett 2nd, Edward K Sarfo, Jessica Maysonet, Valerie Parkas, Talia H Swartz
Medical Teacher. 2026-02-07 - 1 citationsA study of MD-PhD pre-health advising identifies challenges to building a robust MD-PhD applicant pool.Amara L Plaza-Jennings, Christie B Ryba, Jessica Tan, Jennifer El Diaz, Grace E Mosley
JCI Insight. 2025-04-08 - More Than a Score: Evaluating Military Veterans' Success When Applying to Medical School.Peter Campbell, James Brooks, Tirone Young, Katrina S Nietsch, Jamie Frost
Journal of Special Operations Medicine. 2025-04-04
Press Mentions
Icahn School of Medicine Rethinks Premed Paths to Widen Physician PipelineNovember 20th, 2025- Coronavirus Update New York City: Medical Schools Seeing Increase in Applicants Amid COVID PandemicApril 26th, 2021
- Applications to Medical School Are at an All-Time High. What Does This Mean for Applicants and Schools?October 22nd, 2020
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