Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing

Inclusion is one of the core values of the Mount Sinai Health System. At the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, we are proud to say that the broad spectrum of our students is one of our greatest strengths. In fact, more than 50 percent of our students identify as coming from minority backgrounds.

Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing is a leader among nursing schools for inclusion. School leadership serve on the American Association of Colleges of Nursing’s (AACN) Diversity Leadership Institute and the AACN Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership Network. The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded us a generous grant for diversity training.

At Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing, we recognize inclusion is one of our core strengths—informing our admissions process, our curriculum, and our strategic planning.

A Holistic Approach to Admissions

We have a holistic approach to admissions, which recognizes the full value of students and takes into account their academic and experiential backgrounds, as well as the attributes they bring to the school. We recognize applicants who have a powerful commitment and determination to become nurses, and offer scholarships and stipends for students who need them. Through community, we build safety nets for those who have fewer socioeconomic advantages.

We Learn from Each Other’s Experiences

Students have the benefit of working with those from extremely varied, diverse sets of experiences. The diversity of the teaching staff, the clinical staff, and most importantly, of your fellow students offers a range of cultural experiences, life experiences, and clinical perspectives. This broad spectrum enriches our program and curriculum. Far from being a sterile, classroom experience, the Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing experience is enhanced by the depth of our humanity.

We don’t shy away from difficult conversations about race, gender, or violence. We build a community that engages in this type of dialogue, including unconscious bias and stigma. It is vitally important that we, as nurses, understand how these attitudes and biases affect health care. We integrate these conversations into our curriculum, and we solicit input from the student task force on diversity. We promote an intellectually challenging exchange of ideas—one that is both respectful but different in opinion. Nursing is a big tent—we have room for everybody.

Supporting inclusion is also part our foundational mission to provide an exceptional nursing education to a diverse student body in an inclusive, equitable environment. The Phillips School of Nursing is committed to promoting and supporting inclusion throughout our teaching, scholarship, and service pillars among students, faculty, and staff. Our vision is to embrace these principles in our quest for equity and to advance the delivery of outstanding health care to local and global communities. 

Our Office of Student Services advises and gives professional guidance to all students, at all levels, and serves as a liaison to the academic departments.

Assistance may be provided regarding: 

• Academic progressions and concerns 
• Students’ socialization into the academic subculture 
• Academic support and referral for related services 
• Curriculum advisory services