Education

Xiangning Dong discovered the MS in Biostatistics and Data Science program at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) in 2022 after completing her bachelor’s in bioinformatics. She had been passionate about pursuing a career in biology since high school but developed an interest in data analysis and machine learning during her undergraduate studies. The program at WCM was a perfect fit for merging those skills. 

In 2020, Taylor Dang began medical school with plans to become a naturopathic physician. She was passionate about healthcare and was actively involved in political advocacy centered around health justice. However, as one of few students of color in her cohort, Taylor felt isolated at medical school. She made the call to withdraw and identify another path in healthcare. Taylor is now a graduate of the MS in Health Informatics program at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), where she has found a way to pursue advocacy through the lens of healthcare systems and information.   

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wei-Hsuan Tseng worked as a pharmacist at a hospital in Taiwan. While grateful for her role in helping patients navigate the health system, she witnessed firsthand the impact socioeconomic status can have on access to care. She was motivated to learn about barriers to care, such as rising costs of medication and treatment and policy decisions affecting patient care. She pursued an MS in Health Policy and Economics at Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM) and is now a healthcare policy data analyst at Acumen, LLC.