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Background InformationIan Frazier (1951--)Upon graduation from Harvard, Frazier worked briefly as a writer for a magazine owned by Playboy in Chicago. The following year, he moved to New York City and joined the staff of the New Yorker magazine, where he wrote feature articles, humorous sketches, and pieces for The Talk of the Town section. His stories are collected in 在哈佛毕业之后，弗雷泽在芝加哥的《花花公子》下的一个杂志做了短暂的撰稿人。在接下来的一年，他搬去了纽约，加入纽约人杂志，在这里，他写专题文章，幽默的草图，热门话题部分。他的故事被收集到Dating Your Mom (1986) and Nobody Better, Better Than Nobody (1987).中。Mount SinaiMount Sinai is located in Sinai Peninsular, Egypt. It is renowned as the site where Moses received Ten Commandments. It is regarded as sacred in Jewish, Christian and Islamic traditions. It is also an important pilgrimage site.Mount Sinai School of Medicine ranks among the top 20 medical schools in receipt of National Institute of Health grants. U.S. News World Report ranks Mount Sinai School of Medicine 22nd out of 126 medical schools in its 2009-2010 America’s Best Graduate Schools issue.In 1999, Mount Sinai School of Medicine switched its affiliation from The City University of New York to that of New York University. Its formal name is Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University.Commitment to excellence in research, education, and patient care forms the foundation that makes Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) in Manhattan one of the world’s foremost centers for medical and scientific training.Mount Sinai’s educational philosophy reflects the ever-changing face of contemporary science — the most important thing a medical or science student can learn is how to continue learning. The educational experience at Mount Sinai is designed to help each student reach his or her maximum potential. We graduate well-rounded individuals who are highly skilled in medicine as well as compassionate caregivers.西奈山座落于埃及西奈半岛。它因为这里是摩西接受摩西十诫的地点而出名。这里被犹太人基督徒传统伊斯兰教认为是神圣的。这里也是一个重要的朝拜地点。西奈山医学院是受到美国国立卫生研究院的资助的医学院排名前二十的。美国新闻与世界报道将它排在126所医学