Diane Meier received a B.A. (1973) from Oberlin College and an M.D. (1977) from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. She completed her residency (1978-1981) at Oregon Health and Science University. Since 1983, she has been affiliated with the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Medical Center, where she currently serves as a professor of geriatrics and internal medicine, director of the Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute, and director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care.