Residency Programs in Internal Medicine

Categorical Residency

Yearly Schedules

PGY-1

Each PGY-1 spends several rotations on the inpatient wards at The Mount Sinai Hospital. The inpatient services are divided into three firms: the Popper firm, which encompasses patients with digestive, liver, cardiac and complex pulmonary diseases; the Wasserman firm, with a focus on HIV and hematology/oncology patients, and the Berson firm, with a mixture of general medicine and geriatric patients. Thus, in addition to learning general medicine, each inpatient rotation has specialized themes that present more intensive learning opportunities.

PGY-1's also spend one block in the CCU at The Mount Sinai Hospital and one block in the Emergency Department. They generally work one-on-one with an attending physician in both the walk-in area and the main area of the Emergency Department. The attending physicians are faculty members trained in emergency medicine. Many of the patients seen during this time are referred back to the intern's own clinic for continuity of care. This allows the intern to build his or her own practice rapidly.

Each intern also rotates through the City Hospital at Elmhurst and the Bronx VA Medical Center. At Elmhurst, interns are assigned to one of the General Medicine floors. At the Bronx VA, interns rotate between the inpatient General Medicine Service and the CCU.

All interns serve two outpatient rotations. Each rotation is 4 weeks long and is based in the continuity of care practice. In addition, all interns are assigned one block of elective time and four weeks of vacation. The rotations are designed to provide exposure to a remarkably diverse patient population.

PGY-2

The PGY-2 represents a major transition for the house officer. During this year, the PGY-2 takes greater responsibility for patient care and team supervision. The residents rotate through the Medical Intensive Care Ward; rotate to the Emergency Room of the City Hospital at Elmhurst, a busy Level 1 Trauma Center; two blocks in the outpatient rotation; two blocks on the inpatient floors at The Mount Sinai Hospital and inpatient ward time at Elmhurst and the Bronx VA.

During ward blocks, the PGY-2 serves as team leader in a supportive setting. They have two elective blocks and four weeks of vacation. One of the outpatient blocks is spent in the popular and frequently rewarding Visiting Doctors Program.

PGY-3

The PGY-3 is intended to further develop leadership skills and extend the resident's knowledge base, complete research projects, and focus on future career transitions. Residents spend one or two rotations on the inpatient Firms at The Mount Sinai Hospital. In addition, they have a block each in the CCU, and as the Medical Consultant and as the Medical Admitting Resident They spend time at the Elmhurst City Hospital and the Bronx VA as senior resident supervisors. They have two outpatient care rotations, three elective rotations and four weeks vacation. Residents participating in the Global Health track attend a specialized curriculum.

Chief Resident

Four residents are chosen annually to remain an additional year as chief resident. On a rotational basis, two of the chiefs are always present at The Mount Sinai Hospital, one at the Bronx VA Medical Center, and one at Elmhurst Hospital. These chief residents work closely with the chairman and the vice chairmen of the Department of Medicine and provide leadership throughout the residency training program.

These residents are the liaisons between the day-to-day workings of the house officers, the administration of the Department, and the various hospitals. They have significant teaching responsibilities and are expected to be future leaders in medicine.

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