Residency Programs in Internal Medicine

Multicultural Affairs

Message from the Director of Minority Recruitment and Program Development

As the recently appointed Director of Minority Recruitment and Program Development, I am in a unique position to comment on life at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. Having graduated from its medical school, completed its Internal Medical Residency Program, served as chief resident and, currently, as a fellow in cardiology, I can testify with confidence on all that Mount Sinai has to offer in the education, training, and development of physicians.

While The Mount Sinai Medical Center is a leading national health care center, it is also clearly and intentionally a community hospital with significant and substantial ties to its surrounding neighborhoods. Each resident is required to participate in community-based activities, where he or she may develop new initiatives that will improve medical services to the community.

Community service is fully integrated into the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mount Sinai. Whether through the Visiting Doctors rotation, providing support for annual community health fairs, or lecturing to community centers or local public schools, our residents take responsibility for the health education of the community at large as well as for health care.

As we continue to strengthen the partnership between the Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs and the Department of Medicine, we find ourselves in the enviable position of offering our residents additional minority mentorship. To complement the mentors assigned to incoming residents—who are matched based on interests and career goals—we provide mentorship with significant support to help residents effectively navigate the world of academic medicine.

I, for one, am confident that I found the perfect match at Mount Sinai. After interviewing with equally prestigious institutions, I decided to remain at Mount Sinai because it not only offered me the best support and career guidance but equally important, because it was a healthcare provider with a mission that reached out to the community it served. In addition, at Mount Sinai, the tradition is not just to train residents to become great physicians, but also to educate them to become sensitive academic leaders committed to the well being of those they serve.

With a hands-on approach, strong academic leadership, major research opportunities, and a concerned and involved staff, Mount Sinai can be for you what it has been and continues to be for me—a welcoming home.

Pilar Stevens-Cohen, M.D.

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