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Residency Programs in Internal MedicineResearch ResidencyThe Department of Medicine recognizes that internists of the twenty-first century need to translate rapid advances in basic sciences into compassionate patient care. To this end, academic physician-scientists are required to lead this ongoing integration by providing clinical insight into basic science research, and by teaching the internists of the future. To complement their formal education, developing academic physician-scientists need postgraduate training, both in the clinic and the laboratory. To meet the special needs of physician scientists, the Mount Sinai Medical Center has established the Research Residency Program. This comprehensive, flexible and integrated program is designed for physicians who are committed to basic or translational research academic careers. The six- or seven-year program merges the traditional clinical training of the internist with the research training of the basic scientist. Internship, residency and fellowship training in Internal Medicine and its subspecialties are combined and integrated with post-doctoral fellowship laboratory training. Faculty guidance is provided immediately upon entry into the program. Stipends for research training are provided. The result is a personally tailored, integrated training program that takes advantage of the strong clinical tradition in the Department of Medicine and the strength of the basic science programs in the Department and other established research programs at Mount Sinai. All residents accepted into the research residency program become lifelong fellows of the Solomon Berson Society, a specially developed forum for physician-scientists in the Department of Medicine. This society provides quarterly conferences and readings of specific interest to its membership. The clinical training received here will satisfy the eligibility requirements for the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and for the subspecialty boards. The research training can be completed in any appropriate basic research laboratory available at Mount Sinai or Rockefeller University. Candidates with exceptionally strong basic science research credentials, or graduates of M.D.-Ph.D. and M.D.- M.P.H. programs, are encouraged to apply. Applications are accepted through ERAS. Note that the Research Residency has a separate NRMP number from regular residency program in Internal Medicine. The NRMP number is 1490140C1. Additional InformationMark Babyatsky, M.D. |