Categorical Residency

After three years of training in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West, our residents are fully prepared to pursue any medical career they choose. Each year of training adds responsibility for both patient care and teaching those less experienced.

Medical Education Track

Ambulatory Blocks

Year-by-Year Schedule

PGY-1

First-year residents receive in-depth exposure to Internal Medicine, spending an average of two months on the General Medicine floors admitting both routine as well as rare cases. They get exposure to specialty services including Cardiology and Geriatrics with dedicated floor teams, and quaternary-level cancer care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). They also get the opportunity to rotate on subspecialty services during consult and elective rotations. Critical Care rotations include dedicated time in the Medical and Cardiac Intensive Care Units. The emergency department rotation help interns learn how to approach a large variety of patients. They follow patients in the Primary Care and Ambulatory Care Setting during a two-week rotation every 6 weeks.

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PGY-2

Second year residents assume a senior role during their inpatient and critical care rotations, supervising interns and leading their respective teams. Residents may also get the opportunity to spend more time taking care of cancer patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. During their second year, they get the opportunity to develop their interests and prepare for their future careers paths during their 8 weeks of elective time, as well as increased time on subspecialty consults. They continue to follow their primary care patients during their two-week clinic rotation every 6 weeks.

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PGY-3

Senior residents consolidate their skills during inpatient floor, critical care and ambulatory rotations to prepare for independent practice. They also have specialized rotations serving as the critical care consult residents, who also lead the hospitals’ rapid response and code teams. They provide consultation services to other specialties during medicine consult blocks, and learn more about perioperative medicine.

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