Primary Care Residency Program
The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West recognizes the unique skill set required of primary care physicians to practice in our current healthcare landscape. As such, we are thrilled to offer an innovative Primary Care Track for residents seeking to become experts in primary care with an emphasis on health equity and urban health. Through this track, residents gain enhanced exposure to topics beyond those typically covered in the traditional ambulatory block. The track is fully integrated into our categorical program; Primary Care Track residents engage in the same rotations as their colleagues, including the Intensive Care Units, yet are provided increased elective time dedicated to primary care-related activities. In addition, all residents in the track rotate through their primary care elective blocks concurrently, fostering a strong sense of community. All primary care track residents will maintain a practice at a Federally Qualified Health Center- Ryan Health Adair in Central Harlem, located in a HRSA-designated medically underserved area, which will allow exposure to a diverse population with a multitude of complex diseases.
The track is composed of clinical experiences and protected didactic sessions during primary care elective blocks. Educational sessions for residents in the track cover a broad array of topics introducing residents to the fundamentals of primary care such as population health, social and structural determinants of health, health disparities, addiction medicine, transgender medicine, cost-effective prescribing, pearls of coding and billing, behavioral health, community oriented primary care, and hands-on sessions in the Center for Advanced Medical Simulation. All Primary Care Track residents are given protected time to develop a longitudinal project of interest during each primary care block with 1:1 faculty mentorship. Our outstanding primary care faculty, who are committed to educating and mentoring the next generation of primary care physicians, bring to the table a broad range of clinical and academic interests. Through this track we aim to provide general skills training while supporting each resident in their particular area of interest within primary care. Approximately 90% of our graduates to date have chosen to pursue primary care, and many of those practicing primary care have stayed within the Mount Sinai system as clinician-educator faculty.
Key Features of our Primary Care Track include:
· Increased elective time with a focus on primary-care related activities including HIV, transgender medicine, addiction medicine, Women’s health, geriatrics, dermatology, sports medicine and more
· Participation in an immersive community medicine rotation focused on caring for our patients in Harlem with a focus on health equity
· Opportunity to participate in a month-long health policy elective with the NYACP
· Opportunity to participate in a specialized Obesity Medicine Pathway to prepare residents for ABOM certification
· Community outreach sessions embedded within each ambulatory block.
· Participation in a Resident-as-Preceptor rotation as a PGY-3
· Longitudinal project engagement with 1:1 faculty mentorship
· Individually tailored elective schedules as PGY-2 and PGY-3
Applicants interested in the Primary Care Track should apply using our ERAS number.
For further questions, please contact the MSMWMEDRESINFO@mountsinai.org
Year-by-Year Training Schedule
PGY-1
(3 elective blocks) All PGY-1s in the track participate in a novel community medicine rotation focused on caring for their at-risk populations near their outpatient clinic site in Central Harlem. The rotation introduces residents to topics such as social determinants of health and health disparities, community-based organization partnerships, advocacy, home visits, addiction medicine, and the impact of neighborhood on health outcomes. In addition, PGY-1s in the track will have the opportunity to engage in a broad range of relevant clinical rotations including; musculoskeletal medicine, addiction medicine, home visits, dermatology, primary care for patients with HIV.
PGY-2
(4 elective blocks) PGY-2s in the track have the opportunity to participate in the sessions above in addition to crafting a more tailored schedule focused on their particular area of interest. Additional independent study time is allotted to allow residents to develop a longitudinal project with a focus on one aspect of comprehensive care. Such projects can include quality improvement initiatives, advocacy, and curriculum development and will be overseen by faculty mentors, with the goal of presenting the work to a broader academic audience. During the PGY-2 year, residents have the option to engage in a month-long health advocacy elective with the NY ACP.
PGY-3
(3 elective blocks) PGY-3s in the track will devote time to independent projects and individually-tailored clinical experiences, as well as hone their leadership and teaching skills through Resident-as-Preceptor sessions in the outpatient resident clinics. In addition, transition-to-practice didactics and career seminars will provide guidance toward life after residency. PGY-3s will have the opportunity to lead some of the small group discussions for all PC Track residents centered on a topic of their choosing.
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