Why Choose Mount Sinai?
Let’s face it – trying to decide where to train for residency can be complicated, and numerous factors play a role in that decision. Here at Mount Sinai, we offer a potent combination of a top-notch medical education, the opportunity to work with some of the world’s best clinicians and researchers, and robust career development and mentoring. Plus, we are based in the greatest, most intellectually and culturally vibrant city in the world
Reputation
The Mount Sinai Hospital has been on the U.S. News Honor Roll for ten straight years. As of 2025, Mount Sinai ranked in the Top 10 nationally for Cardiology (#2 in the nation), Geriatrics (#3), Gastroenterology (#5), and Cancer care (#6). Mount Sinai Hospital is ranked the top hospital in New York State on Newsweek/Statista’s “World’s Best Hospitals” list for 2025. The Department of Medicine is ranked top 10 in NIH funding nationwide, with over $154 million in grants. These nnrankings exemplify our commitment to patient care, cutting edge research, and the education of our trainees.
Beyond the numbers, our program is considered to be highly rigorous by national leaders in medical education, providing excellent foundational training for any subspecialty in a highly supportive environment.
In its “Best Hospitals” issue for 2024-2025, U.S. News & World Report ranked multiple divisions in the Department of Medicine as leading locations for sub-specialty care, including Geriatrics, Gastroenterology, Cancer, Cardiology, Diabetes and Endocrinology, Pulmonology. These rankings exemplify our commitment to patient care and the education of our trainees.
But these numbers don't tell the whole story. Our program is considered by national leaders in medical education to be highly rigorous, providing excellent foundational training for any subspecialty in a highly supportive environment.
Location
Mount Sinai is located in a unique area of Manhattan, on the border of the Upper East Side and East Harlem neighborhoods. This nexus allows us to serve a diverse patient population: we are proud to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care that meets the medical needs of our community.
And of course, as a resident at the Mount Sinai Hospital, you will live in New York City—one of the greatest, most diverse, and exciting cities in the world. Physically, our main campus is right next to Central Park, which provides a quick escape into natural beauty for runs, walks, bike rides or just relaxation. Residents can participate in all the cultural and recreational activities that New York City can offer: theater, museums, music, restaurants, and sporting events.
Diversity of Experience
With three main training locations, you will be exposed to a wide array of patients.
The Mount Sinai Hospital
Founded in 1852, The Mount Sinai Hospital is a 1,171-bed urban hospital known internationally for delivering the most sophisticated and advanced medical care available. The Mount Sinai Hospital provides primary and secondary care to local residents, as well as tertiary and quaternary care to patients referred from around the world. Located on the border of East Harlem and the Upper East Side, Mount Sinai Hospital delivers care to an incredibly diverse patient population.
Elmhurst Hospital Center
Elmhurst Hospital is a 545-bed municipal hospital located in Queens. It maintains a close affiliation with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and is located in the most ethnically diverse square mile in the world. There are over 100 translators on staff at Elmhurst for nearly 85 different languages. Because of this unique patient population, Elmhurst offers a very special opportunity to care for patients with diseases rarely seen in other hospitals in the United States. The hospital provides all levels of care to over one million residents of Western Queens.
James J. Peters Veterans Administration Medical Center
The VA Medical Center in the Bronx is the oldest VA facility in New York City, celebrating over 75 years of service to those who have served our country. The VAMC has 378 inpatient beds and 120 nursing home beds, and operates several regional referral points, including a Spinal Cord Injury Unit. The rotation experience at the VAMC offers residents exposure to a variety of general medicine and critical care conditions, with extensive educational simulation experiences.
Career Development
At Mount Sinai, we provide a well-rounded and comprehensive training program that encompasses all aspects of academic medicine. We consider it a point of pride that many of our residents have not only contributed to scholarly work by the time they leave us, but also end up in prestigious fellowship programs throughout the country and around the world.
Unique Curriculum
As a member of Mount Sinai's Internal Medicine Residency Program, you will have the chance to take part in unique medical curricula, which will further enhance your education. We have three main programs that are woven into your day-to-day training: Wellness in Medicine, Quality Improvement, and Evidence-Based Medicine.
Wellness in Medicine
Our residency program places a strong value on the wellness of our residents. Led by our resident-run Wellness Committee and Dr. Aveena Kochar, the Wellness Champion for our internal medicine residency program, we organize frequent wellness events to improve the well-being of our residents. We host monthly mindfulness conferences. Every resident is automatically enrolled in an "opt-out" wellness advisor program to check in and to offer mental health resources. We host an array of social events throughout the year, including ice-cream socials, Friday happy hours, a Halloween party, a holiday party, and a graduation party.
Quality Improvement
The ever-changing landscape in American health care requires that we train future leaders who have a firm foundation in the concepts of quality improvement and patient safety. Residents are exposed to the following throughout their training:
- A monthly conference to examine root cause analyses of medical errors and discuss them openly and without blame.
- A longitudinal PGY-2 led outpatient quality improvement project run by residents in conjunction with ambulatory leadership. Past projects have included increasing healthcare proxy documentation and colon cancer screening with stool DNA testing.
- A mortality review curriculum for PGY-2s as part of their outpatient education
- Other quality improvement and patient safety projects are actively encouraged and mentored by hospital quality leaders and Chief Residents, with bimonthly Resident Quality Improvement Workshops
Evidence-Based Medicine
Our training program emphasizes evidence-based medicine (EBM). The multiple components of our EBM curriculum are woven into the overall residency to optimize learning and retention. The EBM curriculum emphasizes skills in critical appraisal, filtered resource utilization, and evidence summary. It includes small group journal clubs for interns and residents during outpatient rotations, EBM seminars for residents, small seminars in cost-effectiveness analysis, and incorporation of EBM skills into inpatient morning report.
Contact Us
MSH Internal Medicine Residency Office residency@mssm.edu
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