Preliminary Residency
Our extremely well-regarded preliminary residency program offers a variety of inpatient and outpatient experiences in general medicine and specialty services at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Elmhurst Hospital Center, and The Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
The preliminary residency provides a strong foundation in internal medicine which graduates can draw upon in their subsequent specialty training. Most of our preliminary residents complete their post-graduate training in the following areas: Anesthesiology, Neurology, Dermatology, Radiation Oncology, Radiology and Ophthalmology.
A typical Prelim schedule is as follows:
| PRELIM | BLOCKS |
| Ward Blocks | 7-8 |
| ICU | 0 |
| Outpatient | 1 |
| Vacation | 1 |
| Elective | 2 |
| Night Med | 1-1.5 |
| ER | 0 |
Those applicants interested in the preliminary year should so indicate on their application, and use the appropriate NRMP number.
Catalina Gonzalez
Residency Coordinator
Tel: 212-241-6609
E-mail: residency@mssm.edu
One Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1118
New York, NY 10029
Read about why a member of our Housestaff chose Mount Sinai for their Preliminary Residency Program

