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Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital

The Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital is a comprehensive three-year training program designed to develop expert clinicians, educators, researchers, and advocates in adolescent medicine. Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), our fellowship provides individualized clinical, academic, and research experiences that prepare physicians to address the unique health care needs of adolescents and young adults. Our fellows learn how to talk to an adolescent with an eating disorder, perform sports physicals, provide reproductive care, and care for youth affected by chronic illnesses.

Through progressive training at Mount Sinai’s Adolescent Health Center, a nationally recognized site offering comprehensive and multidisciplinary care, and additional off-site rotations, fellows gain expertise in primary care, reproductive health, mental health assessment, specialty care, and the complex psychosocial issues affecting this population. Our graduates lead adolescent medicine divisions across the nation, work in school-based health, community health centers, and academic institutions. We seek compassionate individuals who can see the talent in every adolescent and young person who walks through our doors.

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Meet the Director

Sharon M Edwards, MD

Professor of Pediatrics and Medical Education
Program Director for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship

Dr. Edwards is an adolescent medicine specialist and conducts research on novel methods to improve adherence with birth control methods.

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The Fellowship Experience

The Adolescent Medicine Fellowship at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital offers a structured, yet flexible, curriculum designed to foster progressive skill development across clinical care, academic research, and administrative domains. Our educational activities include weekly workshops, case conferences, interdisciplinary meetings, and research seminars. Fellows facilitate journal clubs and provide teaching seminars for medical students and residents, with third-year fellows taking on precepting responsibilities and presenting at Pediatric Grand Rounds.

The fellowship’s curriculum extends beyond the clinical setting and incorporates health education, community outreach, and program development components. Third-year fellows have the opportunity—and are encouraged—to pursue projects in their specific areas of interest and receive mentorship from our faculty on securing service grants and funding opportunities.

Research training begins in the first year with mentor selection, research methodology didactics, and guided project development, including preparation for Institutional Review Board (IRB) submission. Second-year fellows implement their research projects, collect and analyze data, and initiate manuscript drafts. Third-year fellows complete their research with the goal of presenting at national conferences and publishing in peer-reviewed journals. All fellows participate in ongoing scholarly activities, including case presentations, research conferences, and conducting research seminars, ensuring they develop the skills necessary for academic careers in adolescent medicine.

Our fellows spend the majority of their clinical training at the Adolescent Health Center. There, fellows provide a wide range of services, from primary and preventative care to specialized and acute care, as well as nutrition and wellness counseling, LGBTQ care, HIV care, and eating disorder management. The innovative Teen Parenting Program offers unique experience caring for teen parents and their children in a multidisciplinary setting.

Inpatient rotations include 13-17 weeks annually of co-attending responsibilities, providing our fellows valuable experience in adolescent medicine on the hospital wards. Off-site experiences provide additional perspectives and include school-based health clinics, private practices, orthopedics/sports medicine clinics, and specialized eating disorder programs.

By the third-year, fellows step into a junior attending role, deepening their leadership skills while continuing their clinical exposure across all subspecialties within adolescent health.

Applications for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship are processed through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Candidates must submit:

A completed ERAS application
A personal statement
Curriculum vitae
Three letters of recommendation from faculty members (including one from the program director or chair)
United States Medical Licensing Exam or Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination of the United States transcripts

All materials must be submitted through the ERAS system, and qualified applicants will be contacted to schedule interviews.