Pediatric Residency Program at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst

Welcome to the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health + Hospitals Elmhurst Pediatric Residency Training Program. Also known as Elmhurst Hospital Center, we are located in one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhoods in the entire country. Our program is a reflection of the city around it, with residents from more than 20 countries and from a wide variety of backgrounds. Our mission is to train pediatric residents to provide compassionate and effective quality care to patients of all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.

Through our partnership with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, the Elmhurst Pediatric Residency Program combines exposure to a large urban community hospital with the opportunities and enrichment offered by training at a tertiary-care center.

Residents in our program are welcomed into a professional family that provides support and encouragement with guidance and mentorship from faculty who take the time to get to know trainees on a personal level. Our faculty are top clinicians, researchers, and educators who are fully invested in making sure residents get the most out of their training.

Our graduates go on to practice all over the country in primary care, academic medicine, and subspecialty fellowships.

Curriculum Overview

Our curriculum has been developed to maximize exposure to primary and subspecialty care. Training takes place at both our home institution, Elmhurst Hospital Center, and at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. Our academic year is structured in 13 four-week blocks.

PGY-1 Curriculum and Responsibilities

PGY-1 trainees rotate through the inpatient units at Elmhurst and Mount Sinai, the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the Well-Baby Nursery, and the Emergency Department, combined with outpatient exposure to Development and Adolescent clinics as well as multiple subspecialty clinics.

First year residents are supervised by second- and third-year residents and attendings.

Rotations	# of Rotations/Year
Inpatient at Elmhurst	2
Adolescent	1
NICU	1.5
Subspecialty Outpatient	1
Well Baby Nursery	1.5
ED	2
Inpatient at Mount Sinai	1
Development	1
Ambulatory	1
Vacation	1

PGY-2 Curriculum and Responsibilities

PGY-2 trainees begin to take on increasing leadership and supervisory roles across the inpatient settings. PGY-2s are exposed to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Mount Sinai. In the second year, we help our residents to improve their leadership skills and use elective time to explore further career opportunities as they continue to gain pediatric knowledge.

Rotations	# of Rotations/Year
Inpatient at Elmhurst	2
NICU	1
WBN	1
ED	2
Ambulatory Sick Call/Reading	0.5 0.5
Electives	4
PICU at Mount Sinai	1
Vacation	1

PGY-3 Curriculum and Responsibilities

PGY-3 trainees continue to develop skills for independent practice as they sharpen their career focus.

Rotations	#of Rotations/Year
Inpatient at Elmhurst	1
Ambulatory Sick Call/Reading	0.5 0.5
NICU	1
ED	2
Electives	4
PICU at Mount Sinai	1
Inpatient at Mount Sinai	1
Patient Safety/Mental Health	1
Vacation	1

Call Schedule

The schedule complies with both Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and New York State work hour rules. Frequency and structure of call is dependent upon the rotation. Most inpatient rotations follow a schedule of 24-hour call every fourth day. Some rotations follow a night float system.

When on electives, residents have shifts in the ED.

Primary Care Continuity Clinic

Residents are assigned to a continuity clinic day and preceptor for all three years.

Our Primary Care Clinic cares for families presenting for both well-child and urgent visits. We strive for continuity between residents and families, so our trainees can learn and grow along with our tiniest patients.

Electives

Residents rotate through subspecialties available at Elmhurst Hospital Center and Mount Sinai Hospital. Electives include Endocrinology, Cardiology, Pulmonology, Nephrology, Infectious Disease, Circumcision, Ultrasound, Research, and more.

Educational Conferences and Sessions

Teaching happens daily through structured conferences or workshops, as well as at the bedside in all clinical settings.

Key educational activities:

Noon conference
Combined NICU-OB/GYN conference weekly with attendings from both specialties
Mount Sinai Grand Rounds weekly (Teleconference)
Morning report

Case presentations
Patient safety presentations
Healing morning report (health equity, advocacy)
Transfer updates

Primary Care Curriculum weekly in clinic groups
Journal club monthly
Board Review
Simulation

In situ code simulation in the ED and the inpatient floor
Monthly trainings in the simulation center
Procedural skills training

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Advancement days for rising second and third years
Intern advancement lecture series
Patient Safety and Quality improvement curriculum

How To Apply

Elmhurst Pediatric Residency was established in 1939 and affiliation with Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai was begun in 1964. We have 13 residents per year and two chief residents. We do not offer fast-track or preliminary positions.

First-Year Positions

All applications for the 13 first-year positions are reviewed through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Our program is listed in ERAS as “Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NYC Health and Hospitals: Elmhurst), Pediatric Residency Program.”

Applicants should submit:

Interviews are held from November to January.

All 13 positions are offered pre-match during the months of December to February. If a position is offered and accepted, it is a requirement to withdraw from the National Residency Matching Program Match. We offer J-1 and H-1B visas for qualified applicants.