Resident Life

Although residency requires a great deal of time to be spent in the hospital, at Elmhurst we take pride in the close-knit, supportive community that becomes family for most residents.

Our residency program at Elmhurst is proudly an all-International Medical Graduate program. We have recent residents from more than 20 countries, including Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, India, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Russia, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Venezuela.

Within the hospital, attendings, residents, and support staff share multiple activities, including mock codes, wellness activities like narrative medicine and mindful meditation, and educational time.

Outside the hospital, our Queens location offers unlimited activities. The hospital is close to three subway stations with access to different local and express lines—you can be in Midtown Manhattan in less than 20 minutes. Our wellness team including attendings is always on the lookout for fun activities like concerts, marathons and half-marathons, visits to museums, picnics, bike rides, rock climbing, and hikes.

Every year each resident has four total weeks of vacation, divided into two two-week blocks.

House officers receive health coverage through Mount Sinai, and cost sharing is available if you desire family coverage. Additional benefits offered at Mount Sinai include:

  • Dental coverage
  • Prescription drug plan
  • Vision plan
  • Short- and long-term disability, workers' compensation, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
  • Dependent care and tax-sheltered annuity plans
  • Malpractice insurance

In addition, residents are part of the Committee of Interns and Residents and receive benefits including yearly education funds.

Housing around the hospital is affordable. Our residents usually live in the Queens neighborhoods of Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, Woodside, Sunnyside, Rego Park, Long Island City, Astoria, or Forest Hills. Most people commute to work by public transportation or are within walking/biking distance.

Residency can be a difficult and challenging time. At Elmhurst Pediatrics, we understand the importance of balancing a healthy personal and professional life. Our goal is to empower residents with the tools they need to be resilient and well throughout their training. The activities focus on promoting bonding/ team building, wellness, and prevention of burnout.

At Elmhurst, we have an entire wellness curriculum with themed lectures that are integrated into our didactics, as well as monthly wellness events. We have an annual Wellness Competition between residents that encourages residents to participate in wellness activities for points.

Wellness curriculum includes:

      • Narrative medicine sessions
      • Mindfulness series
      • Multicultural fairs
      • Group outdoor activities
      • Fun team-building activities

The Fellowship Training Program in Allergy and Immunology includes cross training within the Division of Clinical Immunology (Department of Medicine) and the Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Department of Pediatrics). The program is conducted at The Mount Sinai Hospital, and provides exposure to both adult and pediatric atopic and immunologic disorders.  Mount Sinai offers two or three fellowship positions each academic year.  Candidates from Internal Medicine, Pediatrics or Medicine/Pediatrics core residency programs may apply.

We offer a two-year program designed to train fellows to excel as clinical allergist/immunologist with experience in basic science, translational and/or clinical research.   The first year focuses on clinical care and the second year comprises additional elective time (dermatology, ENT, rheumatology, pulmonary, private practice), research and other scholarly activities.   The clinical experience includes evaluation of a variety of common disorders ranging from anaphylaxis, angioedema, adverse drug reactions, food allergy, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, and asthma to those less common such as systemic mastocytosis, hereditary angioedema, and immune deficiencies. Inpatient experience is gained through consultations at the Mount Sinai Hospital and provides a unique opportunity to assess challenging cases.  A three-year fellowship program is designed for fellows with a strong interest in a career as a physician scientist and have demonstrated sufficient accomplishment to warrant a dedicated research year.

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