The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai offers a wide range of resources to support residents’ academic pursuits and professional development. The department encourages resident participation and presentation in national meetings and finances travel expenses. Fourth–year residents attend the spring meeting of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), and all Chief Residents have the opportunity to attend the ACS fall meeting.
All surgical residents are provided with individual subscriptions to Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE), an online, self-assessment toolkit developed by the American Board of Surgery. Containing a reference guide and other resources for additional study, the curriculum helps residents develop critical thinking skills by working through more than 90 cases of varying difficulty.
Residents receive access to the Gustave L. and Janet W. Levy Library. Online resources include 89 databases, such as Medline/PubMed and AccessMedicine, and more than 11,000 full-text e–journals.
Resident Library
Residents have 24-hour access to the Resident Library, conveniently located near the operating rooms. The library offers:
- Audio-visual equipment
- Computer terminals with high–speed Internet access
- Journals
- Laparoscopic trainers for honing minimally invasive surgical skills
- Textbooks
Surgical Simulation Center
The Icahn School of Medicine offers a state-of-the-art Surgical Simulation Center, equipped with:
- Laparoscopic and endoscopic simulators
- Inanimate models
- Web-based learning modules
- Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) training boxes
- Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery (FES) GI mentor
Residents spend eight hours per month mastering surgical techniques in the Simulation Center. The Program Director monitors residents' progress during the sessions, using defined metrics, and provides ongoing performance feedback.
Faculty members are available during scheduled training sessions to instruct residents on surgical techniques. In addition, junior and senior residents work together in assigned training sessions to simulate surgical collaboration.
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Resident Work Hours
Mount Sinai strictly adheres to the resident work hour guidelines mandated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and New York State law. Specific limitations on resident work hours can be found at: www.acgme.org.
The following guidelines apply to residents schedules:
- Residents will not be at the hospital more than 80 hours per week.
- All residents will receive one day off per week.
- Call periods will not exceed 24 hours.
- In-house call no more frequent than every third night.
- Residents will receive 8 hours off between shifts.
These guidelines apply to all resident levels.
During the first year, resident day call, referred to as ‘consult’, varies from one to two times per week by affiliate site and surgical service.
At Mount Sinai, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners assist first and second year residents with routine care, ensuring maximum learning and operating opportunities for residents.
Resident Wellness Day Policy
- All residents get 1 FULL Wellness Day per quarter. (Requests must be made 2 weeks in advance.)
- In addition, we allow 1 HALF Wellness Day during months in which a full Wellness Day is not taken.
- Wellness Days DO NOT replace sick days, call/post-call, or extended scheduled breaks in duty such as vacations.
- Service Chiefs, Administrative Chief, Dr. Divino and the Education Office must be notified.