Our Residents

Four residents are chosen annually to stay an additional year as chief residents. These chief residents, in conjunction with the Program Director, work closely with the chair and the vice chairs of the Department of Medicine and provide leadership throughout the residency training program. They are the liaison between the day-to-day workings of the house officers, the administration of the department, and the various hospitals. They have significant teaching responsibilities and are expected to be future leaders in medicine.

The 2021-22 Chief Residents are:

Emily Leven, MD:
Emily Leven grew up in New Jersey and earned her undergraduate degree in Criminology from the University of Pennsylvania. She attended medical school at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed internal medicine residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital as a member of the Healthcare Leadership Track. She plans to pursue fellowship training in gastroenterology.

Anna Liang, MD:
Anna Liang was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York (that is, the pre-Smorgasburg Brooklyn). She went on to traveling to the corners of New York City, where she completed her undergraduate training at The Macaulay Honors College at the Brooklyn College campus. Like Peter and Emily, Anna completed her undergraduate medical studies at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, then her internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Hospital under the Medical Education track. She plans on a career as a clinician-educator in geriatrics and palliative medicine.

Adam Russak, MD:
Adam Russak was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He earned undergraduate degrees in Applied Mathematics and Biology at the University of Rochester, where he also completed his medical school training. During his residency at Mount Sinai Hospital, he completed the Medical Education Track and the Health Care Leadership Track (HLT). He currently serves as a Chief Resident for Education. Adam is pursuing cardiology fellowship, and his research focuses on the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology.

Daniel Slack, MD:
Daniel Slack grew up in Maryland and earned his undergraduate degrees in Biology and Psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He attended medical school at University of Maryland and completed his residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital. Daniel currently serves as one of the Chief Residents in the Department of Medicine and plans to pursue a fellowship in endocrinology, with an interest in medical education and reducing health disparities.

Peter Ting, MD:
Peter Ting grew up in New Jersey and earned his undergraduate degree in Chemistry at the University of Rochester. He then came to Mount Sinai Hospital for medical school and stayed for residency. He was a member of the Medical Education track and is interested in pursuing a career in medical education. He is applying to cardiology fellowship with the goal of subspecializing in advanced heart failure.

Hamna Zafar, MD:
Hamna Zafar grew up in Brooklyn, NY and earned her undergraduate degree in Pharmacology at Stony Brook University. She attended Temple medical school where she developed an interest in advocacy of underserved and marginalized populations. She was a member of the primary care track, which she found to be the perfect avenue to foster this interest. She is applying to pulmonary and critical care fellowship and hopes to continue to serve as an advocate for these populations.

The members of our PGY3 class, 2021-22:

Our PGY2s for 2021-22:

The members of our intern class, 2021-22:

Our Neurology Prelims for 2021-22:

Our Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Prelims for 2021-22:

Most graduates from our residency program go on to pursue fellowship in a subspecialty or practice in Internal Medicine/primary care or hospital medicine. They are highly sought after and compete for the top spots throughout the country. Read more to learn about where our graduates have gone and the leadership positions they have in the world of academic medicine.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Mount Sinai is designed to foster a team approach to patient care and learning. An essential component of that is creating an environment of friendship, camaraderie and well-being among residents and between residents and faculty. While the demands of residency can be intense at times, residents are always pleasantly surprised to discover that life does not need to stop during their training. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there were numerous social activities for housestaff, as well as their spouses, family and friends. These include attending New York Yankees games, Knicks games, karaoke and bowling nights, "Switch" Parties at the end of each block and the Annual Housestaff Follies. We look forward to resuming these activities again when it is safe to do so.

Housestaff Council

The Department of Medicine Housestaff Council is a peer-elected body composed of house officers that serve as advocates for the residents. The council meets on a monthly basis to discuss resident-related issues regarding work environment, education and morale. The Housestaff Council collaborates with the program director, the administration and the chief residents on numerous projects throughout the year. In addition, the Housestaff Council assists and organizes social events including happy hours and orientation events for incoming residents. The Department of Medicine Housestaff Council sends representatives to the interdepartmental housestaff council to discuss hospital-wide concerns.

Housing

Mount Sinai owns several apartment buildings in the vicinity of the hospital, which are used for professional housing. Household size is a factor in determining housing assignments. Accommodations include furnished bedrooms in shared suites in the Residence Hall, as well as studios and one- and two-bedroom apartments. All are located in proximity to the hospital.

Incoming residents are eligible to apply for Mount Sinai housing. Housing offers are based on a lottery system in which applications are divided into three categories: incoming families, incoming couples and incoming singles. Each applicant will receive a housing offer based on their randomly assigned lottery number and top 10 choices.

Living in New York City

As one of the most influential and iconic cities in the world, New York offers nearly anything that you can possibly imagine. Whether you are interested in the post-modern collections at the Museum of Modern Art, the newest Broadway hit, the latest fashion trend or the independent film industry, New York boasts an array of culture every night. And for the adventuresome foodie or indie rocker, the city bursts with a new crop of restaurants and musical acts on nearly a weekly basis. Each neighborhood offers a different flavor and feel and if you grow tired of Manhattan, the outer boroughs can provide a year’s worth of activities. Mount Sinai’s Recreation Office provides discounts and other special offers to residents.

Benefits 

Mount Sinai provides health coverage for house officers through Mount Sinai - UnitedHealth, and we make available choices of alternative health coverage through several other HMOs. Cost sharing is available if you desire family coverage. Additional benefits offered at Mount Sinai include:

• Basic dental coverage, a prescription drug plan, and a vision plan at no cost to the house officer
• Enhanced dental plans and family coverage available with a cost-sharing deductible
• Short- and long-term disability, workers' compensation, life insurance, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for our house officers
• Dependent care and tax-sheltered annuity plans
• Malpractice insurance is covered for all residents

Salaries by Year

Vacations 

In recognition of the heavy clinical demands on residents, vacations are considered an essential component of the schedule. Residents receive four weeks of vacation per year. While every effort is made to provide vacations that accommodate individual needs and preferences, time for vacation is scheduled based on the clinical needs of the department.

Travel Stipends

The department also supports resident travel to clinical and research meetings for the presentation of papers and research results carried out in conjunction with faculty. Stipend includes domestic coach air travel, meeting registration and per diem expenses.