Medical Education Track

The Mount Sinai Neurology Residency Program has a long-standing tradition of training medical educators, and we are proud that our alumni hold formal medical education roles in the Neurology departments of leading academic medical centers throughout the country. We are thrilled to offer residents interested in a career in Medical Education the opportunity to participate in our two-year Medical Education Track.

Residents apply at the end of the PGY-2 year and begin a two-year curriculum with the Mount Sinai Internal Medicine residents covering learning theory, curriculum design and implementation, feedback and evaluation, and medical education scholarship in the fall of the PGY-3 year. Didactics occur outside of clinical and elective time so that all interested residents can participate. With the mentorship of Neurology education faculty, residents develop and implement a Neurology medical education projection and apply to attend the Harvard Macy Program for Post-Graduate Trainees: Future Academic Clinician-Educators course. Additionally, participants participate in quarterly Neurology education journal club dinners with program leadership and develop their skills as medical educators by participating in formal teaching opportunities in the residency and medical school level.

Residency applicants interested in participating will be provided with the opportunity to learn more about the track on their interview day and can reach out to track and program leadership with questions at any time.

Why I Chose the MedEd Track

"I have long envisioned myself as a clinician educator, and the choice to pursue Neurology at Mount Sinai has granted me endless resources in building this future. The Medical Education Track, and the guidance from our incredible faculty educators, allows me to build my future career while receiving a top-notch neurology education amidst the warm and supportive Mount Sinai community of peers, colleagues, and friends."

Adam Karp, MD, Class of 2023

Medical Education Track Objectives

  • Teach residents core topics in medical education
  • Mentor residents in the design, implementation, and assessment of a Neurology medical education project
  • Enhance residents’ medical education skillset
  • Expose residents to scholarship and career opportunities in medical education

Medical Education Track Timeline

Select Mount Sinai Neurology Residency Alumni in Education Leadership Positions

Alexandra Brown, MD - Assistant Program Director for the UCSF Neurology Residency

Michelle Fabian, MD - Neurology Residency Program Director, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Asaff Harel, MD - Program Director for the North Shore University/Long Island Jewish Neurology Residency Program

Adelene Jann, MD - Program Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship, New York University School of Medicine

Peter Jin, MD - Associate Program Director, University of Maryland Neurology Residency

Anna Pace, MD - Director, Headache Medicine Fellowship Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Associate Director, Brain and Behavior, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Jillian Rosengard, MD - Neurology Clerkship Director, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Susan Shin, MD - Director, Neuro Muscular Medicine Fellowship Program, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Kara Stavros, MD - Neurology Clerkship Director, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Laura Stein, MD, MPH - Neurology Residency Associate Program Director, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Elina Zakin, MD - Program Director, Neuromuscular Medicine Fellowship, NYU Langone Health; Associate Program Director, Neurology Residency Program, NYU Langone Hospital Brooklyn