Residency Program
As of January 1998, The New York Hospital and The Presbyterian Hospital merged to form the NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital creating one of the largest and most comprehensive health care facilities in the world. This is the first, full-asset merger of two world-class academic hospitals. Parallel graduate training programs exist at each hospital campus and are maintained separately. Our affiliation is with the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University.
The objective of the Graduate Training Program in Internal Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell is to foster clinical and academic excellence in new physicians. Graduates of the program are highly qualified for the practice of internal medicine, for further training in internal medicine subspecialties, for bench and clinical research, and for leadership roles in medical administration.
The residency training program places major emphasis on both inpatient
and ambulatory settings. Medical House Staff rotate through the medical
and neurological services at the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, the
rheumatology service at the Hospital for Special Surgery, and other medical
services at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. These sites offer a
diverse patient population and outstanding faculty. Patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill
Cornell come from all economic, social and ethnic backgrounds. In addition
to its role as a major tertiary care center, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill
Cornell serves as a primary care center for the diverse patient population
of Upper Manhattan and Western Queens. Patients also come from the rest
of the greater metropolitan area: New York City, New Jersey, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania, as well as from around the world.
The medical problems seen at the medical center encompass all areas of internal medicine. While common diseases predominate during the course of an Intern's experience, a wide range of rare and unusual clinical problems are encountered. This program offers the opportunity to care for such patients in the setting of a major research department with strengths in each medical subspecialty, as well as in general medicine. All inpatient rotations are on academic teaching services. Independent, clinical decision-making by House Staff is emphasized on all rotations.
In May 1997, a "new" NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell opened its doors. The one million square foot Greenberg Pavilion is built on a platform above the FDR Drive overlooking the East River. It connects to the pre-existing NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell structure and consists of 880 beds. It is a beautiful building equipped with state-of-the-art technology and a variety of on-line resources.
