INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

 

How do I apply?

All applications are via the ERAS system. Paper applications will not be reviewed. Our program participates in the National Residency Matching Program.

 

What are the minimum requirements?

We are looking for the most recent graduates (within five year of graduation) with passing scores of 75 or higher on first attempts of USMLE step I and II. A passing CS score is required prior to entrance in the program. Some clinical experience in the United States is desirable. Each application is reviewed individually and all credentials are considered.

 

Do you consider international graduates?

Yes, international graduates are welcome to apply. However, all applicants must have permanent residency status, work authorization, or United States citizenship since we do not sponsor any type of visa. We do not honor any ECFMG sponsored visa.

 

Does the program accept any medical students for observership positions?

We are unfortunately not able to accept any students for observership positions.

 

Does the program sponsor H1 or J1 visas?

We do not sponsor any type of visa or honor any ECFMG sponsored visa. All applicants must have United States citizenship, permanent residency, or work authorization.

 

Is United States clinical experience required?

While we prefer that applicants have experience with the United States healthcare system this is not a requirement for entrance into the program.

 

Is the program accredited?

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Flushing Hospital Medical Center is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

 

What is the size of the program?

There are 14 categorical residents in each of the three years of training. We also offer 10 additional preliminary one year positions.

 

What are the work hours?

Our program is fully in compliance with both the ACGME work hour rules and also 405.4 of the New York State Hospital Operating Code.

 

Is there a night duty system?

A night duty system has been instituted so there is no weekday overnight call during the time on the general internal medicine services. Residents throughout the three years of training participate on the night duty team.

 

How are residents supervised?

Our residents are carefully supervised by full-time faculty and voluntary attendings. PGY1s are supervised by senior residents at the PGY2 or 3 level or fellows on all services.

 

What is the medical school affiliation?

Our program is affiliated with the State University of New York – Downstate.

 

Are the residents involved with medical student teaching?

Medical students from the State University of New York-Downstate rotate with our geriatrics service. St. George’s University and American University of the Caribbean third and fourth year medical students rotate through our department for their core medicine clerkship experience, medical subinternship, and subspecialty elective rotations.

 

What is the ICU experience like?

The medical intensive care unit is a 10 bed unit which cares for our most critically ill inpatients. The intensive care unit is supervised by Board Certified intensivists who make teaching rounds on a daily basis. There is also a 6 bed Coronary Care Unit under the supervision of Board Certified cardiologists.

 

What conferences do the residents attend?

There are case conferences, grand rounds, mortality and morbidity reviews, evidence based medicine journal club, interdisciplinary conferences, didactic lectures and board review sessions held on a regular basis. Conference time is on average 10 hours per week.

 

How are residents evaluated?

Residents are continuously evaluated. Feedback is continuously provided due to the close communication between trainees and attendings. For formal evaluations we use a web-based system, MyEvaluations.com.

 

What are the house staff benefits?

All house officers enjoy the following benefits: medical and hospitalization insurance, dental plan, professional liability insurance, disability and life insurance, sick leave, meal allowance, uniforms, parental leave, and professional leave. A complete listing of the benefits may be obtained at the Flushing Hospital GME website or at the time of interview. Our residents are members of the Committee of Interns and Residents.

 

What is the size of the hospital?

Flushing Hospital Medical Center is a 293 bed not-for-profit community hospital and was founded in 1884 as Queens’ first hospital. In addition to General Internal Medicine, the Department of Medicine is comprised of thirteen divisions: Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Hematology/Oncology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Nephrology, Infectious Diseases, Rheumatology, Neurology, Dermatology, Allergy and Immunology, and Palliative Care. There is an active Emergency Department and our Ambulatory Care Center provides general and specialty medical care.

 

Where do graduates practice after completion of the program?

Many of our graduates pursue careers in primary care and general internal medicine selecting from a wide variety of excellent practice opportunities in our own or other communities. Other graduates enter fellowship programs in such fields as infectious diseases, cardiology, nephrology, rheumatology, endocrinology, and critical care medicine in New York and throughout the country.

 

What is the neighborhood near the hospital like?