NRMP number - 1492300C0
Types And Number of Appointments - There is a total of twenty-two pathology residency positions.
Facilities
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, is the major clinical affiliate and teaching hospital of Weill Cornell Medical College. It's New York Weill Cornell Center, is an 824-bed facility centrally located in a highly sophisticated medical community surrounded by the Hospital for Special Surgery, the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Rockefeller University. The number of specimens are as follows: autopsies, 131; surgical pathology specimens, 86,433; frozen sections, 4,289; cytopathology specimens, 56,740; laboratory procedures, 4,834,571.
Community
The Medical Center is located in a beautiful residential neighborhood along the East River in Manhattan within walking distance of Central Park and the midtown entertainment and shopping areas. The major museums, concert halls and opera house are close by.
Stipends, Housing and Benefits
In 2011-2012, first-year residents receive $51, 736 per year; second-year residents, $54,435. Living quarters are available for single and married house staff in NYPH maintained apartments adjacent to the medical center. All residents are covered under New York Presbyterian Hospital benefits program, which includes professional liability insurance, hospitalization and uniforms.
Applications
All candidates must apply to the program, using the AAMC (Association of American Colleges) ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System) website. Candidates must be graduates of approved medical schools in the United States or Canada, foreign medical graduates must posses a valid ECFMG (Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates) certificate and valid visa. New York Presbyterian Hospital only sponsors J1 visas. July 1 is the start date for residency training. For US graduates contact your Dean's Office to apply via ERAS, international medical graduates, please contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Office to utilize ERAS.
Required ERAS Documents
- ERAS Application with photograph
- Curriculum Vitae and Personal Statement
- Three letters of recommendation
- Medical School Diploma (for those already graduated)
- Transcript Copy
- Dean's Letter
- USMLE Transcripts (Two-digit minimum score of 85)
- ECFMG Status Report (if applicable)
- Copy of J1 visa or work authorization (if applicable) - NYPH does not accept H1 visas
The Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Residency Leadership Committee will extend invitations to selected candidates for interviews, during the months of November, December and January.
Please address any inquires to:
Residency Coordinator
Donna M. Galvin
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
New York Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell Campus
525 E. 68th Street – Room C-302
N.Y., N.Y. 10065
Tel 212-746-7365
E-mail: [email protected]
