About the Program

The Program trains four graduates of A.B.I.M. accredited medical residency programs at any one time. Either one or three trainees may be at the PGY4 or PGY5 level.

Program components:

1. A highly active clinical consultation service which responds to, or follows 90-100 consultations per month. One of four attending physicians make teaching rounds on a monthly rotating schedule with trainees for 3-4 hours daily. Seventeen months of the 24 month training program are devoted to clinical consultations.
2. A New York State AIDS Institute Designated Center with comprehensive outpatient and inpatient care of over 800 HIV infected persons.
3. A productive clinical and basic science research program which focuses on:

Six months of the 24 month training program are devoted to research. Approximately 3-4 peer-reviewed journal articles have been published annually in these areas since the inception of the Program. The majority of publications include a contributing trainee as first or collaborating author. Each trainee is expected to author at least one peer-reviewed publication.