DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY POLICY ON ELIGIBILITY, SELECTION, EVALUATION, PROMOTION, and DISMISSAL

ELIGIBILITY

1. Applicants with one of the following qualifications are eligible for a NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital appointment as an intern (PGY-1) in our accredited residency program.

     a.  Graduates of medical schools in the United States or Canada accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

     b. Graduates of medical schools in the United States or Canada accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA)

     c. Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada who meet one or both of the following qualifications:

i. Have received a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

ii. Have a full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in the State of New York

     d. US citizen graduates from medical schools outside of the United States and Canada who cannot qualify under c.i. or ii. above, but who have successfully completed the licensure examination in a US jurisdiction in which the law or regulations provide that a full or unrestricted license to practice medicine will be granted without further examination after successful completion of a specified period of graduate medical education.

      e. Graduates of medical schools in the United States and its territories not accredited by the LCME but recognized by the educational and licensure authorities in a medical licensing jurisdiction who have completed the procedures described above.

      f. Graduates of medical schools outside of the United States who have completed a Fifth Pathway program provided by an LCME accredited medical school.

2.  Applicants for PGY II positions (in the event of a PGY-2 opening) must have successfully completed one year of an approved internship/residency program accredited by the ACGME or the Royal College of Physicians in Canada and provide proof of such. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital requires residents to obtain a New York State License as soon as possible while in their PGY II year of training.

3.  The selection Committee for each Residency Program selects among eligible applicants on the basis of the preparedness, aptitude, academic credentials, personal characteristics, recommendations, and communication skills. Consideration is given to the applicant’s ability to benefit from the graduate medial education program.

4.  NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) for first-year positions in accordance with the terms of the agreement.

5.  It is the policy of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital to provide equal opportunity to all applicants for appointment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, age, sex, sexual orientation or affectional preference, and without regard to disability or handicap of qualified persons, within the meaning and subject to the conditions applicable to federal, state, and city laws.

SELECTION

Approximately 500 applications are received each year through the ERAS Residency Application Program. Each faculty member will review all applicants from the same institution to allow greatest consistency in the evaluation process. Applications are reviewed for: 1) AOA status; 2) 3rd year clerkship performance and grades; 3) Pre-clinical performance and grades; 4) USLME Step 1 score; 5) Personal statement; 6) Letters of recommendation; 7) Undergraduate performance; and 8) Research and publications. The applications are rated as “1” – must interview, “2” – interview if spots become available, and “3” – do not interview.

Fifty medical students are then invited to interview (Sunday January 6, 2008) and each applicant will have 2 15-minute interviews with a faculty panel of 4 attending staff orthopedic surgeons. The residency director and the program chairman do not participate in the actual interview process. At the completion of the interview day, the entire faculty convenes and ranks the applicants from 1-50 (assuming all students are ranked). This list is then submitted to the NRMP. 5 applicants will be taken for the 5-year orthopedic surgery residency.

For those applicants interested in clinical research, a 6-year track is also available and will have a separate NRMP number. Over the last 10 years, the Trauma Training Center (TTC) has offered interested medical students a 1 year in-depth experience exposing the TTC fellow to clinical research, basic science research, and the operating room. The TTC fellowship is performed prior to the start of the internship year to avoid any break in the clinical pathway.