01-12-2012, 08:17 AM
The ACGME accredited Transitional Year Residency Program at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center (LMMHC) New York is currently soliciting applications from qualified candidates for enrollment beginning July 2012. The LMMHC program designed to be an exceptional clinical training program and is sponsored by the Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine Departments at LMMHC. This program provides the TY Resident with a foundation for the development of fundamental clinical skills necessary to become competent and compassionate physicians.
In line with ACGME’s vision, the transitional year is designed to fulfill the educational needs of medical school graduates who:
•have chosen a career specialty for which the categorical program in graduate medical education has, as a prerequisite, one year of fundamental clinical education (this education may also contain certain specific experiences for development of desired skills)
•desire a broad-based year to assist them in making a career choice or specialty selection decision
•are planning to serve in public health organizations or on active duty in the military as general medical officers or primary flight/undersea medicine physicians
•desire or need to acquire at least one year of fundamental clinical education before entering administrative medicine or non-clinical research.
The application process is open to candidates from December 1st 2011 through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Successful applicants are expected to enroll in the National Residency Matching program (NRMP).
Information about LMMHC Transitional Year Program is available on the web at Lincolntransitional.org. For additional queries please contact us by email at LincolnTransitionalYear@nychhc.org.
In line with ACGME’s vision, the transitional year is designed to fulfill the educational needs of medical school graduates who:
•have chosen a career specialty for which the categorical program in graduate medical education has, as a prerequisite, one year of fundamental clinical education (this education may also contain certain specific experiences for development of desired skills)
•desire a broad-based year to assist them in making a career choice or specialty selection decision
•are planning to serve in public health organizations or on active duty in the military as general medical officers or primary flight/undersea medicine physicians
•desire or need to acquire at least one year of fundamental clinical education before entering administrative medicine or non-clinical research.
The application process is open to candidates from December 1st 2011 through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Successful applicants are expected to enroll in the National Residency Matching program (NRMP).
Information about LMMHC Transitional Year Program is available on the web at Lincolntransitional.org. For additional queries please contact us by email at LincolnTransitionalYear@nychhc.org.