Attention Applicants

The North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center Division of Rheumatology programs have merged into a single program.  The name of the joint program reflects our new medical school and is listed in ERAS as NSLIJHS- Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine Program [Rheumatology].

Please call us at (516) 562-3045 with any questions regarding this update.
 

The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (NSLIJHS) is one of the largest non-profit health care systems in the United States. With nearly 100 training programs and 1,200 trainees in the entire Health System, significant resources are allocated to graduate physician education. North Shore University Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, graduate approximately 50 internal medicine residents and 35 subspecialty fellows annually. The nearly 1,800 in-patient beds between the two campuses, active emergency departments, and busy out-patient services provide the trainees with exposure to an enormous wealth of clinical material. To complement the clinical experience, scientists of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research provide trainees with unique opportunities to participate in disease-oriented research. The resources of the Health System allow for a perfect balance of clinical and research training.

The Division of Rheumatology and Allergy-Clinical Immunology offers a conventional two-year program for those trainees seeking board eligibility solely in Rheumatology. This program is available to candidates who have completed three years of training in Internal Medicine. The objectives of this program are to train physicians to provide quality subspecialty care and to acquire the skills necessary to perform clinical investigation. This balance is achieved by devoting one year of the program entirely to clinical training in Rheumatology and a second year to both research and advanced clinical training. Opportunities exist for those who desire an additional year of research.

Trainees in Rheumatology interact with five full-time adult clinical rheumatologists, two2 full-time pediatric rheumatologists and nine rheumatologists who carry out clinical investigation. In addition, there are 18 voluntary rheumatologists who partake in various aspects of Divisional activities. Rheumatology training is interfaced with several other programs in both hospitals. Rotations through Rehabilitation Medicine, Sports Medicine, Orthopedics, Skeletal Radiology, Neurology, Metabolic Bone and Nuclear Medicine enable the trainee to develop skills in allied areas. The breadth of resources in the Health System contributes to an ideal environment for internal medicine residents to be transformed into proficient rheumatologists.