The New York Presbyterian Hospital
Joan and Stanford I Weill Medical College and
Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University

The New York Presbyterian Hospital and the Joan and Stanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University are two institutions committed to patient care, education and research.
The New York Hospital was established in 1771 by a Royal Charter from King George III.  It is the oldest hospital in the city and the second oldest in the United States.  The Cornell Medical College, founded in 1898 was established in New York City.  In 1932 The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical College was built at the present site on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. The opening of the Greenberg Pavilion on April 8, 1997 marked the beginning of the most recent chapter in the hospitals history as a world leader in health care.
The Department of Pediatrics' sixth floor includes a general pediatric unit, a pediatric clinical research center, a pediatric critical care unit and a neonatal intensive care unit.

FELLOWSHIP OBJECTIVES

The goal of this fellowship program is to provide Fellows with excellent clinical and research training in Neonatology in preparation for careers in academic, clinical, or administrative neonatology.  Our three-year program is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.  Fellows who successfully complete the program are eligible to take the certifying examination of the American Board of Pediatrics in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine.

The program accomplishes this goal by providing a broad clinical and research curriculum.  Fellows spend the majority of their clinical rotations at the New York Presbyterian Hospital downtown campus, a large Level IV Regional Medical Center.  In addition, Fellows obtain supervised clinical experience in a community practice setting.

There are many research opportunities within the  Joan and Stanford I Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University and all of our Fellows have successfully completed one or more research projects.  For interested individuals, research can be arranged in one of several cooperating research institutions.

DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM

The new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) has 50 beds and 650-700 admissions yearly.  There is an active newborn service with approximately 4500 deliveries each year.  These infants are the responsibility of the Perinatology Center, and are cared for in the normal Newborn Nursery.  In addition, there is a seven-bed Continuing Care Nursery where large premature infants and non-distressed full term babies requiring antibiotics or phototherapy are treated.

The Department of Pediatrics offers a full range of consultative services, including pediatric surgery, cardiology, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, neurology, genetics and nephrology.  There is a large Pediatric Critical Care Center adjacent to the NICU.  Both the neonatal and Pediatric ICU are responsible for transport of infants and children from referring hospitals to The New York Presbyterian Hospital.

All Fellows in our program are assured of housing in modern apartments adjacent to the hospital.  Rents are reasonable and hospital housing is within walking distance to excellent public schools, places of worship, shopping and many cultural attractions.  An automobile is not necessary for Manhattan and parking cannot be guaranteed.

SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
-NICU
-Delivery Room
-Well Baby Nursery
-Continuing Care Nursery
-Community Hospital
-Research
-Cross-cover/transport
-Vacation

YEAR 1
NICU - 6 months
Community Hospital - 2 months
Research - 2 months
Crosscover Transport - 1 month
Vacation - 1 month

YEAR 2
NICU - 2 months
Community Hospital - 2 months
Research - 6 months
Crosscover Transport - 1 month
Vacation - 1 month

YEAR 3
NICU - 2 months
Community Hospital  - 0 months
Research - 8 months
Crosscover Transport - 1 month
Vacation  - 1 month

Fellows take in-house night call throughout year in rotation.  Night call is approximately 1/6 and 3 nights/month for transport.

Weekly participation in the Neonatal Follow-up Program is a joint responsibility of our faculty and fellows.

RESEARCH
Each fellow is assigned a research mentor.  The Fellow and mentor work in collaboration to arrange a suitable research project(s).  They are jointly responsible for its completion in a timely fashion.

CONFERENCES

Monday
7:15-8 a.m. high risk OB
1-2 p.m. OB/genetics
5-6 p.m. OB grand rounds

Wednesday
8-8:30 OB/NICU round
12:30-2 p.m. Patient Care Committee monthly conference

Thursday
8:30-9:30 a.m. Pediatric Grand Rounds
1-2 p.m. NICU journal club

Friday
12-1 p.m. Follow-up clinic conference
12-1 p.m. Morbidity/Mortality monthly conference
 

Post-Graduation Careers:
Our graduates perform well on their Board examinations and most are successful neonatologists practicing either academic, or clinical neonatology.  Careers include: Nursery Directors at the community and teaching hospitals in Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Porto Rico and Wisconsin.  They are faculty members at Albert Einstein, Cornell, Loyola, NYU, Stony Brook, Tufts, UDMJ, and Yale.

HOW TO APPLY

1. Call (212) 746-3530 to request an application form
2. Submit three faculty letters of recommendation, including a Chief of Service recommendation.
3. Furnish transcript or evidence of graduation from medical school.
4. Provide evidence of legal residency status if not a United States citizen.
5. Document BCLS and ACLS certification.
6. Send application to:
Perinatology Center
525 E 68 th Street, N-506
New York, N.Y. 10021