HOSPITALS

Residents rotate through three hospitals during residency at New York Methodist. The majority of these rotations are at New York Methodist Hospital, while five are at Brookdale Hospital in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn, and Ophthalmology is at Cornell's New York Hospital on Manhattan 's Upper East Side. Because of these diverse urban hospital settings-a successful community hospital that sees high volumes of very ill patients, the Ivy Towers of a university hospital center, and the humbling inner-city experience-you can be assured our program offers a breadth of experience that will leave few presentations to the imagination.

NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL

Methodist is a 650-bed hospital institution occupying almost two city blocks in the middle of Park Slope, the thriving neighborhood that borders on Brooklyn's Prospect Park. The Department sees more than 65,000 ED visits annually with a large percentage of high acuity patients. Of the 39 four-week rotations scheduled over three years, approximately 31 will be spent here-the majority of which are in the ED.

The hospital enjoys modern facilities and financial success. The greatest strength, however, is the quality of the leadership and its dedication to the community. This hospital administration creates a progressive culture mindful of residents and staff, and the community feels a strong tie to Methodist. The extremely varied patient population spans ages, socioeconomic classes, and the multitude of cultures, and the residents count themselves fortunate to serve and work among such diversity.

Academically, all specialties are represented and most recently a cardiothoracic program was opened in the summer of 2004. There are approximately 230 residents at Methodist representing OB/Gyn, Surgery, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, Medicine, Podiatry, and Dental. With regards to information technology, the hospital currently uses Cerner PowerChart as its electronic order-entry system and has PACS radiology systems. When orders are entered into the computer lab labels are printed out immediately and medication orders are sent directly to the nurses caring for your patients. The system is slated to be entirely paperless over the next few years.

In 2006, New York Methodist unveiled a renovated and up-to-date 55-bed emergency room. There are separate Pediatric and Adult triage and treatment areas, as well as rooms dedicated solely for women's medical issues. We also have televisions in every room, so patients won't miss the big game while they are waiting for the CT scan results.

BROOKDALE HOSPITAL

Brookdale stands in stark contrast to Methodist, and is where residents receive the fabled inner-city "knife and gun club" experience. Residents rotate through this state-funded hospital during the Trauma ED, Ortho, and Pediatric Emergency rotations, under the supervision of the Emergency Medicine faculty from the State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn and faculty of the SUNY Downstate Orthopedics Residency. The ED facilities are well-equipped and modern and the excellent nursing and support staff enjoy a family-like relationship.

The 525-bed public hospital located in the East New York neighborhood is about 25 minutes to the east of Park Slope via the 3 Train from Grand Army Plaza. East New York is widely considered one of the roughest neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Brookdale is considered one of the highest acuity departments in the entire city. The emergency department is one of the few level-one trauma centers in Brooklyn and offers penetrating trauma cases daily. Methodist residents count their Brookdale rotations among their favorites.

NEW YORK HOSPITAL

Located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 70th and York, New York Hospital is the main hospital of Cornell University's Weill School of Medicine. Residents rotate here for two weeks during their first year for Ophthalmology, perfecting their slit lamp examinations and familiarizing themselves with eye pathology and treatment in the clinic and ED consult setting. Residents see patients directly and are supervised by senior residents and attendings of the Cornell Ophthalmology residency program.

NEW YORK EMS BASE STATION

As a resident, you will also have the opportunity to train in pre-hospital care during the EMS rotation with the FDNY-EMS division. A new FDNY-EMS ambulance base station, the prototype for New York City, has been approved at New York Methodist Hospital. In addition, New York Methodist Hospital is a certified on-line medical control station for several volunteer ambulance services and the hospital has a Paramedic Training Institute under the medical direction of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER

Residents will spend four weeks of their third year training at one of the busiest poison control centers in the world. Established in 1955, the New York City Poison Control Center is designated as a Regional Poison Center by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. Serving the 8 million residents of Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island, the NYC Poison Control Center receives over 70,000 calls annually.