General Program and Application Information

Why train at Northern Westchester Hospital?

A cornerstone of creating our program is ensuring that residents are the center of patient care decisions with the confidence that their attending is there to guide them. This keeps the resident and patient out of harm’s way in a learning environment where residents feel safe to make mistakes and grow. This only occurs if the entire system is designed to support the resident. Thankfully, as a new program we get to build it that way.

NWH is ranked in the top 5% of all hospitals in the nation, so you can be confident you will train in a hospital that delivers exceptional care to it’s patients - See Healthgrades Ranking for more information.

- Top 5% of all Hospitals in the Nation
- Critical Care - Top 10% in nation, #2 in New York State
- Neuroscience - #5 in New York State
- Stroke Care - #5 in New York State
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- Northern Westchester Hospital houses our inpatient rotations.
- Chappaqua Crossing is the location for our resident practice and subspecialty offices, two miles down the road from NWH.
  - New 3,500 sqft resident practice with dedicated educational space.
  - Subspecialty offices in same building make subspecialty experiences easy during ambulatory blocks
- Free parking at both locations
- Superb clinical training at Northern Westchester Hospital
- A hospital culture that is second to none; hospitals from around the world visit to see how we do we what we do.
- Focus on wellness in and out of the clinical environment
- True protected educational time; attendings cover patient care during academic half-day.
- NEJM Resident 360 and Knowledge+ for all house staff and integrated into didactic curriculum
- POCUS curriculum
- Funding for regional and national conference presentations
- 38 fellowships in the Northwell Health network covering all the major medicine subspecialties.
- Reduced rate staff housing adjacent to NWH, with free parking
- Faculty and Staff gym adjacent to NWH, open 24/7
- Train station to NYC one mile away
- Westchester County Airport is 15 minutes away.
- Four international airports around NYC
- A myriad of restaurants: Tipsy Taco Bar, Bareburger, Village Social Kitchen & Bar, and many more.

Curriculum

The key to educating residents is making sure that learning sessions are interactive, the content is appropriate for what they need now, and they can focus on the session with minimal distraction. We achieve all three of these via the following:

Learning sessions are run as workshops and team-based activities. We guide you on what to learn on your own and, when we come together, we help you apply that knowledge in clinical situations.
Level appropriate curriculum that is mapped out across the year and the program, so you get what you need when you need it.
Attendings cover patient care during our Academic Half Day so house staff can focus on learning.
Large dedicated class rooms designed specifically for modern education delivery.

Wednesday afternoons for all residents
All medicine house staff attend unless they are on nights, post call, or on vacation.
Interns and senior residents have two distinct curricula allowing us to give each group what they need when they need it and assure redundancy is intentional.
Active learning through small group team-based and case-based activities are the primary modes of content delivery in academic half-day.
We hold our “morning report” in the afternoon so you can address patient care in the morning, the most high-yield patient care time in the hospital.
- Interns – Monday and Thursday
- Residents – Tuesday and Friday
30-45 minutes, four times a week prior to start of patient care while on ambulatory block.
Large, dedicated teaching space in the resident practice
Northwell system-wide on Friday mornings with world renowned speakers
Northern Westchester Hospital on Thursday mornings
Both are recorded so they can be watched at a time that is not in conflict with patient care.
POCUS curriculum spans all three years
Hands on simulation instruction
Director of POCUS curriculum is an EM/IM trained Pulmonary and Critical Care physician at NWH with extensive experience in POCUS education and clinical utilization.

Statistics & Application

- Location: Mount Kisco, NY
- Hospital Type: Community, Not-for-profit
- Beds: 245
- ED visits/yr: 22,000
- Admissions/yr: 5,000
- First class: July 2024
- Categorical Residents: 8/year
- Preliminary Interns: 8/year
- Chief Resident: 1/year
Our program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) and will only accept applications submitted through ERAS. Applications deadline is November 30. Applicants selected for interviews will be notified via email.  Interviews will be held between October and January.  All interviews will be conducted virtually.   
We realize that everyone’s path is unique. Therefore the interview committee takes a holistic review of applications. Complete applications must include:  
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement 
- 3 Letters of Recommendations  
- MSPE/ Dean’s letter 
- Official medical school transcript (Diploma if graduated) 
- Official USMLE/COMLEX transcript 
- ECFMG certificate (for applicants who have graduated from medical school outside USA) 
- Program will sponsor J1 visa. Candidates seeking sponsorship who meet the selection requirements must be eligible for visa sponsorship under the criteria set forth by the ECFMG.
Applicants must have graduated medical school within the last 3 years from time of application.  We do not have cut-off scores for USMLE, but applicants must have passed the exams on the 1st attempt.  USMLE Step 2 scores are not required at the time of application but must have a passing score to be ranked.
We are listed on ERAS as follows: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Northern Westchester Hospital Program
NRMP#s:
Categorical: 2380140C0
Preliminary: 2380140P0
Welcome to the 2023 Interview season! Our program will adhere to NRMP and AAIM policies and guidelines relating to interviews. All interview events, including open houses or second look will be conducted via Zoom, there will be no in-person activities.
Applications submitted through ERAS will be reviewed by the Selection Committee beginning on September 28th, and end on November 30th. The first round of invitations will go out the week of October 2 and will continue on a rolling basis based on availability. Applicants are encouraged to apply early. Interviews will be conducted mid-October through the end of January. Invitations and schedule information will be sent to selected applicants via ERAS. Initially, only applicants selected for interviews will be contacted. Applicants placed on a waitlist or not invited will be notified later in the interview season.
Applicants who are scheduled for an interview should expect to receive confirmation with the final schedule and Zoom link approximately 7 days prior to the scheduled interview. The tentative schedule on interview day will run from 10:30am-2:30pm (EST). The virtual interview day is designed to convey the spirit and culture of the Internal Medicine Residency program at NWH.  Please review our website for program information.
AAIM and NRMP discourage routine thank you notes and emails from interviewed applicants. These types of communications will not receive a reply. Of course, we’ll gladly answer any clarifying questions that may arise after the interview. The contact information will be provided on interview day. In the spirit of fairness to all applicants, post-interview communications and participation in virtual second look visits will not impact an applicant’s ranking.
- We preferentially review and offer interviews to applicants that signal our program. However, we do offer interviews to applicants that do not signal our program.
- Regional preferences are considered in our interview offering process. They are not strongly weighted.

What Our Students Are Saying

“This IM rotation at NWH felt like it was the epitome of what such a formative clerkship should look like. ”