Residency Application

The Harlem Hospital Center residency training program for internal medicine, only accepts applications through ERAS (http://www.aamc.org/students/eras/). We participate in the NRMP and do not offer positions outisde the match.

A completed application is required before consideration for an interview. A completed application includes:

1. ERAS Common Application Form
   
2. Curriculum Vitae
   
3. MSPE (preferred) or Dean's letter
   
4. A minimum of three (3) Letters of Recommendation
   
5. Personal Statement
   
6. Official Medical School Transcripts
   
7. USMLE Transcripts (MUST have passed USMLE Step I & II on the first attempt)

Additional requirements for foreign medical graduates:

1. Fluent in spoken and written English
   
2. Eligible for ECFMG certification
   
3. Should have graduated from medical school in the last 5 years.
   
4. Applicants who are not US Citizens or Green Card holders will also need to be eligible for a J-1 visa. (Our hospital will sponsor H1-b visas for those applicants who have completed their step 3 and have their results at the time of the match. Applicants who match with us are responsible for all visa fees.)

Contact Information:

Darrlynn Lindo
Program Coordinator
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Department of Medicine, Rm 14106
Harlem Hospital Center
506 Lenox Avenue, New York, Ny 10037
Tel: (212) 939 1406

Other useful information for applicants is available from the American College of Physicians at http://www.acponline.org/medical_students/residency/