"The PD (Adam Levine) was very impressive and residents had nothing but praise for him and his passion for resident education. He answered any questions you had in his 2-2.5 hour presentation so that the majority of the interviews were spent on getting to know you as a person. The residents and faculty claim that there is a close, friendly relationship amongst one another which was apparent during lunch. The residents themselves are a diverse group and come from all across the country. They do not sugarcoat the fact that they work hard, but their relationship with the PD and faculty compels them to give their all. The word amongst residents and fellow applicants in NY was that Mount Sinai and NYU were the places to be in NYC, the PD also agreed that these locations had more of the close family atmosphere. Assistant PD interviewed me and we discussed fun things to do in Manhattan on a budget; seemed he wanted me to know that i don't have to put a dent in my wallet to have a good time. Approved MOCA site for simulation education. The location of the campus is on the upper east side of Manhattan bordering Central Park. This location allows for a diverse patient population coming from some of New York's wealthiest neighborhoods to the disenfranchised from the neighboring Spanish Harlem. They offer subsidized housing within a few blocks of the hospital. The prices range from about 1600-1700 for studios and 1900-2200 for 1BR. Abundance of excellent moonlighting opportunities in CA1-CA3 years. Many residents earn well over 75k. Dr. Levine said that they are essentially looking for ways to give you money. Research tract present for those who are interested. I was more impressed by the physician educator tract that allows residents to be more involved in teaching and medical school education." | More from this Member | Report Response

"The level f comraderie among both the residents and residents and faculty. The program struck me as an incredibly supportive place to train. The residents had only positive things to say about the program and spoke highly of career and fellowship placement. They seemed to be a very smart, driven, and passionate group of people who had the choice to attend any residency program but chose Mount Sinai because it fit their personality and learning style. Very strong simulation program and available education track to enable residents to learn how to be physician educators. The intern year was a good mix of surgery, medicine, and anesthesia." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Adam Levine is obviously the coolest thing about this program. You will not encounter a more charismatic resident advocate on the trail. The rest of the faculty tend to be the same - lots of personalities and a great atmosphere of collegiality. Faculty apparently extremely willing to go to bat for residents for jobs/fellowships. Caseload is strong, lots of livers and regional. Residents work hard but hours seem comparable to other NYC programs. Lots of opportunities for extra cash, 75k+ not uncommon for the year. Cool sim center." | More from this Member | Report Response

"- Dr. Levine is a great program director and I believe the biggest asset to the program. If he ever decides to leave, I don't think it would be as attractive of a place to be <br> - The facilities are very nice and the department will pay for many things (free dinners while on call, meetings, moonlighting, etc) <br> - Residents seem happy to be there." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Relative weaknesses in pediatrics and pain" | More from this Member | Report Response

"Family atmosphere may not be for everyone - it seems like it's expected if you come here so make sure you feel like you fit in. Peds and pain relative weaknesses. NYC not for everyone and still expensive even with the extra cash." | More from this Member | Report Response

"- Doesn't have the name recognition of Ivy league programs such as Columbia or Cornell so outside the tri-state area, it wouldn't give you much pull. Some private hospital groups I know only hire ivy-league trained attendings so this would make it hard to break into those types of groups<br> - Though they offer pain as a fellowship, the word on the street is that its a pretty malignant program and gives a questionable pain experience<br> - Have to go to another hospital for the trauma experience<br> - For grand rounds, the CA-1s sit in front of the auditorium and get pimped about the article that was designated for the week - in front of faculty, students, upper levels, nurses, etc. Not sure whether it turns out to be malignant. Most residents get through it but don't look forward to it. <br> - Forced to wear scrubs when it is completely unnecessary - I was told this is so that we can go into the ORs and spend time with some attendings but the tours are brief (you definitely don't spend time in the OR with attendings) and done as a group so bunny suits could have worked just as well" | More from this Member | Report Response

"Arrived to hospital by 8:00 AM and changed into my scrubs 2.5 hour verbal presentation of the program by Dr. Levine while having breakfast Lunch with residents followed by a tour of the facilities and simulation center. Got to do intubation and bag mask one of the simulation mannequins (pretty lighthearted). Interviews with Dr. Levine and 3 other faculty." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Get there around 8:00, change into scrubs because I forgot to bring my own. I'd recommend bringing your own, the ones they give you fit weird. Eat breakfast and listen to Dr. Levine talk about the program for about 2 hours. Tour the facilities, lunch with residents, and then interviews. The interview with Dr. Reich is a little more formal and very short. The other two with Dr. Levine and another faulty member are more informal. The day ends around 3:00-4:00. There is no dinner the night before." | More from this Member | Report Response

"Day starts and ends a bit later - I think I was there until around 4. No pre-interview dinner, get to wear scrubs to the interview (this is not a hoax). Begins with Dr. Levine's 2 hour comprehensive verbal tour of the program, then great lunch with residents/faculty and tour of sim center, interviews, hospital, etc. Of note, interviews with Dr. Levine can be anywhere from 15 min to close to an hour - I would aim to be at least a half hour as I got the feeling they want people who they would want to hang out with." | More from this Member | Report Response

"From what I was told, they interview approximately 150-170 individuals for the 18 positions they offer. No FMG/IMG's at their program. <p> 8:30am - Arrive and change into scrubs immediately after being given a locker to put your belongings in. You are given a folder with information about the program to peruse while waiting for the day to start <br> 9:30am - 11:30am - Continental breakfast followed by the PD talking about the program addressing most of the questions that others applicants typically ask in the past. <br> 11:30-12:30 - Lunch and greet with residents. Some residents seem more keen on eating and staying within their own respective circles. Others were conversing more with the applicants who had done aways there and not discussing much about the program. I think the free food was more of a lure than anything else <br> 12:30-1:15 - Get a tour of the facilities by some of the residents <br> 1:30 - 5ish - 3 sets of interviews with the chair, PD, and a faculty member. All informal. They typically will sit down and read your application for 10 minutes prior to coming out and getting you for the interview. Everyone interviews with Dr. Levine (PD) <p> The day is very informal as far as interviews go but one thing could be changed. The PD definitely likes to get to know everyone during their interview but I noticed some people would go in for 10 minutes while one individual was in there for a good 35-40minutes (both from what I remember had done away rotations). Could be a moot point but one applicant jokingly mentioned about the length of interview correlating to the PD liking the person more. The chair mostly judges the candidate more on objective scores while the PD looks more at the personality (as per residents). <P> " | More from this Member | Report Response

"The Bottom Line/Impression: A pretty solid program…but can $$$ buy happiness? <p> Lodging/Dinner: No hotel, no dinner. The PD specifically mentioned it but I can’t remember why he said they don’t do it. <p> Schedule: Interview day starts at 0900, show up at 0830 in a suit even though you’re gonna change into scrubs immediately, they give you a big locker to put your stuff in. Dr. Levine, the PD, who is a severely up-front, honest, straight-shooting, vibrant guy, then basically covers everything you’d want to know about the program (didactics, curriculum, etc.) until around 1100. Including the questions everyone asks or thinks they’re supposed to ask. Then lunch with the residents, who mostly seemed disinterested in engaging or even acknowledging the applicants as a group though there were a couple friendly ones. Is it because it’s NYC and you’re supposed to avoid eye contact? Then tour where we got some decent exposure to 4 of the residents who all said they came to Sinai b/c of Dr. Levine. Then interviews: Levine, Reich (chair, famous cardiac guy, pronounced “Rich”), 2 others. Out between 1630 and 1730. <p> Program Info: 18 spots all advanced. All rotations at Sinai except trauma at Elmhurst in Queens, also, neat office-based rotations at various private groups. Most fellowships. <p> Pros: Definitely a Levine “cult of personality” that infuses the whole department with his infectious personality. TONS of money for ANYTHING – moonlighting, presenting at meetings, books, toys, $20K/yr research track, etc etc. I heard this was the most-desired “top” residency in Manhattan and I could definitely see that based on the $$$, the hours, the job placement, the location. Consider that the intern salary is $51K and you get usually around $100/hr for moonlighting/taking longer-than-required call. Clinical teaching. Sinai was a private group about 25 years ago and have transitioned to a fairly strong teaching and researching faculty. Residents said most of their attendings were great and would eat lunch with them. Livers, hearts, OB, and ENT are the strengths. Sounds like the right amount of CRNAs/SRNAs – enough to do cases, not enough to take your cases. Subsidized housing sounds pretty good (ranging from $1200/2BR to $1600/1BR). Location in Upper East Side is apparently good. <p> Cons: Profound weaknesses in pain and peds: don’t come here if you want an academic career in either! Manhattan if it ain’t your thing. As above, a pretty neutral vibe since the residents were kind of unfriendly though they seemed happy. To be honest, some of the other applicants on my day (e.g. potential future co-residents) were a tad weird." | More from this Member | Report Response