Specialty Advisor
Specialty Advisor(s)
Dr. Eve Merrill
Eve.Merrill@mountsinai.org
https://www.mountsinai.org/profiles/eve-merrill
Program Director
Dr. David C. Thomas (Interim PD)
david.thomas@mssm.edu
https://profiles.mountsinai.org/david-c-thomas
Advice from Specialty Advisor
What should students be doing in year 1 and 2?
Exploring Internal Medicine and its specialties through clinical shadowing and many of the faculty are excellent research mentors.
What should students be doing in year 3 and 4?
Consider electives in medicine specialties. Students should reach out to the specialty advisors in the late Spring of third year to discuss the residency application process.
Is an away elective recommended?
Away rotations are not required or expected. Students may do them to explore a program or region of the country.
LoRs
Departmental letter necessary?
Yes
Any specific writers needed?
This letter is written by a designated faculty member and signed by the Chair of Medicine.
How many LoRs are required? Department of Medicine LoR + 2 additional letters
All from the specific specialty or from other specialties as well?
In addition to the departmental letter one letter should be form an internist or specialist who knows the student well and interacted with them in year 3 or 4. The third letter can be from any specialty or a mentor letter.
Recommended websites
CiM Internal Medicine Profile
American College of Physicians
Recommended journals
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal of American Medical Association
Annals of Internal Medicine