MOUNT KISCO – Northern Westchester Hospital (NWH) has launched its internal medicine residency program.
In its first year, the new residency program will enroll 16 residents from around the country, divided equally between categorical and preliminary trainees. Categorical residents will spend three years at the hospital preparing for careers in primary care or hospital medicine, or they may pursue fellowships in internal medicine sub-specialties such as pulmonology, cardiology, and gastroenterology. Preliminary residents will complete a one-year term before specializing in fields like ophthalmology, dermatology, radiology, radiation oncology, or physical medicine and rehabilitation. The initial year provides a foundational understanding of general medicine before moving on to a specialization.
“We are excited to introduce the hospital’s inaugural internal medicine residency program, a significant step forward in our growth as a leading medical institution,” said Sherri Sandel, DO, FACP, medical director at NWH. “This initiative strengthens our commitment to providing cutting-edge, evidence-based care to our community for generations to come.”
The program is led by Gary Stallings, II, MD, MPH, FACP, internal medicine residency program director and medical education director at NWH. Dr. Stallings has dedicated his career to medical education, previously serving at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center, where he held multiple leadership roles and earned over 35 teaching awards.
The hospital has created a new dedicated space for resident training. It includes four fully equipped on-call rooms, two bathrooms, a nourishment station/kitchenette, an office space with lockers, eight workstations, a television for teleconferences and educational sessions, a training room for multi-modal teaching and 20 handheld Point-of-Care Ultrasound devices.
The program will also include training at NWH’s medical practice at Chappaqua Crossing, a new 3,500-square-foot primary care facility with six patient care rooms, a lab, and a large teaching area. Under the supervision of attending physicians, residents will tend to patients who receive care at NWH, as well as the uninsured and under-insured individuals from the surrounding community.
Throughout the next several years, the program will grow from the initial 16 residents to a full class of 32 residents. In addition to internal medicine, the hospital plans to expand its training programs to include surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry, among other specialties.
