Montefiore Einstein Department of Medicine

Match Week 2015


Dr. Steven Baum rings the much-awaited noon gong. watch video

Incoming Interns

The Montefiore Einstein Internal Medicine Residency Program filled its 58 PGY1 (first-year) positions with 38 candidates in Categorical Medicine, 10 in Primary Care/Social Internal Medicine, and 10 in Preliminary Medicine.

Categorical Program and Primary Care/Social Medicine Tracks both filled with candidates from highly ranked medical schools, including the following: 

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine (6)
  • Boston University School of Medicine 
  • University of California Davis
  • University of California Los Angeles (Geffen) 
  • University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (3)
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School 
  • Emory University School of Medicine 
  • Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
  • University of Michigan Medical School 
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 
  • Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (2)
  • Temple University School of Medicine 
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
  • University of Vermont College of Medicine
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine   

Dermatology also did very well in a seven-position match. The students are coming from the following schools:

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • University of California Irvine School of Medicine
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine
  • Harvard University Medical School
  • Michigan State University College of Osteopathy
  • University of Miami School of Medicine
  • New York University School of Medicine

Einstein Students Entering Medicine and Dermatology

This coming July, fifty-six Einstein students (29.3%) are entering categorical or primary care Internal Medicine residencies (a significant increase over last year's total of 41 students, 23.2%), and six will enter dermatology residencies. The quality of the residency programs matched by these students is outstanding. They include:

  • Montefiore Einstein (8)
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2)
  • Cedars-Sinai Medical Center 
  • UCLA Medical Center (3)
  • University of California (San Francisco) (2)
  • University of Colorado
  • University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Mount Sinai Icahn School of Medicine (4)
  • New York Presbyterian (Columbia) (2)
  • New York Presbyterian (Weill Cornell) (3)
  • NYU School of Medicine (2)
  • North Shore LIJ
  • Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center
  • University of Pennsylvania (2)
  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2)
  • University of Southern California (2)
  • Stanford University School of Medicine 
  • Temple University Hospital 
  • Tufts Medical Center (2)
  • University of Washington
  • Yale-New Haven Hospital (4)

Appreciation and Thanks

Special thanks go to the following people for their hard work and combined efforts to continually improve the Internal Medicine Residency Program:

  • Dr. Amanda Raff for her devotion to maintaining the high profile of Internal Medicine at Einstein and shepherding students through the process of internship application
  • Dr. Rosemarie Conigliaro, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director, for the success of the Montefiore Einstein match
  • Dr. Linnea Capps of the Primary Care and Social Internal Medicine Residency Program
  • Anna Manca, Program Administrator
  • Angela Jeffers
  • Theresa Morales, Assistant to Dr. Raff
  • Amneris Alvarado
  • Cynthia Brightman
  • Josephine Byfield
  • Sheila Harrison
  • Milagros Perreira
  • Jacqueline San Miguel
  • Firm and Assistant Firm Leaders
  • Chief Residents
  • House Staff
  • Diversity Affairs Committee
  • The many Department of Medicine faculty members who gave their time to interview applicants