Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital Program
About This Program
The fellowship provides comprehensive training clinical microbiology, research methods and medical education. The clinical microbiology laboratory at Mount Sinai Hospital serves as a core lab for 8 hospitals across the Mount Sinai Health System performing roughly 600 000 tests per year in bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, serology and virology. In addition, the fellow will rotate in our state of the art molecular microbiology lab and the NYC public health laboratory.
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Melissa Gitman
1425 Madison avenue
Primary Program Contact
Scott Goldfarb
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Locations
1425 Madison avenue
L9-52
New York, NY 10025
Application Information
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U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
Data not provided by program
Medical School Graduation Timeline
No cap on the number of years.
Gap Experience Requirement
Data not provided by program
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
Key Dates & Timelines
2027 - 2028
Application Due
Sep 30, 2026
Interview Period Starts
Aug 1, 2026 - Dec 31, 2026
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Data not provided by program
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Group life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for HIV
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Salary Compensation
PGY-5 through PGY-6
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 20 Vacation Days and 12 Sick Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
For more information, view the program's leave policy on their website.