Flushing Hospital Medical Center Program
About This Program
Flushing Hopsital Medical Center's Pediatric Residency Program offers comprehensive training in a diverse, high-volume urban community serving patients from a wide range of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Residents gain broad clinical experience across inpatient, ambulatory, newborn nursery, NICU, emergency medicine, and subspecialty rotations while working closely with dedicated faculty in a supportive learning environment. Our program emphasizes graduated autonomy, mentors
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Shirley Pinero-Bernardo, MD
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Primary Program Contact
Rafiah Khan-Ali
Flushing Hosp Medical Center
Locations
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics - STE 415
4500 Parsons Blvd
Flushing, NY 11355-2205
8900 Ave & Van Wyck Expwy
Jamaica, NY 11418-2897
269-01 76th Ave
New Hyde Park, NY 11040
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match (i.e., Joint Service Graduate Medical Education Selection Board, Military Selection Board)
- SAU/AU Match (i.e., Urology Match)
- None
Second Look
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Deans letter)
Required Letter Writers
- Letter from a department chair
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
- Program Director
- Physician preceptor at an away rotation (e.g., program director, faculty)
Medical School Graduation Timeline
Graduation from medical school must have occurred within the past 5 year(s).
Gap Experience Requirement
PGY-1 applicants to this program with a gap of 1 year or more between medical school graduation and entry to residency must have the following experience occur during the gap: Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
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
PGY-1 Position Type(s) Offered:
PGY-2 Positions Not Offered
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Program Starts Reviewing Applications
Application service release date
Interview Offer Dates
Nov 1, 2026 - Jan 31, 2027
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
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- 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 occupationally-acquired HIV
Salary Compensation
Year 1 through Year 3
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.