Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007
Director's Name: Andreas Cohrssen, MD
Phone Number: (212)206-5255
Fax Number: (212)206-5251
Web Site: http://www.bifp-residency.org
Email: bires@institute2000.org
Program Code: 302505006
Program Structure:2AResidency Location: Inner City
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Beth Israel Medical Center
Total Beds: 770Number of Family Medicine Centers:1
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 1
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 2
Year of Initial Approval: 1993
- Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
- Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, E.R., Psychiatry
Total Number of Graduates: 89
- Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
- Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 9
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
- Resident Females 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 9
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 4
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 7
- Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 3
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 3
- Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
- Post-Graduate Year 1:$50,776
- Post-Graduate Year 2:$54,103
- Post-Graduate Year 3:$57,316
- Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
- Post-Graduate Year 1:4
- Post-Graduate Year 2:4
- Post-Graduate Year 3:4
- Other Benefits:
Liability Insurance: Yes Housing Allowance: No Time Off for Conferences: Yes Health Insurance: Yes Meals: Yes Funds for Conferences: Yes Life Insurance: Yes Laundry: No Sick/Personal Time: Yes Disability Insurance: Yes Parking: No
- Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 7-14 days
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 15-28 days
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 15-28 days
- Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: Yes
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Yes
- Post-Graduate Year 3: No
- Average Annual Frequency of Other Trips to Hospital as Result of Night Calls Taken at Home:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: None
- Post-Graduate Year 2: Greater than every 28 days
- Post-Graduate Year 3: Greater than every 28 days
- Faculty to Residents Ratio During Patient Care Hours:
- 1 Faculty : 3 Residents
- Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 8 Other-MD/DO : 0 Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 4 Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 0
- Average No. of Half Days per Week Spent by FP Residents in the Primary FP Center:
- Post-Graduate Year 1: 1
- Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
- Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
- Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Three months General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months Pediatrics (in Hospital): Five months CCU/ICU: One month
- Documentation:
- Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
- Resident Research:Required
- Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
- Fellowship:
Offered in, Complementary Medicine
- Clerkships/Preceptorships:
- Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered On Site Child Care Services: Not offered International Rotation: Available
The Beth Israel Family Medicine Residency Training Program's mission is to prepare family physicians to serve as leaders in urban health care. The program provides unique opportunities for training in comprehensive women's health, adolescent health care, integrative medicine, multicultural experiences, and a multidisciplinary curriculum with an emphasis on addressing the needs of medically underserved communities.