RESEARCH

The Department of Medicine has a Research Division and a formal course in conducting clinical research is provided to all residents. Every resident who completes the three year program is required to participate in a research project.

Special instruction is provided by a unique method of conducting Journal Club with analysis of not only the medical content of the work, but with critical instruction in medical literature review following evidence-based medicine principles.

All housestaff are instructed in computer literacy, and there is computer access available to housestaff 24 hours a day. All internal medicine residents have electronic access to the New York Medical College electronic library, which includes many online journals.