The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) Transitional Year (TY) Residency Program is an ACGME-accredited, one-year program that provides a comprehensive and rigorous graduate medical education in multiple clinical disciplines including medicine, surgery, and emergency medicine. As one of the largest and most competitive TY programs in the country, we aim to recruit a diverse and accomplished group of trainees who are committed to providing outstanding care for our patients. TY graduates often pursue long- term academic careers in dermatology, radiology (both diagnostic and interventional), radiation oncology, anesthesia, and physical medicine & rehabilitation.
The TY program consists of 26 weeks of internal medicine inpatient services, 4 weeks of surgery, 4 weeks of emergency medicine (rotation located at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Hospital), 4 weeks of ambulatory medicine, 8 weeks of electives (with the option to complete up to 4 weeks of research), 2 weeks of selective rotations, and 4 weeks of vacation.
In addition to the clinical rotations, the TY program offers a robust educational curriculum that includes weekly Chief-Resident led morning report, twice weekly TY lectures, weekly Professor Rounds, and Department of Medicine Grand Rounds. We also have an Evidenced-Based Medicine curriculum, Quality Improvement curriculum as well as small group narrative medicine discussions.
The 8 weeks of elective rotations can be selected from the following:
- Anesthesia
- Cardiology
- Clinical Research
- Critical Care Medicine
- Dermatology
- Emergency Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Genitourinary Surgery
- Gynecologic Oncology
- Head and Neck Surgery
- Infectious Disease
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Nuclear Medicine
- Outpatient Hematology/Oncology
- Pathology
- Pediatrics
- Pulmonary
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Renal
- Supportive Care
- Thoracic Surgery
Your 2 weeks of selective rotations can be selected from the following:
- Infectious Disease
- Integrative Medicine
- Pulmonary
- Renal
- Supportive Care
ERAS Application Deadline
November 15 (for following June start)
Length of Program
One Year
Number of Positions
24
How to Apply
To apply, please participate in ERAS. Your application will be considered complete once you have submitted the following documents:
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal Statement
- Medical School Transcript
- Three letters of recommendation
- Dean’s Letter
International Medical Graduates must also include a copy of their ECFMG Certificate. If you match with our program, we offer sponsorship for a J-1 visa.
Our selection committee evaluates applications based on academic performance during medical school, all letters of recommendation, research experience, leadership initiatives, extracurricular activities, USMLE scores, and academic potential.
Conferences
Department of Medicine conferences include daily bedside attending rounds, morning reports, core curriculum lectures series, chairman-led professor rounds, medical grand rounds and Journal Club. Other conferences in the various disciplines will be required as you rotate through the various departments.