The Office of Graduate Medical Education at MSK provides leadership and oversight for the educational experience of more than 2,000 fellows, residents, medical students, and observers annually. For more information, please contact us by phone or email.
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General questions regarding student electives may be sent to: [email protected]
Summer MD Student Fellowship questions may be sent to: [email protected]
Observership questions may be sent to: [email protected]
Residents and fellows wishing to engage in a clinical rotation at MSK should begin by contacting the GME Coordinator and/or Program Director associated with the training program they are interested rotating with. Contact information can be found by on the department’s education and training webpage or by accessing the Fellowship and Residency program listings at the top of this webpage. General questions can be directed to the GME Office at 212-639-6788.
Program Letters of AgreementA Program Letter of Agreement (PLA) must be executed between MSK and any institution sending residents/fellows to MSK for a rotation. PLAs are needed for all residents rotating at MSK as well as for those rotations where MSK trainees rotate elsewhere. Residents seeking to rotate at MSK should coordinate with their home program’s GME Coordinator. The GME Program Coordinator at the resident’s home institution will work directly with the MSK GME Program Coordinator responsible for supporting the MSK program they wish to rotate with. The MSK Program Coordinator will provide an MSK PLA template to be used for all in-rotations.
Since PLAs are agreements between the Sponsoring (residents home institution) and Participating (MSK) institutions, it’s typical that each institution’s legal counsel will review. The legal review process may take weeks or months to complete, so residents wishing to rotate should begin planning their rotation a minimum of six months in advance of their preferred start date.
Under no circumstances should the prospective rotating resident contact MSK Counsel’s Office to discuss or inquire about the status of a PLA.
Instructions for your first dayYour MSK program coordinator will send you details about where to report on your first day.
GME orientation: You’ll be sent a link with an orientation video and provided with instructions to gain access to MSK systems on your first day.
You will complete GME orientation and sign check-in forms once an academic year.
If you are rotating to MSK over the course of a multiple-year program, you must check in on the first rotation of each academic year.
Housing: Your GME program coordinator can confirm whether there are MSK housing options available to you.
Parking: The Housing Office can provide you with a list of parking garages in the area that provide hospital discounts.