Albert Einstein has the largest postgraduate training program in the country and is recognized as one of the foremost centers for medical education, research, and clinical patient care in the United States. Applicants are sought who have satisfactory academic records with good references and who have demonstrated appropriate character and motivation to pursue their education in the setting of a rigorous postgraduate surgical training program. Personal interview is required. After completion of the fourteen months, the resident receives a certificate of completion signed by the program officials, Chairman of Surgery, the President of Montefiore, and the Dean of Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The residency is approved for veterans benefits.
Housing is available for physician assistant residents.
PA's quickly became an integral part not only of the surgical team, but also of the medical center at large, significantly predating the current wide utilization of PA's in the hospital setting. The current residency program grew out of the early use of PA's in surgery and was the first and therefore, the oldest postgraduate training program for PA's in surgery. 267 PA's have completed the residency program. Included are ACLS training, surgical skills, radiology, orientation to the operating room and surgical instruments and techniques and preparation for clinical rotations. The clinical portions consists of eleven four-week rotations and one month of vacation.