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.
There are positions for up to three physician assistants yearly. A significant number of trainees are hired to work as physician assistants in the Department of Surgery at the St. Vincent's campus. The curriculum consists of both didactic and clinical teaching periods. The lecture series is conducted by surgeons of the Department of Surgery in conjunction with training provided to the medical students. Additionally, the curriculum consists of intensive clinical training in both the Intensive Care Unit and the surgical wards.