The program's faculty members are personally involved in the progress and evaluation of each resident, while the voluntary staff contributes a tremendous amount of clinical experience to draw upon. Residents spend the majority of their time in the hospital clinic where they see both pedi-atric and adult patients. The department stresses continuity of care, and residents follow their patients through the entire two-year program. During their first year, residents become proficient in a large variety of diagnostic techniques. These include, but are not limited to, allergic skin testing, antibiotic desensitization, hearing screening and all facets of chronic asthma management.
Residents also take part in various programs for hospital and community-based patient education.
Patient groups are instructed on a variety of topics, including proper asthma management, the use of spacer devices for the delivery of medication, asthma control during exercise, breathing exer-cises and home environment cleaning methods. Opportunities are available to attend guest lectures by noted leaders in the field as well as talks of interest hosted at other major medical centers throughout the New York metropolitan area. Electives Residents can choose from a wide variety of electives to gain additional exposure to related fields and to gain further experience in clinical immunology. All residents in allergy and immunology are expected to perform timely and important research with a minimum of 25 percent of training earmarked for this purpose. Many residents have gone on to publish their findings in major journals or present their work at the leading allergy and immunology conferences, including the annual meetings of the American College of Allergy and Immunology and the American Academy of Allergy and Immunology.