Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital Program

Our philosophy

Health care is currently at a crossroads—attempting to address issues of improving cost, access and quality of care. People suffering from behavioral health disorders certainly are affected by these issues. To meet these challenges, our training program has a clear mission: to graduate psychiatrists who lead with passion and deliver outstanding, whole-person care to their patients and communities. Our curriculum has been designed to ensure that each resident can achieve this goal.

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About our program

Our program emphasizes all aspects of psychiatry and embraces the biological, psychological and sociocultural dimensions of each patient. To appropriately diagnosis and manage psychiatric illnesses, our residents must have a deep understanding of behavioral health phenomena and be able to integrate this with evidenced-based decision making, neuroscience and research.

We achieve this by following our guiding principles:

• Patient-and family-centered care

• Inclusive community

• Robust coaching, mentoring, training

• Self-directed learning

• Tailored/individualized curriculum

To help foster community and mentoring, we pair each resident with a faculty advisor for the duration of their residency. Through regular meetings, the advisor will help the resident establish goals, identify possible mentors, and facilitate the resident in finding their passion.

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Clinical curriculum

The curriculum is structured to ensure residents graduate with an outstanding clinical care background, while also providing opportunities to develop expertise in medical education, health systems leadership or research. We ensure residents are exposed to the full breath of psychiatry including:

• Inpatient psychiatry

• Consultation-Liaison psychiatry

• Emergency psychiatry

• Telepsychiatry

• Child, adolescent and emerging adult psychiatry

• Addiction and geriatric psychiatry

• Ambulatory pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy

• Neuromodulation therapies, including electroconvulsive therapy

Furthermore, leaning into Northwell’s mission, residents will be exposed to:

• Health care financing and policy

• Patient safety and quality improvement

• Patient-centered outcomes

• Health equity

First postgraduate year (R-1)

During the R-1 year, interns begin to develop their professional identity as physicians and home in on their psychiatric skill set. The R-1 year includes completing the medicine and neurology requirements for residency while gaining experience on the inpatient psychiatry unit.

Appreciating that many medical students do not gain experience in the outpatient setting prior to residency, we set out to have R-1s have outpatient training with a rotation in outpatient community psychiatry which includes access to the Early Treatment Program as well as the Harlem Clinic.

Lastly, there are four weeks of vacation time and no night float (all on-call activity is on evenings and weekends with no overnight call).

• Inpatient psychiatry

• Medicine (~12 weeks inpatient internal medicine, 4 weeks ambulatory)

• Neurology (~8 weeks)

• Outpatient Community Psychiatry

• Vacation (4 weeks)

• Call: 3 interns cover 2 weekday-evening shifts and 1 weekend-full day shift/week

Second postgraduate year (R-2)

The R-2 clinical curriculum advances residents’ competence in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of acutely ill adult psychiatric patients while also exposing residents to the interface of psychiatry and medicine. In addition to experience on our consultation-liaison service, the resident will complete an emergency psychiatry rotation focusing on the use of telepsychiatry in a team-based environment.

The second-year resident will also complete a rotation on patient safety. This is not only imperative from a quality improvement standpoint, but affords the resident an opportunity to receive further training in a system approach to error analysis.

R-2s will continue their ambulatory psychiatry training with a weekly half-day continuity clinic where they will start to build their own longitudinal outpatient patient panel. This rotation will focus not only on medication management but also afford the resident the opportunity to start developing psychotherapy skill sets in either CBT or psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Lastly, in an effort to foster our initiative of creating tailored individualized training experiences, residents will have up to 16 weeks for electives and can consider enrolling in our Pathways to Expertise program.

• Continuity clinic: half day a week for outpatient medication management and psychotherapy

• Consultation-Liaison psychiatry (~4 months, includes addiction psychiatry)

• Inpatient psychiatry (~2 months)

• Patient safety and medical education rotation

• Emergency psychiatry/Telepsychiatry

• Substantial elective time

• Call: 4 R2s cover 2 weekday-evening shifts and 1 weekend-full day shift/week

Third postgraduate year (R-3)

During the third year, our residents move into the adult outpatient psychiatry department. The residents will continue in their continuity clinics from R-2, while developing a broader range of outpatient psychiatry skill sets, including medication management, psychotherapy and interdisciplinary treatment planning.

The R-3 outpatient experience includes time working in both our geriatric and child & adolescent divisions.

Our residents will receive expert psychotherapy supervision from faculty in our esteemed psychology department.

• General adult clinic

• Intensive psychotherapy training, especially psychodynamic, CBT and mentalization-based psychotherapy

• Group and family therapy

• Child & Adolescent Clinic

• Geriatric community-based program

• Call: 1 weekday evening/every 4 weeks, backup call to junior residents, no night float or overnight call

Fourth postgraduate year (R-4)

Residents complete their psychiatry training by putting it all together. The R-4 year includes continuing the residents’ longitudinal continuity clinic while offering ample elective time, which allows residents to further their expertise in areas of their interests.

Our residents will also have an administrative rotation where they will further develop skill sets in leadership and administration.

• Longitudinal outpatient clinic

• Administrative psychiatry (inpatient, outpatient or C-L)

• 50% time for electives

• No call

Psychotherapy curriculum

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

• Couples therapy

• DBT skills training

• Family therapy

• Interpersonal psychotherapy

• Psychodynamic psychotherapy

• Supportive psychotherapy

Pathways to Expertise Program

As Michael Dowling, CEO Emeritus of Northwell Heath, stated, “The goal of Northwell Health is a simple one that has been the same since its inception: Be better tomorrow than we are today.”

We take this statement seriously, and it dovetails with our residency’s vision. We believe that our program will foster a culture and training environment in which our residents’ passion will help improve the lives of our patients and community members. To achieve this, our program will support, coach, sponsor and cultivate our residents’ passion and utilize the Pathways to Expertise Program.

Modeled after Zucker Hillside Hospital Psychiatry Residency’s Pathway to Expertise Program, our program will similarly offer a pathway to nurture our residents into becoming an expert in an area or topic that will help make tomorrow’s world better than today’s.

Pathways are completely optional and can be organized around any theme that is relevant to psychiatry. To help our residents achieve their goal, we offer a comprehensive program.

With ample elective time that starts during the PGY-2 year, coupled with securing a mentor who will provide support, coaching and mentoring, the resident will over the course of three years propose a project, implement a plan and disseminate the results.

The Pathways to Expertise Program will have:

• Individualization to each resident’s chosen interest, focus or topic

• Continuous and longitudinal coaching, support and mentorship

• Dedicated elective block time in PGY-2 year to help develop/create the project

• Protected time during the PGY-3/PGY-4 years (elective)

• Shared results (“spreading the word”) via grand rounds, regional or national meetings, or publication

Elective curriculum

To promote our residents finding their “calling,” our program offers a wide range of electives. And by taking advantage of the reach that Northwell offers, residents can often design their own electives. Below is a sampling of electives.

Clinical electives

• Adult, child and adolescent psychotherapy modalities

• Center for Attention and Learning (CAL)

• Center for Trauma, Stress, Resiliency and Recovery

• Collaborative/integrated care

• Global mental health (through Northwell)

• HIV psychiatry

• Interventional psychiatry

• LGBTQIA+/transgender care

• Neuropsychiatry

• Performance improvement

• Psycho-oncology

• Reproductive mental health

• Telepsychiatry

Didactic curriculum

First postgraduate year (R-1)

During the R-1 year, didactics focus on building the foundation. During the intern year, didactics focus on psychiatric interviewing, formulation, psychopharmacology and evidenced-based medicine.

Didactics during the intern year will be highly interactive and use a small-group format.

• Psychiatric interviewing: Sessions incorporate role-playing and live patient interview. Interns perform interviews and receive feedback from their peers and faculty. In addition, the class observes a master clinician interview a patient

• Biopsychosocial formulation: In this weekly workshop, residents become comfortable writing case formulations based on actual patients and guided by expert consultants

• Basic diagnosis and psychopharmacology

• Evidence-based medicine: Critical appraisal of randomized controlled trials and observational studies

Second postgraduate year (R-2)

Most didactics occur during a half-day of protected time each week. The emphasis is on major psychiatric subspecialties.

• Advanced diagnosis and psychopharmacology

• Subspecialty courses: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry and Reproductive Psychiatry

• Introduction to psychodynamic psychiatry; developmental theory; introduction to CBT

• Evidence-based medicine in clinical practice; research design and methodology

• Ethics, cultural formulation, health equity, and narrative medicine

Third postgraduate year (R-3)

Most didactics occur during a half-day of protected time each week. In addition to a major emphasis on clinical supervision in our Outpatient Center for Mental Health, residents will have the following courses:

• Introduction to DBT, psychodynamic and cognitive case formulation

• Subspecialty courses: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry

• Evidence-based medicine in ambulatory practice, performance improvement

Fourth postgraduate year (R-4)

• Continued advanced didactics in psychopharmacology and psychotherapy

• Subspecialty courses: Neuropsychiatry, Psychosexual Medicine

• Evidence-based medicine in ambulatory practice, population health, social determinants of mental health

• Boards preparation

All years (R-1 through R-4)

• Journal club

• Grand rounds: Lenox Hill Hospital (monthly), Zucker Hillside Hospital (weekly)

• Inclusion and belonging

Applicants interested in the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program at Lenox Hillside Hospital should apply through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Our residency program participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

Essential application information includes:

• Common application form

• Curriculum vitae

• USMLE or COMLEX transcript: A passing score on USMLE Step I and Step II (Clinical Knowledge and Clinical Skills) or COMLEX Level I and Level 2 is required for all trainees prior to beginning a Hofstra Northwell GME program. To meet this requirement, applicants should have passed USMLE Step II or COMLEX Level 2 (both clinical knowledge and clinical skills components) prior to mid-February to be eligible for our rank order list. In selected cases, with the approval of the program director and the Office of GME, applicants may be placed on a Northwell rank order list without the USMLE Step II or COMLEX Level 2 scores

• Medical or osteopathic school transcript

• Medical student performance evaluation or dean's letter

• A personal statement

• Three (3) letters of recommendation: At least one letter must be from a faculty psychiatrist who can comment directly on your clinical performance in psychiatry. Of the remaining letters, we prefer that at least one come from a non-psychiatrist faculty who can comment directly on your clinical work in a different specialty (such as internal medicine, pediatrics or other core specialties)

• ECFMG status report, if applicable

Applicants to the psychiatry residency training program must be graduates of a United States or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or foreign medical graduates who have been certified through the ECFMG at the time of application. All foreign medical graduates must be certified through the ECFMG at the time of application and apply through ERAS.

Northwell Health training programs accept only H1B and J-1 visas sponsored through the ECFMG. Clinical experience in the United States is not required, though strongly encouraged within the prior three years.

The NRMP code for our training program is 1483400C0.

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Interviews

Our interviews are scheduled from late November through early February.

The virtual interview day will be roughly 3.5 hours in duration. During the interview day, applicants will hear from the department chair and the program director. All applicants will then have one-on-one interviews with faculty and program leaders.

For additional information, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]

Current residents

Giselle Appel, MD

PGY-1, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Isabelle Kaplan, MD

PGY-1, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine

Andrew Muran, MD

PGY-1, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

William Schwartz, MD

PGY-1, Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency is a pivotal time for lifelong learning, training and practicing psychiatry, deeply integrated with personal growth and professional identity. We believe our program at Lenox Hill Hospital, coupled with the vibrant backdrop of Manhattan and New York City, offers unparalleled opportunities for residents to thrive.

Beyond robust clinical training, our location provides access to world-class culture and recreation. Residents can easily explore iconic institutions like The Metropolitan Museum of Art, enjoy Central Park, experience performances at Lincoln Center or on Broadway, or wander New York City's diverse neighborhoods. For sports fans and foodies alike, the city offers an endless array of professional sporting events and exquisite culinary experiences. This environment fosters a strong sense of wellbeing and belonging, essential for personal and community growth.

Resident programs

As a program, we also offer a variety of activities and events to help our residents grow, develop, unwind and relax during their residency career:

• Graduation

• Intern fleece coat ceremony

• Monthly intern support group

• Monthly reflective writing

• Orientation

• Quarterly social events

• Spring resident retreat

• Weekly resident lunches

• Winter holiday party

Program director

Samuel Phillip Greenstein, MD

• Assistant Professor

  Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

• Program Director, Residency Training in General Adult Psychiatry

  Lenox Hill Hospital

Chairman

David M. Roane, MD

• Professor

  Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

• Chair, Department of Psychiatry

  Lenox Hill Hospital

Training program administrator

Billie Kelly, MPH

Core faculty

Anshuman Srivastava, MD
Associate Program Director, Residency Training in General Adult Psychiatry
Associate Director, Adult Inpatient Services

Emil Achmad, MD
Director of Addiction Services

Devon Addonizio, MD
Attending Psychiatrist

Secil Aracorhun, PhD
Lead Psychologist

Ami Baxi, MD
Director, Ambulatory Services

Aviva Caroff, MD
Attending Psychiatrist

Anna Lisa Derrien, MD
Associate Director, Psych Services

Joshua Dorsky, MD
Attending Psychiatrist

Simona Goschin, MD
Director, Consultation Liaison of Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital

Andrea Hamilton, PhD, MHA
Senior Director, Behavioral Health

Pedro Perez, MD
Attending Psychiatrist

Kimia Pourrezaei, DO
Director, OP Center for Mental Health

Maria Roccisano, MD
Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lenox Hill Hospital Outpatient Center for Mental Health

Sean Rumschik, MD
Director, Adult Inpatient Services

Ljiljana Zecevic, PhD
Senior Psychologist, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

As one of the largest employers in New York, Northwell Health provides an exceptional benefits package for our residents and fellows.

Resident and fellow salaries

Program levelBase salaryPGY-1$84,488PGY-2$87,780PGY-3$89,975PGY-4$94,264

Housing

Lenox Hill Hospital offers limited housing to residents at a below market rate. Utilities are not included with these housing assignments. Residents who do not receive campus housing are given an annual stipend of $3300 to help offset the cost of housing.

Time-off benefits

Members of the house staff are entitled to 20 days of paid time off (PTO) each contract year. These 20 days must be used during the period covered by the contract and may not be carried into subsequent years.

Cultural heritage day: One paid personal holiday for any cultural, religious, or public observance, as approved in advance by the program director/designee.

Life maintenance days: Each training program provides a set number of life maintenance days (formally known as Wellness Days) to allow trainees sufficient protected time for personal health maintenance and wellbeing.

Additional benefits

Northwell Health provides generous health and welfare benefits for you and your dependents. Residents and fellows become eligible for all health and welfare benefits on the first day of employment. The cost of coverage is largely employer-subsidized and includes:

• Health and welfare benefits

• Medical coverage

• Dental coverage

• Vision coverage

• Flexible spending accounts

• Short-term disability coverage, with 50% employer-paid and up to 60% available at an employee cost

• Employer-paid basic life insurance at 1.5 times pay (up to $500,000)

• Supplemental life insurance up to five times base salary (up to $1 million)

• Fully paid leave for the first six weeks of approved medical, parental, or caregiver leaves of absence

The above is intended only as a summary of the benefits provided by Northwell Health. This is based on eligibility, which is fully outlined in the summary plan descriptions and the new hire benefits package. Northwell Health reserves the right to amend, modify or terminate these plans at any time. Please refer to the policies, summary plan descriptions and the plan documents for details.