Graduate Medical Education
Trinitas Hospital is a major clinical site of the Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education Internal Medicine Residency Program.

The program provides physicians in training with the knowledge, technical expertise, and humanistic skills internists need to provide quality care for patients. Our three-year Categorical Internal Medicine Residency Program is fully accredited by the ACGME. Residents rotate between Trinitas Hospital in Elizabeth, NJ and St. Michaels Medical Center, in Newark NJ. The program gives residents exposure to diverse mix of patients with a variety of medical conditions.

Program leadership

General Criteria
All applicants must apply through ERAS. We require scores of 80 and above on steps I and II, and I all in the first attempt. Step II CS is not required to apply but is required to go into the match. We do sponsor H-1 and J-1 visas. Our hospital is exempt from the H-1 cap.

Program Features

	Competitive Salaries
	Book and Conference expense allowance
	Mentoring Program
	Innovative Competency Based Curriculum
	Board Review And Study Groups
	Secured Parking Garage Free For Residents
	82% Passage Rate On The Boards
	Fellowships
	Primary Care Track
	Medical Insurance
	Visa Sponsorship

Curriculum
In their first year, residents care for patients with less severe illnesses and also gain experience in the intensive care unit. During an ambulatory care rotation, residents receive interdisciplinary experience in many Primary non-Internal Medicine areas, such as Women's Health, Office ENT, Opthamology, Orthopedics and Allergy. They also rotate through our Wound Center.

Each resident has a variety of in-house duties, including taking patient histories and performing physical examinations. Residents are involved in the daily management of their patients and perform procedures such as CVP catheter insertions, lumbar punctures, paracentesis, and thoracentesis, all under the supervision of senior residents and attending physicians. The Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education program complies with all ACGME work rules. The schedule is structured to assure weekend days off each weekend. Night call is every fourth night on inpatient rotations.

The second year residency emphasizes training in Critical Care Medicine and in supervision of junior residents. During rotations in the Intensive Care Units, residents care for critically ill patients and learn to deal with medical equipment such as ventilators, pacemakers, dialysis, intra-arotic ballon pump, and invasive pressure monitors. Residents also start taking responsibility with several months supervising PGY-I residents.

Under the direction of Emergency Medicine faculty, residents spend one month in the Emergency Room. They see a broad range of patients with medical and surgical problems. A one-month rotation in Primary Care emphasizes office based Internal Medicine. Residents select two elective months, which can be done anywhere in the Seton Hall system. (See listing below).

The third year of residency emphasizes developing cognitive skills and the ability to make sound judgment calls regarding patient care. Residents hone these skills as leaders of both in the ICU and Medical floor teams, which include junior residents and medical students.

Residents spend additional months in Primary Care and Emergency Medicine as well as Neurology and Office-based Geriatrics. In addition they can choose four months of elective (See listing below). Residents may complete their scholarly activity requirement during a one-month research rotation.

Electives offered in the Internal Medicine Program

	Hematology/Onc   Dr. Kessler (Trinitas)   Dr. Guron (SMMC)
	Pulmonary   Dr. Garg (Trinitas)   Dr. Miller (SMMC)
	Nephrology   Dr. McAnally (Trinitas)   Dr. Chenitz (SMMC)
	Geriatrics   Dr. Khimani (Trinitas)   Dr. Solomon (Trinitas)
	Primary Care   Dr. Zaboski (Trinitas)   Family Health Center(Trinitas)
	Rheumatology   Dr. Mahmood (Trinitas) (with Radiology)   Dr. Guma (SMMC)
	Neurology   Dr. Schanzer (Trinitas)   Dr. Weisbrot (SMMC)   JFK Hospital (site of our Neurology residency)
	GI   Dr. Baghal (Trinitas)   Drs. Pasquale/Spira (SMMC)
	Cardiology   Dr. Millman (Trinitas)   Dr. Shamoon(SMMC)

Since most of our subspecialty fellowships are integrated with Saint Jospephs Medical Center residents particularly interested in these fellowships, they may, with prior approval, do the following electives at St. Joseph's Medical Center:

Medical Students
Most PGY I residents will have a third year medical student assigned to them. We have busy program with St. Georges Medical School, New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (both at Saint Michael's Medical Center) and Ross University School of Medicine(at Trinitas Hospital).