Our Mission
The NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County Internal Medicine Program is inspired by a mission to train the next generation of internal medicine physicians to deliver compassionate, evidence-based, high-value, community-informed, equitable, patient-centered care for medically complex patients in all healthcare settings, regardless of their ability to pay.
Our faculty cultivate a supportive, rigorous environment that nurtures residents passionate about serving the underserved and developing as healthcare innovators, leaders, and educators in Internal Medicine. As an academic affiliate of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, the program provides residents with comprehensive training within the largest public health system in the U.S. Residents learn to practice patient-centered care for patients living with complex medical illness in the context of their social determinants of health.
Residents develop evidence-based communication skills to strengthen relationships between patients, doctors, and communities. As members of interdisciplinary teams, residents work alongside clinical pharmacists, community health workers, and behavioral health social workers to care for individuals and populations. Challenged to identify opportunities to improve patient care, residents are mentored to create system-based change through quality improvement and scholarly work in medicine.