NYC Health + Hospitals Secures 75 Medicare-Funded Residency Positions to Grow and Strengthen Its Clinical Workforce
Permanent Medicare funding allows the public health care system to expand Graduate Medical Education programs at seven hospitals, including in areas with health care workforce shortages
Jan 26, 2026
NYC Health + Hospitals today announced a major expansion of its Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs, securing federal funding for 75 new, permanent residency positions that will help train the next generation of physicians and strengthen care for New Yorkers across the city. Over the course of four annual federal award rounds, NYC Health + Hospitals secured 75 full-time equivalent (FTE), Medicare-funded residency slots. These permanent positions enable the public health care system to grow its training programs gradually and responsibly, matching new residents to facilities based on workforce needs, patient demand, and long-term financial planning.
“We’re excited to grow our residency programs in a way that is forward-looking, sustainable, and rooted in community need,” said Dr. Sewit Teckie, Vice President and lead of Enterprise Clinical Operations at NYC Health + Hospitals. “These new federally awarded residency positions help us train physicians where they’re needed most, right here in our city’s public hospitals.”
“These new residency slots are about more than numbers — they’re about access to care,” said Albina Shkolnik, Senior Director of Enterprise Clinical Operations at NYC Health + Hospitals. “By expanding training across core specialties, we’re strengthening the physician pipeline, supporting our safety-net hospitals, and advancing health equity for New Yorkers.”
Through the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, Section 126, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Section 4122, Congress authorized new Medicare-funded residency positions to address critical physician workforce shortages nationwide. In 2025, NYC Health + Hospitals emerged as the most successful health care system in the country, securing 75 available positions and further establishing its leadership in national medical workforce development.
These new residency positions enable NYC Health + Hospitals to expand accredited training programs in high-need specialties such as primary care, internal medicine, psychiatry, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, surgery, and several medical subspecialties. Unlike one-time federal grants, GME funding is permanent and flexible which allows residency programs to phase in new doctors over time, ensuring high-quality training while building a strong, sustainable pipeline of physicians committed to serving New York City’s diverse communities.
The 75 new residency positions will be phased in across seven NYC Health + Hospitals facilities, including:
- 7 positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
- 3 positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
- 13 positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
- 2 positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
- 17 positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
- 17 positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health
- 16 positions at NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
This expansion supports NYC Health + Hospitals’ commitment to prioritizing workforce development for Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designated areas, supporting health equity for New York City’s safety-net and underserved communities. Many residents trained within the public health care system continue to practice in New York City, helping ensure a stable, mission-driven workforce for years to come.
NYC Health + Hospitals will continue to pursue additional federal GME opportunities, including the upcoming CMS Round 5 application cycle, as part of its long-term strategy to build a resilient, mission-driven physician workforce.
For more information, please visit our website to learn more about our Graduate Medical Education programs and career opportunities with NYC Health + Hospitals.
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