The Mount Sinai School of Medicine Consortium for Graduate Medical Education, consisting of 13 institutions located in New York and New Jersey, sponsors more than 140 residency programs in virtually every specialty of medicine, enrolling in the aggregate more than 2,000 house staff. Consortium educational activities provided to all house staff, regardless of home institution or specialty.
The Pediatric Environmental Health Elective Program is open to Residents, Medical Students, and Public Health Students. The program is housed in the Mount Sinai Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU). Serving EPA region II (New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), the PEHSU is one of 11 units in the United States supported by ATSDR and the EPA to provide education and consultation for parents, communities, health care providers and public health agencies on issues in children's environmental health.
Elective students field clinical questions regarding environmental exposures in childhood and learn to take an environmental history under the guidance of physicians trained in Environmental Pediatrics. They will also have the opportunity to participate in clinical evaluations, educational seminars and lectures, and meetings with representatives from public health agencies. Although, the focus of the elective is clinical, there is ample opportunity to assist with ongoing research, advocacy projects, and scientific papers. Mentoring is available for students who wish to develop there own projects.
The practicum is designed to last four weeks; however special arrangements can be made to accommodate students for longer or shorter periods of time.
How to Apply
For further information, please contact Damiris Perez, PEHSU Program Coordinator, at 212-241-5756 or via email.
