The three-year Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine at Mount Sinai is designed to train fellows in the clinical, academic, administrative, and research skills needed to pursue an academic career in adolescent medicine. In 1994, The American Board of Pediatrics gave its first Subspecialty Board Examination in adolescent medicine. Qualification for this subspecialty board currently requires a three-year fellowship in Adolescent Medicine for pediatricians. Internists and family practitioners, in order to receive a certificate of added qualifications, require two years of clinical experience following the completion of their three-year residency program.

Adolescent Health Center

The primary mission of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, since its opening in 1968, has been to provide comprehensive medical, reproductive, and mental health care and health education to adolescents. In order to maximize access to care, the AHC assures patient confidentiality and offers care without financial barriers. In our 13,264-square-foot facility we have 40,000 visits per year. Approximately 21,000 patients are seen by the medical staff, 15,000 by mental health professionals, and 4,000 by health educators. The Center offers a wide range of health services. These services include primary and acute medical care for all adolescents and for adolescent mothers and their children, reproductive health services, counseling and psychotherapy, and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment services. Specialized programs for cardiovascular risk and eating disorders are also provided on site. In addition to its primary location on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, the AHC operates two school-based health centers, at the Julia Richmond Educational Complex and at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. These model programs are staffed by AHC physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants.

The AHC also provides medical services at several community sites. Our fellows care for adolescents at school-based clinics, for adolescent mothers and their babies at the Louise Wise Group Home for unwed mothers, and for children in foster care at the Children's Aid Society, and street youth at Safe-Space. In addition, fellows have the opportunity to participate in the care of college women at the Barnard College Student Health Center, a part of the Columbia University system.