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New York Community Hospital Brooklyn

2525 Kings Highway

Brooklyn, NY 11229

CASPR # 0816

CRIP No

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: Yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Lawrence A. Santi DPM

Phone: 718-692-5300

Program E-mail: ftdoc2@aol.com

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 25

Affiliated Institutions:

None

Other Residency Programs:

None

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: yes

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: no

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: yes

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: no

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: no

Rheumatology: yes

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences:

Cumberland Diagnostic and Treatment Center, surgical rotation through Maimonides Medical Center & Brooklyn Surgical Center, private offices off-site

Program Emphasis:

We have a large emphasis on wound care and podiatric surgery.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: yes

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $68739

Second Year: $72516

Third Year: $76367

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: yes

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

none.

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: 240 East 5th Street , Brooklyn, NY 11218

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: n/a

Refundable: n/a

Payable to: n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Minimum Rank: no

Other Applicant Requirements:

Clerkship highly recommended.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

This program is located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York. We are a small hospital, and since Podiatry is the only residency, the resident will experience a one-on-one with all medical and podiatric attendings. The podiatric attendings are experienced, Board Certified podiatrists. The operating room is equipped with all of the latest instrumentation, allowing the podiatric staff to perform state of the art surgeries.