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I was quite upset when news stories leaked about Beth Israel closing. Many young attendings were recruited here after the Mt Sinai merger, and we hoped to build a great program. Our volume has increased dramatically and I thought we were on our way to a better future, and so the news of the impending closing was shocking and upsetting. Like everyone else here, I see through the "we are not closing, we are transforming" messages that Sinai quickly assembled following the news stories. If the news had not leaked, they would have said nothing until the day we close.
I was disappointed and felt wronged, but at least I will be ok. In the coming weeks, I will begin shifting my practice to other sites, and I am not alone in this endeavor. The "transformation" press releases suggest that things will not change for years, but the vast majority of attendings are already planning their departure, and some have already interviewed elsewhere outside of the Mt Sinai system.
But while the attendings may be able to weather this storm, my sympathies go out to the residents affected by this. Volume is down, 3 medical floors have closed, and pediatrics, GYN, and ortho are being moved to other sites. Yet, we tell the residents that they will receive outstanding training here for 1-2 more years and then will be absorbed by Mt Sinai or St Lukes, however; those programs simply can not absorb all of our residents and provide any meaningful residency experience. If someone in a position of power reads this, I would urge you to consider granting the residents orphan status. There is no coherent plan to provide for these residents futures and it is wrong to let them suffer as the program deteriorates. Providing orphan status as soon as possible would give them some hope in finding an appropriate program for the coming academic year.
I was disappointed and felt wronged, but at least I will be ok. In the coming weeks, I will begin shifting my practice to other sites, and I am not alone in this endeavor. The "transformation" press releases suggest that things will not change for years, but the vast majority of attendings are already planning their departure, and some have already interviewed elsewhere outside of the Mt Sinai system.
But while the attendings may be able to weather this storm, my sympathies go out to the residents affected by this. Volume is down, 3 medical floors have closed, and pediatrics, GYN, and ortho are being moved to other sites. Yet, we tell the residents that they will receive outstanding training here for 1-2 more years and then will be absorbed by Mt Sinai or St Lukes, however; those programs simply can not absorb all of our residents and provide any meaningful residency experience. If someone in a position of power reads this, I would urge you to consider granting the residents orphan status. There is no coherent plan to provide for these residents futures and it is wrong to let them suffer as the program deteriorates. Providing orphan status as soon as possible would give them some hope in finding an appropriate program for the coming academic year.
