One Brooklyn Health System-Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Jul 19, 2026

One Brooklyn Health System-Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Program

One Brooklyn Health System-Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Brooklyn, New York, directed by Conrad T. Fischer, MD and coordinated by Cheryl Smith. The program accepts applications through January 1, 2027 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at chsmit@bhmcny.org or (718) 240-6206. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center's Internal Medicine Residency is a community-based, safety-net academic program in Central Brooklyn, serving a medically underserved, socioeconomically complex population with high rates of HIV, diabetes, hypertension, and psychiatric comorbidity. Training draws on Brookdale's Level II trauma center, comprehensive stroke certification, and cross-system rotations through Interfaith and Kingsbrook, giving residents broad subspecialty exposure and adaptability across varied safety-net clinical environments rather than concentrated tertiary/quaternary subspecialty depth. Research and quality improvement are structured but supplementary—formal instruction plus PGY-2/PGY-3 scholarly projects presented at an institutional Research Day—positioning the program as encouraging rather than research-driven, with explicit PGY-3 support for both fellowship application and direct independent practice. The program's institutional identity centers on health equity, social determinants of health, and community-embedded care, valuing residents drawn to complex, underserved, high-acuity inner-city medicine over prestige-driven academic tracks.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on serving underserved, safety-net, or immigrant/minority communities and who seeks broad, hands-on general internal medicine training with flexible fellowship-or-practice outcomes rather than a narrow subspecialty-research trajectory.

Research intensity

Moderate - research and QI training are formally provided and encouraged for upper-level residents, with a dedicated Research Day, but not positioned as central to the program's identity.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship

Important

The program does not participate in the NRMP Match, and applications are processed exclusively through its own ERAS-based selection process.

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Internal Medicine

Deadline 01/01/2027

88 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

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