Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center is a small, community-based, safety-net OB/GYN program in Queens serving a predominantly Medicaid and uninsured, culturally diverse population as a Level 1 trauma center. The curriculum emphasizes high resident autonomy and ambulatory procedural breadth (office hysteroscopy, colposcopy, LEEP, ultrasound), supplemented by subspecialty rotations at Memorial Sloan Kettering (GYN-ONC) and Global Fertility and Genetics (REI), with structured Friday academic half-days and CREOG/oral-boards-focused case reviews. A mentored, longitudinal resident research requirement (IRB-approved project by end of intern year, completed analysis by PGY-3) is built into training alongside teaching responsibilities for NYIT and Ross medical students. The program explicitly frames its mission around producing independent, frontline generalists prepared for either direct practice or fellowship, with a stated calling toward serving underserved and immigrant communities.