Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Occupational Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This two-year Occupational and Environmental Medicine residency is embedded within Mount Sinai's Selikoff Centers for Occupational Health, an academic program with a historic identity in asbestos, lead toxicity, and World Trade Center disaster health research, and every resident earns an integrated MPH degree alongside board-eligibility training. The clinical model combines a longitudinal occupational medicine patient panel with rotating external practicum placements spanning government (NYC DOHMH, OSHA), corporate (BASF, Con Edison), transit (MTA), and cancer-center occupational health settings, giving residents exposure to the full spectrum of practice environments in the field. Research is structurally mandated rather than optional: residents initiate a project in year one, complete a capstone tied to it in year two, present at grand rounds, and can access competitive funding through the NY/NJ Education and Research Center with faculty mentorship. The program explicitly orients graduates toward leadership roles across academia, industry, public health, and government/regulatory domains rather than solely clinical practice.