Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Lincoln's Transitional Year program is a community-based, safety-net PGY-1 year housed within an Internal Medicine department at a high-volume, Level 1 trauma center in the Bronx, offering academic affiliation with Weill Cornell Medical College. The curriculum is built around foundational clinical skills through core blocks in Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and General Surgery/SICU, supported by daily didactics, grand rounds, and simulation training rather than a research-defined identity. Research is available but framed as an optional mentored opportunity rather than an expectation, reflecting the program's primary purpose as a springboard year into diverse specialty training. The stated interest in careers spanning specialty training, public health, and military service, combined with a small, close-knit resident cohort, signals a program oriented toward preparing broadly competent generalist-trained residents for varied next steps rather than cultivating a specific fellowship or academic pipeline.