Pathway to Residency Program (PRP)

What is the Pathway to Residency Program?

The Pathway to Residency Program (PRP) is an early assurance program which allows fourth-year students the opportunity to be interviewed and receive feedback about their likelihood to match into a participating ISMMS program ahead of the national residency cycle. The program allows residency programs the opportunity to give feedback to fourth year students about their likelihood to match, giving them deeper commitment to our programs.

The Pathway to Residency Program Timeline

Which specialties participate in PRP?

The list of participating programs changes year to year. Below you can see participation per year.

X= did not participate

MSH= Mount Sinai Hospital

MSBI= Mount Sinai Beth Israel

MSMW=Mount Sinai Morningside/ West

MSSN= Mount Sinai South Nassau

MS Valley Health= Mount Sinai Valley Health

Specialties	2021 Programs	2022 Programs	2023 Programs	2024 Programs	2025 Programs	2026 Programs
Anesthesiology	MSH MSMW	MSH MSMW	X	X	X	X
Dermatology	MSH	X	X	X	X	X
Emergency Medicine	MSH	MSH	X	X	X	X
Family Medicine	X	X	MSSN	MSSN	X	X
Internal Medicine (C)	MSH MSBI MSMW	MSH MSBI MSMW	MSH MSBI MSMW	MSH MSMW MSSN MS Valley Health	MSH MSMW MS Valley Health	MSH MSMW MSSN MS Valley Health
Internal Medicine (P)	MSH MSBI MSMW	MSBI MSMW	MSBI MSMW	MSMW	MSMW	Elmhurst MSMW
Internal Medicine/Genetics	X	X	X	MSH	X	X
Medicine-Pediatrics	MSH	MSH	MSH	X	X	X
Neurology	MSH MSBI/MW	MSH MSBI/MW	MSH MSBI/MW	MSH MSBI/MW	MSH	MSH
Neurosurgery	X	X	X	MSH	X	X
Obstetrics & Gynecology	X	X	MSSN	MS Valley Health	MS Valley Health	MS Valley Health
Orthopedic Surgery	MSH	X	X	X	X	X
Pathology	X	X	X	MSH	MSH	MSH
Pediatrics	MSH/Kravis Childrens	MSH/Kravis Childrens	MSH/Kravis Childrens	MSH/Kravis Childrens	X	X
Pediatrics/Genetics	X	X	X	MSH	X	MSH
Peds/Psych/Child Psych	MSH	MSH	X	X	X	X
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH
Plastic Surgery	X	X	X	MSH	MSH	X
Preventative Medicine (A)	X	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH
Psychiatry	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH
Radiation Oncology	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH	MSH
Interventional Radiology	X	X	X	X	MSH	X
Diagnostic Radiology	X	MSH	X	X	X	X
Surgery	X	X	MSSN	X	Valley Health	Valley Health
Transitional Year	X	X	MSSN	MSSN	X	X
Thoracic Surgery	X	X	X	X	X	MSH
Vascular Surgery	MSH	X	X	X	X	X

How do I apply?

Students applying to PRP will submit the following:

• PRP Application with Supplemental Question​

• ERAS Application ​

  • Completed on ERAS and downloaded as a PDF​

• Two Letters of Recommendation​

• Personal Statement​

  • Should be tailored for PRP specifically​

• Abbreviated MSPE ​

  • Uploaded by Student Affairs​

  • Only Identifying Information and Academic History​

  • No clerkship narratives, premedical section or noteworthy characteristics included​

• Unofficial Transcript ​

  • Uploaded by Student Affairs​

Step 2 Score is not sent to programs, however, programs can ask you your score and you can tell them.

Can I apply to all programs participating in PRP?

Students can only apply to one categorical specialty OR one advanced specialty and one preliminary specialty. Students can apply to any number of sites.

If I get accepted through PRP can I still apply to other programs?

Positive feedback does guarantee that the Sinai program will rank you to Match, however, getting positive feedback through PRP is not binding for the student so, students can still apply to other programs.

If accepted, is there anything else I need to do?

Students must still complete an ERAS application, register for the NRMP Match and submit a Rank Order List (ROL). If students do not submit their ROL they will not match.