Work Schedule/Duty Hours

General Clinical Schedule at MSH (SAMPLE)

• Inpatient Clinical Care:

  • There are approximately 2-3 weeks of inpatient ward experience, which may include 1 week of evening shifts

  • Inpatient start time depends on site and coincides with the resident sign out schedule, approximately 6:30am until 4pm.

  • Evening shift times at MSH are from 5:30-11pm.

• Pediatric Emergency Medicine:

  • There are approximately 4-8 ED shifts per rotation.

  • At MSH ED: students have several weekday shifts and one weekend shift, typically scheduled from 7am-3pm or 3pm-11pm. • At Valley and Elmhurst, ED shifts have primarily daytime/evening hours on weekdays.

• Outpatient Pediatric Clinics:

  • All students will rotate through 1-2 weeks of outpatient pediatrics, including primary care and subspecialty clinics. Clinic sessions typically start at either 9am or 1pm.

  • For students at MSH, sites may be located at the main hospital site or at affiliated sites throughout the boroughs. Primary care clinics will occur on a “continuity model” with each student assigned a preceptor for 1 afternoon per week of the clerkship.

• Well Baby Nursery:

  • All students will spend approximately 1 week in the newborn nursery and/or NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).

  • Students at Elmhurst and Valley Hospital may have the opportunity to attend deliveries with the pediatric team.

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Orientation Day Reporting

All students, regardless of hospital assignment, are required to attend Orientation at the specified time/location in the Welcome Email (location changes according to availability).

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Site Rotation Characteristics

Each site’s schedules will vary slightly in terms of exact timing. All sites have inpatient, outpatient, ED, and newborn nursery clinical experiences.

Mount Sinai Health System:

• Inpatient, nursery, and ED experiences occur at the main site.

• Students are assigned to one outpatient primary care clinic for their rotation. Locations include Mount Sinai Doctors affiliated practices, including the Faculty Practices at 98th Street, 85th Street, Queens, and Brooklyn Heights, Mount Sinai Pediatric Associates (Annenberg building), as well as several other community-based practices.

• Students will attend a limited number of subspecialty outpatient clinics that are primarily located at MSH but may have other affiliated locations.

Elmhurst Hospital:

• All inpatient, nursery, outpatient, and ED experiences occur at the main site.

Valley Hospital:

• Inpatient, nursery, and ED experiences occur at the main site.

• Students will rotate at the Valley Medical Group Montvale location for outpatient general pediatrics.

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Work Hour Policy

Please view the ISMMS Clinical Student Work Hour Policy, which outlines the instructional time limitations for third- and fourth-year students, here.