Overview
One- or two-year non-ACGME fellowship training emergency physicians to design, implement and evaluate educational content, with a master's degree on the two-year track.
The programme
- Focus
- Medical education
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 or 2 years (2-year track includes a master's degree)
- Start
- Institution policyNYP GME appointment year generally runs 1 July to 30 June
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Non-ACGME
- Department
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- MD or DO; completed EM residency by fellowship start; board certified/eligible in EM
- International applicants
- Institution policyInternational medical graduates eligible for NYP GME appointment with a valid ECFMG certificate (or a full NY licence); prerequisite training must be ACGME/AOA/RCPSC/CFPC or ACGME-I (Advanced Specialty) accredited, with a GMEC-approved exception route for exceptionally qualified IMGs; J-1 (ECFMG) visa only
- Visa support
- Institution policyNewYork-Presbyterian GME accepts foreign nationals only with J-1 (ECFMG) status or their own work authorisation; no H-1B, H-1B1, F-1 or E-3 sponsorship; O-1 supported only in very limited cases (NYP GME Visa Rules, 2027 recruitment packet)
- Licence requirement
- Institution policy (NY State Education Dept): trainees in ACGME-accredited programmes do not need a NY physician licence or limited permit; other (non-ACGME) clinical fellowship posts require a NY licence or limited permit (IMGs need ECFMG certification). NYP reimburses initial licence fee ($735) and renewals
How to apply
- Deadline
- 15 September 2026 (decisions October 2026)
- Application method
- Email two letters of reference, a letter of interest and CV to fellowship director Dr Mary McGoldrick (mm6338@cumc.columbia.edu); rolling interviews
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyNewYork-Presbyterian 2026-27 house-staff salary PGY1 $96,600; PGY2 $107,000; PGY3 $115,700; PGY4 $119,100; PGY5 $123,000; PGY6 $125,200; PGY7 $129,100, plus $7,500 living supplement, $1,000 academic stipend, $2,000 Lyft credit and $2,160 meal stipend