The Northwell OB-GYN Hospitalist Fellowship Program

The Northwell OB-GYN Hospitalist Fellowship Program is a one-year, non-ACGME training program that is geared toward those OB-GYNs who are interested in leadership roles in hospitalist medicine. The fellowship program provides advanced education in hospital-based obstetrics and gynecology, focuses on maximizing patient safety.

The program will provide a strong clinical, surgical, and healthcare systems training in both an academic and hospital settings. Our fellow will benefit from training at a high-volume, high-acuity referral center. Combined, Long Island Jewish and Northshore-Manhasset does approximately 14,000 deliveries per year. The fellows will receive high-quality training by experienced OB-GYN, maternal fetal medicine, gynecologic oncology, family planning, and anesthesiology faculty. Fellows will also be exposed to national leaders in the specialty at the annual Society of OB-GYN Hospitalists meeting, where fellows will be encouraged to present research projects. The goal of the OB-GYN hospitalist fellowship is to provide the fellow with the knowledge, experience, and skills to practice as an OB/GYN hospitalists. The curriculum is linked to the 6 ACGME competencies which include medical knowledge, patient care, professionalism, interpersonal and communication skills, practice-based learning and improvement, and systems-based practice.

Eligibility Requirements:

Applicants must have completed an accredited four-year residency training program in obstetrics and gynecology. Fellows will be required to have a New York license, in addition to being ABOG board eligible or board certified. It is designed to supplement the training of an actively practicing physician or recent graduate who desires to pursue a career as an OB-GYN Hospitalist.

Northwell Health includes 22 award-winning hospitals and more than 450 practice locations throughout New York. With over 40,000 deliveries at Northwell hospitals and over 90,000 outpatient procedures each year, we are excited to continue to grow the Women’s Health service line. Our commitment to education is shown through our partnership with The Zucker School of Medicine's OBGYN Residencies and many specialty Fellowships. Our professionals are relentless about staying ahead of the latest clinical trials and research, partnering with our own Feinstein Institute and other world-renowned institutions.

For additional information and to apply, please contact: David Klein, Director, Office of Physician Recruitment: OPR@northwell.edu

Northwell Health is New York State’s largest health care provider and private employer, with 23 hospitals, more than 600 outpatient facilities and nearly 15,000 affiliated physicians. We care for over two million people annually in the New York metro area and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Our 66,000 employees – 15,000-plus nurses and 4,000 employed doctors, including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners – are working to change health care for the better. We’re making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research. We're training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies.

Diversity and Health Equity:

Northwell Health is committed to training, supporting and nurturing physicians from all backgrounds. We fully understand that diversity is integral for our institutional excellence and a means to attaining health equity. As a result, our diversity and inclusion efforts are a part of everything we do, from education, to clinical care, to research, to physician well-being. Diversity and inclusion permeates our educational and clinical initiatives. We have set a goal to make sure every one of our physicians receives training on how to deliver high quality, culturally competent care. Our recent educational areas of focus have been on social determinants of health, community engagement and developing a medical-legal partnership for our physicians-in-training. One of our many strengths is our diverse patient population and our expectation is that our diverse patient populations receive equitable care, irrespective of who they are. As a result, we continually recruit a diverse physician workforce to meet the needs of our diverse patients.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package. Physicians are employed through Northwell Health Physician Partners, one of the largest medical groups in the country.