The Internal Medicine Residency program in NYU Langone’s Department of Medicine is committed to recruiting, training, and mentoring all physicians. Our patients come from a variety of backgrounds, with a common right to high-quality medical care. To provide them the best care and succeed in the advancement of medicine, we strive to support and train physicians of all backgrounds.

Our Strategy

Our program has long had a commitment advancing health equity and creating a culture of inclusion. This includes:

• resident and faculty development through a combination of lectures workshops, and simulation experiences
• ensuring through our feedback processes that all residents feel welcome in our community and learning environment
• supporting research through the Department of Medicine’s Farber Program in Health Equity, including house staff-specific grant opportunities

DIMOND Program

Established in 2000, the DIMOND Program promotes inclusive culture among faculty and house staff, while facilitating their personal and professional growth. DIMOND is heavily involved in our residency program and participates in recruitment, mentorship, curriculum, and wellness.

Farber Health Equity Research Fellowship

In 2021, the Farber Program among launched a Health Equity Research Fellowship. All Department of Medicine residents and fellows are invited to submit proposals for areas including basic science, clinical research, quality improvement, medical education, and health sciences research. Each year, four projects are selected to receive a $10,000 grant.

2023–24 Farber Health Equity Research Fellowship Awardees

"Identifying Barriers to Care in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease"
Sharon Klein, MD

"Evaluation and Quality Improvement of Rapid Antiretroviral Therapy Linkage for Patients with HIV at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue"
Shree Sundaresh, MD

"Assessment of the Use and Effectiveness of Obesity Pharmacotherapies for Weight Loss and Identifying Racial/Ethnic Disparities Across Groups"
Diana L. Torres Pinzon, MD

"Impact of Implementing a Dedicated Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Service at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue on Heart Failure Related Outcomes"
Erin Flattery, MD

2022–23 Farber Health Equity Research Fellowship Awardees

“Associations between APOL1 risk variants and single cell transcriptomics in Kidney Tissue from Patients of African Ancestry with Lupus Nephritis” 
Phillip Carlucci, MD

“Measuring the Impact of a First Year Medical Student Health Equity Curriculum on Behaviors during the Clerkship Year” 
Marcus Hines, MD, PhD

“Multi-lingual Videos to Improve Colonoscopy Preparation at the Sunset Park FHC” 
Ixel Cervera, MD 
Leora Aquino, MD

“Demographic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Healthcare Utilization among Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux” 
Moniyka Sachar, MD 
Cristina Fernandez, MD, MPH

2021–22 Farber Health Equity Research Fellowship Awardees

“Disparities in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy Complications”
Christina Kaul, MD, Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Jenny Yang, MD

“Determining Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Data Best Practices for Transgender Populations Through Participatory Action Research”
Samuel Dubin, MD
Gabrielle Mayer, MD

“Virtual, Longitudinal, In-Depth Teaching of Anti-Racism to Residents”
Blen Girmay, MD
Elaine de Leon, MD, MHS

“Addressing Barriers to Healthcare Among Cisgender Gay and Bisexual Men Using Anabolic-Androgen Steroid (AAS)”
Eric Kutscher, MD
Arslaan Ari Arshed, MD, MS, MHA

Internal Medicine Residency Curriculum

As part of our residency curriculum, we address topics related to health equity. These concepts and associated skills are essential in internal medicine. Learn more about our Internal Medicine Residency curriculum.

Contact Us

For more information on our efforts, please contact us:

Renee L. Williams, MD, MHPE
Associate Chair for Health Equity, Department of Medicine
Specialty: Gastroenterology
renee.williams@nyulangone.org

Richard E. Greene, MD, MHPE
Faculty Mentor
Director, Health Equity Education, Office of Diversity Affairs
Associate Program Director, Primary Care Track
Specialty: General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation
richard.greene@nyulangone.org

Christian L. Torres, MD
Director, DIMOND
House Staff Mentoring, Office of Diversity Affairs
Specialty: General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation
christian.torres@nyulangone.org

Disclaimer: NYU Langone’s programs do not include preferences, quotas, or set asides, or otherwise exclude anyone based on race, sex, or other protected categories.