Podiatry Residency Program

The Podiatry Residency Program at SBH

Expertise in podiatric surgery plays a critical role in addressing foot and ankle conditions that can greatly affect mobility and quality of life.

Our Podiatry Residency Program is one of the most challenging and rewarding postgraduate experiences available. Through the program, we train the next generation of skilled surgeons, providing comprehensive care to a Bronx community with diverse needs. With hands-on experience in both routine and complex procedures, our residents leave the program equipped to make a lasting impact on patients’ health and well-being.

Welcome

Welcome to the SBH Podiatry Residency Program.

For decades, the podiatric surgeons at SBH Health System have been providing the highest level of foot and ankle care for the 1.6 million people who live and work in the Bronx. Our residency program is one of the oldest in the hospital and has a long track record of training experienced foot surgeons.

The economic, racial and national diversity of the Bronx population provides a significant amount of common and rare podiatric pathology. This demographic, combined with our location just miles outside the center of New York City, makes our program a special place for residency training.

As the U.S. patient population’s life expectancy and level of activity continue to grow, so does the need for quality foot care. Our program provides a wealth of educational resources, including reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, diabetic wound care and limb preservation. We continue to attract the best podiatric physician candidates from colleges nationwide and provide a comprehensive and diverse educational experience.

Sincerely,
Emilio Goez, DPM, FACFAS
Director, Podiatry Residency Program

The three-year Podiatry Residency Program at SBH Health System is accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education (CPME). The program provides residents with the knowledge, experience and confidence to manage complex foot and ankle pathologies in both inpatient and outpatient settings, with an especially deep breadth of experience in foot and ankle trauma. We also work closely with the orthopedic team, so residents gain experience participating in and covering for the orthopedic surgeons at SBH Health System.

In addition, we’re the teaching hospital for the medical school at The City University of New York (CUNY).

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Curriculum, Requirements, and Benefits

As a Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency with Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery (PMSR/RRA)
program, we offer residents the chance to train alongside board-certified podiatric and orthopedic surgeons
in both hospital- and office-based settings. Residents learn through weekly didactics, off-service rotations,
resident- and faculty-run academic conferences, and surgical skills labs. You also participate in yearly
research and performance improvement studies, as well as publish posters.

As a resident, you learn the diagnostic and surgical skills necessary to manage and treat patients in areas
such as:

  • Acute and chronic wound care
  • Clinical biomechanics and orthotics, including 3D printing of orthotics
  • Diabetic foot infections
  • Foot and ankle trauma
  • Reconstructive foot and ankle surgery
  • Skin and nail pathology
  • Vascular insufficiencies

Clinical curriculum Residents perform rotations through SBH Health System and Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. You also participate in surgical cases at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in New York, at surgery centers in Westchester
and Waterbury in Connecticut, and at the Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center in Danbury,
Connecticut.

Clinical curriculum Residents perform rotations through SBH Health System and Danbury Hospital in Connecticut. You also participate in surgical cases at St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in New York, at surgery centers in Westchester and Waterbury in Connecticut, and at the Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center in Danbury, Connecticut.

  • 4 weeks of hand surgery
  • 2 weeks of vascular surgery
  • 4 weeks of internal medicine
  • 4 weeks of radiology
  • 2 weeks of anesthesia
  • 4 weeks of emergency medicine
  • Ongoing podiatry

Didactics

  • Hand surgery rotation: weekly podiatric residency lecture programs
  • Internal medicine rotation: weekly internal medicine lecture, M&M meeting, sign-in and sign-out rounds
  • Radiology rotation: radiology lectures, M&M meeting
  • Anesthesia rotation: M&M meeting
  • Emergency medicine rotation: daily ED lectures, M&M meeting
  • 3 months of orthopedics
  • 2 weeks of behavioral science
  • Ongoing podiatry

Didactics

  • Behavioral science rotation: Department of Psychiatry lecture series, M&M meeting
  • 4 weeks of infectious disease
  • 4 weeks of endocrinology
  • 4 weeks of wound care
  • Ongoing podiatry

Applicants interested in the podiatric medicine and surgery training program at St. Barnabas Hospital should apply through the CASPR system. Consult CASPR for application deadlines and other requirements.

Essential application information includes:

  • NBPME score release
  • APMLE part I results
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Clinical scores
  • Personal statement
  • Curriculum vitae
  • Photo
  • Applicant agreement and payment
  • Helpful links

All conditions of employment including compensation and benefits are negotiated with the Committee of Interns and Resident SEIU; which represents all interns, residents and fellows.

  • Professional liability coverage for all activities that are approved components of the resident program
  • Medical and dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Prescription drug plan
  • Uniforms
  • Reduced parking rates
  • Vacation: 20 days
  • Stipend: $650
  • Sick days: 1 day per month in the first year and twelve per year thereafter
  • Salary: Commensurate with post-graduate year as stipulated in the CIR Collective Bargaining

7-1-2024 Salary (6%) :

  • PGY1 – $76, 343
  • PGY2 – $80, 757
  • PGY3 – $86, 055
  • PGY4 – $90, 470

7-1-2025 Salary (5%):

  • PGY1 – $80, 160
  • PGY2 – $84, 795
  • PGY3 – $90, 358
  • PGY4 – $94, 994
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