NYCOMEC institutions are equal opportunity employers; applicants are considered without regard to race, religion, gender, national origin, age, or marital status.

Applications for internship and residency training can be obtained through the Department of Medical Education at each institution, or from the NYCOMEC Office.

All applicants beginning a NYCOMEC internship program must show proof of graduation from an AOA accredited college of osteopathic medicine.

Acceptance to a NYCOMEC residency or fellowship training program is contingent upon satisfactory completion of an AOA approved internship program.

NYCOMEC institutions will provide each intern/resident with a written agreement or contract outlining the terms and conditions of their appointment to an educational program. The agreement will specify the intern/resident rights and responsibilities, financial support and benefits to be provided, duration of appointment and condition for reappointment, policies regarding professional activities outside the educational program, work hours and call requirements, procedures for discipline and redress of grievances, and policies and procedures whereby complaints of sexual harassment and exploitation may be addressed in a manner consistent with the law and due process. NYCOMEC is not a party to any agreement between or among the hospital or institution and Intern/Resident.

Each NYCOMEC institution will provide curriculum and rotation schedules for interns/residents in an osteopathic postdoctoral training program.

Each NYCOMEC postdoctoral program may elect one intern/resident to be a member of NYCOMEC’s Intern/Resident Committee. The elected chairman of this committee will serve as a member of NYCOMEC’s Education Committee.

Following successful completion of postdoctoral training at a NYCOMEC member institution, NYCOMEC will confer certificates on interns, residents, and fellows that have been recommended for graduation by their Director of Medical Education/Program Director.

Interns/residents interested in transferring to a NYCOMEC program must present a letter documenting the rotations satisfactorily completed at other AOA or ACGME approved programs. Training needs to be documented and approved by their new Director of Medical Education/Program Director. In order for NYCOMEC to issue certification of completion of a NYCOM sponsored program, interns/residents must complete at least 50% of their postdoctoral program at a NYCOMEC member institution.

Those institutions operating within the boundaries of New York State must comply with the New York State Department of Health Regulations regarding work hours for residents in training [10NYCRR, Section 405.4 (b) (6) & (f) (3)].

Should an emergency situation arise during an academic year rendering a member institution unable to fulfill its obligation to continue the training of its interns/residents, NYCOMEC will make every possible attempt to find alternative training for the interns/residents at other NYCOMEC institutions, to the extent allowable by law and AOA policies.