Critical Care Fellowship approved for three additional positions
The ACGME has approved three additional fellowship positions for the Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, which welcomes its first fellows in July 2026. Learn about the program.
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Match days, board results, accreditation milestones, and awards from the Department of Medicine.
Match Day 2025: welcome, Class of 2028
Congratulations to our newly matched interns — categorical and preliminary — who join us in July 2025. We are excited to work with you.
100% ABIM board pass rate
Every member of the graduating class passed the ABIM Certification Examination on the first attempt. Congratulations to our newest board-certified internists, and to the faculty who prepared them.
Lincoln certified as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center
The Joint Commission has certified Lincoln Medical Center as a Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center, recognizing the hospital's ability to provide advanced endovascular treatment for acute ischemic stroke around the clock.
Lincoln launches Lifestyle Medicine, led by Dr. Carmen Oviedo
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln has launched its Lifestyle Medicine Program — the first in the South Bronx — under the direction of our own Dr. Carmen Oviedo. The program supports patients with prediabetes, diabetes, hype
Match Day 2024: welcome, Class of 2027
The 2024 Match results are in. Congratulations to the categorical and preliminary interns of the Class of 2027.
ABIM results: 95% pass rate, seven points above the national average
We are proud to announce that the Internal Medicine Residency Program achieved a 95% pass rate on the ABIM examination administered in August — seven points above the national average. Our three-year rolling pass rate fo
Gold Plus award for heart failure and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
In June 2022 Lincoln Medical Center was granted the 2022 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus and Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus awards for the fourteenth year in a row
ACGME approves two new fellowship programs
On April 27, 2023, the ACGME approved two new fellowship programs in the Department of Medicine: the Infectious Disease – Critical Care Fellowship, directed by Dr. Alexander Lafortune, and the Endocrinology, Diabetes and
Match Day 2023: welcome, Class of 2026
Congratulations to our newly matched interns for the 2023 program year. We are very excited to work with you soon!
Another American Heart Association hospital award for Lincoln
Lincoln Hospital has earned another hospital quality award from the American Heart Association.
Residency receives continued ACGME accreditation with no citations
On February 16, 2023, the Internal Medicine Residency Program received Continued Accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, with no citations.
Stellar performance on the Diabetes and Hypertension SMART Targets
On February 2, 2023, the NYC Health + Hospitals Office of Ambulatory Care and Population Health announced that Lincoln Medical Center achieved stellar performance on the Diabetes and Hypertension SMART Targets for July–D
2022 ABIM results: 91% pass rate
The program is proud to announce this year's ABIM board exam results: a 91% pass rate compared with the national average of 88%, raising our three-year rolling pass rate for 2018–2022. Congratulations to our newly board-
Fourteenth consecutive Stroke Gold Plus and Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus awards
In June 2022 Lincoln Medical Center was granted the 2022 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus and Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus awards for the fourteenth year in a row
Official letter of accreditation received
The official letter confirming the program's full ACGME accreditation has arrived.
Residency program receives full ACGME accreditation
We are very happy to announce that the Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program has received Full Accreditation from the ACGME following its site visit in December 2021.
Lincoln GME receives full accreditation without citations
Lincoln Medical Center Graduate Medical Education has received Full Accreditation without any citations based on the ACGME site visit of December 10, 2021.
2021 ABIM board results: above the national average for three years running
The Internal Medicine Residency Program earned an 88% board pass rate for 2021, and its three-year pass rate of 89% exceeds the national average of 88%. The ABIM reports cumulative three-year pass rates for every residen