Committed to Excellence in Clinical Care and Education

Medical education is constantly evolving. With a history of education that stretches over 100 years, Maimonides Medical Center is proud of its achievements, while remaining aware that we cannot rest on our laurels if we are to stay at the forefront of medical education. Maimonides strives to ensure that that its programs not only meet all institutional, common program and specialty requirements promulgated by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Dental Association and the Council on Podiatric Education, but also exceed them.

To learn more about the past 100 years of medical education at Maimonides, watch our Centennial Video

Maimonides affirms its commitment to excellence in clinical care and medical education by providing the financial, organizational and educational resources necessary to ensure that all programs deliver outstanding guidance and supervision of residents, and that each facilitates every residents' ethical, professional and personal development. We are also committed to, and will be responsible for, promoting patient safety and resident well-being.

The Department of Academic Affairs is the central administrative office which coordinates all GME activities for Maimonides residency programs and medical student clerkships, to ensure that all programs maintain the highest standards. Along with the Graduate Medical Education Committee, this office is dedicated to establishing and implementing the policies and procedures which affect the quality of education, as well as the working environment, for all who choose to train at Maimonides Medical Center.