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.
Achievements and Awards
Recognition earned by the department, the hospital, and our residents.
Lincoln and the Department of Medicine are regularly recognized for the quality of their care: the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus and Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus awards for more than fourteen consecutive years, Gold Plus recognition for heart failure and the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll, Joint Commission certification as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center and as an Advanced Palliative Care Program, and ABIM board pass rates above the national average.
Certificates and recognitions
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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.
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
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
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