GME Resources at NewYork-Presbyterian

GME Resources at NewYork-Presbyterian

Written by Bill Olmsted, Guardian disability insurance specialist with 25 years advising medical residents and fellows.

NewYork-Presbyterian trains approximately 1,900 residents and fellows across more than 150 ACGME-accredited programs — one of the largest GME enterprises in the United States. Training is distributed across two primary academic campuses: NYP/Columbia (Washington Heights, affiliated with Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons) and NYP/Weill Cornell (Upper East Side, affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine). Satellite programs operate at NYP Queens and NYP Brooklyn Methodist.

This page maps official GME support resources available to NYP trainees. It also points to one separate planning issue — the GSI disability insurance path available to eligible trainees — that operates on different terms than what trainees may encounter through standard benefits onboarding.

This page is maintained by MDGSI as an independent educational resource. It is not produced by, endorsed by, sponsored by, or affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian.

Official GME and wellbeing resources

NYP maintains GME resources at both the enterprise level and through campus-specific offices at Columbia and Weill Cornell. The resources below are maintained by NewYork-Presbyterian and its affiliated institutions directly.

Resident wellbeing and mental health

  • NYP Graduate Medical Education — the central GME portal covering programs, policies, and trainee support across all NYP campuses.
  • CopeNYP: confidential counseling and peer support program available to all NYP residents and fellows. Contact: CopeNYP@med.cornell.edu.
  • NYPBeHealthy: enterprise wellness program covering mental health, financial wellness, and lifestyle resources available to all NYP employees including trainees.

Financial wellness

  • NYP Digital Benefits Guide (nypbenefitsguide.com): updated annually; covers health insurance, disability, retirement, and financial wellness resources available to NYP residents and fellows.
  • HR Connects (hrc.nyp.org): live HR support available Monday through Friday, 7am to 7pm, for benefits and onboarding questions.
  • Empower: retirement and financial planning resources available through NYP’s benefits platform.
  • EdAssist: education assistance and loan management resources available to NYP employees.

Benefits and compensation

  • NYP Digital Benefits Guide (nypbenefitsguide.com): the authoritative document for resident and fellow benefits, updated annually.
  • NYP GME HR Resources: benefits, onboarding, and administrative contacts for residents and fellows.
  • Weill Cornell 2024–2025 Salary and Benefits Summary: published by the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine; covers compensation and benefits for NYP/Weill Cornell trainees.

GME office

Training across two academic campuses

NYP is the sponsoring employer for all residents and fellows, but academic GME is managed separately by campus. The Columbia campus (NYP/Columbia) operates through the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The Weill Cornell campus (NYP/Weill Cornell) operates through Weill Cornell Medicine. Nine programs are bi-campus, shared across both affiliations.

Benefits onboarding, wellness resources, and financial planning tools are coordinated at the enterprise level through the GME office, with campus-specific contacts for program-level questions. Trainees at Queens and Brooklyn Methodist operate under separate ACGME sponsoring registrations with their own GME offices.

For benefits questions, the NYP Digital Benefits Guide (nypbenefitsguide.com) is the most reliable starting point. For wellness and mental health support, CopeNYP and NYPBeHealthy are available to trainees across all campuses.

Guardian GSI for Residents and Fellows Training at NewYork-Presbyterian

Guardian offers a Guaranteed Standard Issue (GSI) disability insurance policy to eligible residents and fellows training at NewYork-Presbyterian. It is a Guardian product, not an institutional benefit — individually owned, not employer-provided, and available only during the active training window.

Two things are worth understanding before orientation and before making any disability insurance decision:

First, eligibility closes at the end of training.

Second, Guardian must be the first individual disability insurance application a trainee submits. An application to another carrier filed first can permanently affect access to this option. Underwriting often surfaces medical history residents did not know would matter. A past prescription, a lab result, a condition considered minor. A rated or modified offer from another carrier closes the GSI path for good.

Guardian’s GSI offer for NYP trainees is available at disabilityquotes.com/nyp-wo, the dedicated resource for NewYork-Presbyterian residents and fellows.

The deeper explanation is in the MDGSI Buyer’s Guide.

Ready to apply?

Apply for the Guardian GSI offer at NewYork-Presbyterian →

MDGSI and Guardian are independent companies and not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by NewYork-Presbyterian. For authoritative information about your GME benefits, contact your program office or NYP HR directly.