Raritan bay medical center internal medicine residency

(Perth Amboy, NJ – June 20, 2022) – Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center is proud to announce the graduates of its 2022 internal medicine residency program. The graduating residents include: Shankar Chhetri, MD; Bharat Gautam, MD; Umair Mubashar, MD; Layal Nissan, MD; Mahfuz Rahman, MD; Muhammad Shahan Sulehri, MD; Shakeel Yousaf, MD; and Tasneem Yousif, MD.

“I am pleased to honor this year’s graduates,” says William DiStanislao, interim president, chief hospital executive; Raritan Bay Medical Center. “Their work and dedication has been extraordinary. As they each embrace their bright futures, we wish this talented group the very best.”

The internal medicine residency program has eight graduates per year. The intimate experience allows for easy communication between program administration, hospital leadership and each other. Residents train at Raritan Bay Medical Center, which is a state-designated primary stroke center, a regional primary PCI center with two fully equipped cardiac catheterization labs and a 20-bed ICU/CCU unit. A medical staff of more than 600 provides residents exposure to a wide variety of disciplines as they work on a number of interdisciplinary care teams.

“With a continuum of care within the network, our program is ahead of the curve in providing the best educational and patient experience possible,” says Mayer Ezer, MD, FACP, Internal Medicine Program Director, Raritan Bay Medical Center.

The eight graduates now join more than 300 cumulative graduates since the internal medicine residency program’s inception in 1980.

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About Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center and Raritan Bay Medical Center:

For more than 100 years, Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center and Old Bridge Medical Center have provided a full continuum of health care services to residents of Central Jersey. Raritan Bay Medical Center is one of less than one percent of hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Recognition, the “Gold Standard” for nursing practice, quality, and safety in patient care, four times. In 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked Raritan Bay Medical Center as high performing in Orthopedics, Nephrology, COPD and Heart Failure.

The medical center is a New Jersey state designated Primary Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, recognizing optimal treatment of stroke patients. Raritan Bay is also a recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the AHA’s Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers and the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award recognizing high-quality care of patients experiencing a severe heart attack.

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Newswise — Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center is proud to announce the graduates of its 2022 internal medicine residency program. The graduating residents include: Shankar Chhetri, MD; Bharat Gautam, MD; Umair Mubashar, MD; Layal Nissan, MD; Mahfuz Rahman, MD; Muhammad Shahan Sulehri, MD; Shakeel Yousaf, MD; and Tasneem Yousif, MD.

“I am pleased to honor this year's graduates,” says William DiStanislao, interim president, chief hospital executive; Raritan Bay Medical Center. “Their work and dedication has been extraordinary. As they each embrace their bright futures, we wish this talented group the very best.” 

The internal medicine residency program has eight graduates per year. The intimate experience allows for easy communication between program administration, hospital leadership and each other. Residents train at Raritan Bay Medical Center, which is a state-designated primary stroke center, a regional primary PCI center with two fully equipped cardiac catheterization labs and a 20-bed ICU/CCU unit. A medical staff of more than 600 provides residents exposure to a wide variety of disciplines as they work on a number of interdisciplinary care teams. 

“With a continuum of care within the network, our program is ahead of the curve in providing the best educational and patient experience possible,” says Mayer Ezer, MD, FACP, Internal Medicine Program Director, Raritan Bay Medical Center. 

The eight graduates now join more than 300 cumulative graduates since the internal medicine residency program’s inception in 1980. 

HMH-Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy

530 New Brunswick Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-3685

Information

Institution Service Type General hospital
Type of Ownership or control Other Non-Profit

Clinical Environment

Number of FT personnel 1206
Number of beds 282
Number of bassinets 15
Average daily census 161
Annual births 995
Annual admissions 24206
Annual emergency department (ED) visits 67064
Annual non-ED outpatient visits 126587
Annual inpatient surgeries 1572
Annual outpatient surgeries 4845
Annual number of Medicare discharges 5664
Annual number of Medicaid discharges 3452
Special Clinical Resources
Cardiac ICU
Medical Surgical ICU 30 Beds
Pediatric ICU
Neonatal ICU 7 Beds
Burn care
Physical rehabilitation
Psychiatric care 26 Beds
Hospice Yes
Trauma center indicator No
Trauma center level
Positron Emission Tomography No
MRI Yes

Medical School Affiliations and Program Partnerships

Institution

530 New Brunswick Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861-3685

Medical Schools

Univ of New England Coll of Osteopathic Med

Relationship: Limited

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Med Sch

Relationship: Graduate

Hackensack Meridian Sch of Med

Relationship: Graduate

How many beds does Raritan Bay Medical Center have?

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How many beds does Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy have?

Located in Perth Amboy, Raritan Bay Medical Center is a 395-bed licensed general medical and surgical acute-care hospital. Services also include maternity and maternal-fetal medicine, adult inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, critical care, cardiovascular and physical therapy, and rehabilitation.

How long is medical residency in Jamaica?

The DM-EM program is a four-year residency program. To qualify, applicants must have a medical degree from a recognised medical institution and must have completed an internship at a reputable medical hospital.