This is a recording of the oral history of Samuel Elster, MD interviewed by Richard Steele the Medical Center Archivist at Mount Sinai on July 10th, 1996. Some of the significant topics presented in this oral history are his upbringing as part of a Jewish immigrant family in the Bronx; the difficulty he faced being accepted into medical school; and his experience at New York University Medical School. Dr. Elster worked as a cardiologist at The Mount Sinai Hospital (1950-1997), a faculty member of The Mount Sinai School of Medicine (early 1950s until retirement), and Dean of the Page and William Black Post-Graduate School of Medicine (1976-1986) and the oral history includes anecdotes from his internship and how he received his first surgeries, his residency and duties as Chief Resident, as well as how he increased the hospital’s post-mortem rate, and the spirit of volunteerism he brought to his career at Mount Sinai.

Correspondence between Mount Sinai Hospital, the American Medical Association, and the City Hospital Center at Elmhurst pertaining to the inspection and approval of Mount Sinai-affiliated internship and residency programs at the City Hospital Center at Elmhurst.

The Alpha series includes: emails, GME newsletters, ACGME self study and response files. The Annual Updates series includes reports; demographic analysis reports, the Core Curriculum training for PGY-1; reports on review done by Morchand Center; Chief Residents Retreat abstracts. Electronic records include: House Staff Manual (2012- ).

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• This website documents the Mount Sinai-Elmhurst Emergency Medicine residency, including the team, information about each of the divisions, and other resources for residents and potential applicants. The divisions include Critical Care, Medical Education, Ultrasound, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Toxicology.