NewYork-Presbyterian has announced a $25 million gift from the W.P. Carey Foundation in support of a new curriculum for the hospital’s residency program.

The curriculum will be designed to provide residents with the skills doctors need in the digital age, including foundational training in digital medicine, big-data analytics, AI, machine learning, and other advanced technologies. In addition, the gift will establish the W.P. Carey Scholars, a group of exceptional physician trainees who will play a key role in the continued development of the curriculum and launch innovative projects related to telemedicine, big-data analytics, and AI. In recognition of the gift, the residency program has been renamed after the foundation.

“We are grateful to the W.P. Carey Foundation for their steadfast partnership and commitment to developing the future leaders of medicine,” said NewYork Presbyterian president and CEO Steven J. Corwin. “With the W.P. Carey Foundation’s extraordinary support, NewYork-Presbyterian is advancing the way graduate medical education is delivered, preparing our residents for an evolving healthcare landscape that leverages technology to put patients’ needs first.”

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