Internal Medicine Residency Program

To produce highly motivated physicians who are equipped with the tools necessary to meet their individual career aspirations, dedicated to mastering the concepts of professionalism, devoted to compassionate patient-centered medical care, and dedicated to continuous learning, in the best traditions of medicine

Overall Education Goals

To provide a comprehensive, well-integrated training experience in internal medicine.
To promote an atmosphere of scholarly inquiry where residents participate in quality improvement and research projects.
To create an educational environment that values wellbeing, camaraderie and professionalism.
To foster an enduring commitment to value-awareness and patient-centric care as modeled by our faculty, appreciating the diversity of our patients.

Internal Medicine Residency Program Overview

PGY-1

General Medical Floors: Appx. 16 weeks
Intensive Care Unit: Appx. 8 weeks
Continuity Clinic: 10-11 weeks
Night Float: Appx. 4 weeks
Subspecialty/Elective*: Appx. 9 weeks

PGY-2

General Medical Floors: Appx. 8 weeks
Intensive Care Unit: Appx. 6 weeks
Continuity Clinic: 10-11 weeks
Night Float: Appx. 4 weeks
Subspecialty/Elective*: Appx. 19 weeks

PGY-3

General Medical Floors: Appx. 8 weeks
Intensive Care Unit: Appx. 4 weeks
Continuity Clinic: 10-11 weeks
Night Float: Appx. 4 weeks
Subspecialty/Elective*: Appx. 21 weeks

Additional Information

This structure is based upon this academic year and is subject to change.
Service weeks may vary between individuals in each class based upon the needs of the schedule (this is why things are approximate).
Subspecialty/Elective time must meet all ACGME requirements for experiences needed to graduate before it becomes truly flexible elective time.

Residents have protected time for noon conferences every day from 12 to 1 pm.

Monday:

Week 1: Rheumatology
Week 2: Nephrology/Board Review
Week 3: Journal Club
Week 4: Resident M&M

Tuesday:

Week 1: Wellbeing Time (occasional add-on conference)
Week 2: Schwartz Rounds (Bioethics)
Week 3: Wellbeing Time (occasional add-on conference)
Week 4: Wellbeing Time (occasional add-on conference)

Wednesday:

Week 1: Neurology
Week 2: Cardiology
Week 3: Clinical Reasoning Concilium Rounds
Week 4: Endocrinology

Thursday:

Week 1: Clinical Reasoning Docendo Discimus Rounds
Week 2: Dept. of Medicine Grand Rounds
Week 3: Dept. of Medicine M&M
Week 4: Pulmonary/Critical Care

Friday:

Week 1: Gastroenterology (odd) / Geriatrics (even)
Week 2: Program Operational Meeting
Week 3: Hematology/Oncology
Week 4: Radiology

2023 Conference Outline Flyer (PDF)

2024 Main Residency Match

Regarding application requirements:
- We do not have any cut-offs or exclusionary criteria (no score cut-offs, no year of graduation requirement, etc).
- We do prefer that you have USCE.
- Our program and institution will only sponsor the J-1 visa for those in need of visas.
Interview invitations will begin going out around mid-October
All interviews and resident open houses will be virtual
Our program will not be hosting general open house sessions this year. For those who are selected to interview, we will have informational sessions available to attend during the interview season.

All applicants must apply through the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). The NRMP program code is 1942140C0.

Internal Medicine Residency Program

Mission

Overall Education Goals