Internal Medicine Residency

[keforce]

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To all the fellow M.D., Ph.D.'s out here, what has been your experience on the interview trail last year? I am applying for internal medicine this season. Which programs are considered "academic"? Which programs prefer MD, PhD's? Thanks for your reply.

 

[gbwillner]

To all the fellow M.D., Ph.D.'s out here, what has been your experience on the interview trail last year? I am applying for internal medicine this season. Which programs are considered "academic"? Which programs prefer MD, PhD's? Thanks for your reply.

Are you still interested in a research-based career? If so I would look into those few programs that have short-track residency combined with a fellowship. WashU/UCSF and a few others have these programs. PS- they often guarantee your fellowship of choice.

Good luck

 

[WNT Signaling]

http://www.physicianscientists.org/careers/training/residency

 

[Neuronix]

I think a more useful site is D&G's listing of IM programs here:

http://homepage.uab.edu/paik/rr.html

 

[Doctor&Geek]

I think a more useful site is D&G's listing of IM programs here:

http://homepage.uab.edu/paik/rr.html

I haven't had time to update that in a while, but I imagine during my own residency search I will have more solid information.

Another publishable study is in there somewhere...

 

[texasguy]

where can we get information on the 'short-track' programs available??

 

[nomogram3]

I am in the match (in 16 days and counting...) for an IM short track spot. The APSA list is a good place to start, but it does leave some programs out. The best way to find out about programs is to look at the IM program's web page, but what I found was that I developed a list of programs that had what I really wanted (good IM and clinical fellowship training in my subspecialty of interest, and prospective mentors that can help launch my research career) and a list which had only 2 of the criteria. What I ended up doing was applying to the short-track programs that offered what I want, and then applying to categorical medicine at a several top-notch IM programs just in case. For family reasons, moving after two or three years in not really an attractive option for me. My advice would be (1) don't short-track just to get a guaranteed fellowship slot, because it takes more time to short-track in the long run (it should be called long-track) due to the research commitment and (2) only consider short-tracking at a place you'll be happy and can be successful, because you're going to be there for a while (its a second MD/PhD program-like commitment time-wise). Feel free to PM me if you have questions, I've interviewed at quite a few of these programs.