Internal Medicine Residency: Preliminary Track
The internal medicine preliminary track includes one year of residency training, which is followed by training in a subspecialty.
Our preliminary interns are fully integrated into the program curriculum and work alongside our categorical residents, except for continuity clinic. In addition, they are provided generous elective time.
The table below presents each rotation with the corresponding number of weeks throughout the one-year training period.
| Rotations (in weeks) | Number of Weeks |
| General Medical Floor | 10 – 12 |
| Cardiac Telemetry | 4 – 6 |
| Medical Stepdown Unit | 4 – 6 |
| Night Float | 4 – 6 |
| Elective | 16 – 18 (Up to 4 weeks for research.) |
| Vacation | 4 |
There are two linked preliminary programs offered-- anesthesiology and radiology. Candidates interested in one of these specialty areas interview with faculty in that specialty.
Each linked program has its own NRMP Match ID number. The numbers are noted in the Application Process section. Candidates complete the preliminary track and then continue in their specialty.