Internal Medicine Residency

Dedicated to training clinicians, educators, and future leaders in a supportive, diverse environment.

The MetroHealth Medical Center is an outstanding academic medical center and has been a major affiliate of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine since 1914.

The primary goal of our program is to provide residents with a well-rounded education and clinical experience in a friendly and enthusiastic academic environment. We pride ourselves on our excellent state-of-the-art patient care as well as our family-oriented residency program.

MetroHealth’s Internal Medicine Residency Program has an excellent reputation. We pride ourselves in training future leaders in academic and clinical medicine. Over the last 50 years, we have graduated well over 1,200 physicians, many of whom received acceptance into the most competitive fellowship programs.

Three residents sitting at a table with buzzer and microphone — ACP Doctor’s Dilemma Team 2023-2024!

2025-2026 Internal Medicine Fellowship Match

Addiction Medicine (2)	University of Cincinnati, UPMC
Advanced Heart Failure/Transplant	Mayo Clinic*
Allergy & Immunology	Case Western/University Hospitals
Cardiology (3)	The MetroHealth System (2), Canton Medical Education Foundation*
Endocrinology	Univeristy of Chicago
Gastroenterology	Texas Tech Unversity - El Paso*
Infectious Disease	Cleveland Clinic
Interventional Cardiology	University of Washington*
Palliative Medicine (2)	UPMC, Brown University*
Pulmonary/Critical Care (2)	The MetroHealth System, Case Western/University Hospitals*
Rheumatology	Emory University
Sleep Medicine	University of Michigan
Vascular Medicine	Cleveland Clinic

*Recent alumni

2025-2026 Graduates Practicing in Internal Medicine

Hospital Medicine

Cleveland Clinic (4), Massachusetts General Hospital, The MetroHealth System (2), Northwestern University, Stanford University, Tulane University, University of Maryland

Outpatient Medicine

Cleveland Clinic, The MetroHealth System, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Midwest Refuah Center, Northwestern University

Residents

Our residency program is designed to train and prepare physicians in academic and clinical excellence through a comprehensive, structured curriculum.

Faculty

Our program has a committed faculty with diverse interests and expertise across specialties who work together to create a nurturing environment for our residents.

Curriculum

We are proud of the Department of Medicine’s long history of preparing residents for fulfilling careers as leaders in academic and clinical medicine.

Research

We are an academic institution and our faculty, residents, and fellows are actively involved in research and often present at national conferences and meetings.

Mission

The MetroHealth Internal Medicine Residency program is dedicated to training clinicians, scholars, educators, and future leaders. Our supportive and diverse environment fosters academic and personal growth, as well as compassionate, high quality, patient-centered care. We are committed to serving our community, especially the under-served, by delivering outstanding health care without exception.

Aims

To offer an innovative training program that cultivates residents, through graduated autonomy and mentorship, to become leaders with the capacity to pursue careers in clinical medicine, education, research and/or administration.
To create an educational environment that fosters scholarly activities with an emphasis on quality improvement, research and community health.
To promote a nurturing and collaborative atmosphere that encourages resident wellness, personal growth, and camaraderie.
To recruit and develop exemplary faculty and residents who have a passion for teaching, service and commitment to continuous improvement.
To promote the health and well-being of our community, with an emphasis on the underserved.