Internal Medicine Residency Program

Welcome Message from the Program Director

Stepping onto the wards for the first time as a student, I felt a deep sense of gratitude and awe. The patient’s bedside has remained for me hallowed ground, where knowledge and competence is called upon daily in the service of others. The intellectual challenges are continuous and of unparalleled consequence, each day presents the opportunity to impact individuals in small and large ways alike. This perspective informs our vision for the new Internal Medicine Residency program at Hackensack University Medical Center.

We have been given a remarkable opportunity to start a new residency program at the nexus of the new Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. We are an ACGME accredited Internal Medicine Residency, with 36 categorical resident positions. The founding faculty and I have taken this opportunity to rethink and innovate in Graduate Medical Education. We have designed a residency that preserves and enhances the essential elements of experiential learning in a state-of-the-art hospital with cutting-edge technology. Residents are integrated into a robust culture of patient safety and engage in an interdisciplinary approach to patient care. The program has allowed us to even re-engineer the resident schedule in a way that maximizes learning, team-work and innovation. Our Residents are partners in these endeavors.

On behalf of the faculty, I welcome you to discover what Hackensack University Medical Center offers and invite you to be part of Graduate Medical Education reimagined.

Program Overview

• Innovative 6+2 schedule: 2-week continuity experience every 6 weeks to enhance greater outpatient continuity with the trainee’s patients.
• Dedicated time for longitudinal research, community outreach and resident wellness.
• Nationally recognized Heart and Vascular Hospital- providing residents with the opportunity to be part of multi-disciplinary teams providing the most innovative cardiac care.
• John Theurer Cancer Center, one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive cancer centers, offering exposure to ambulatory and acute cancer care.