Program Overview

Internal Medicine Residency Program

The Internal Medicine Residency Program is a comprehensive training program designed to provide residents with a robust education in internal medicine. The program is committed to fostering a culture of excellence, diversity, and inclusion.

Program Highlights

• Schedule
• Ambulatory Training
• Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
• Inpatient Training Sites
  • New Inpatient Building
• Resident Perks
• Resident Research & Scholarly Activity
• Primary Care Residency Track
  • Who We Are
    • Meet Our Faculty
    • Meet Our Residents
  • Program Highlights
    • Schedule
    • Ambulatory Weeks
    • Clinical Training
    • Electives
    • Curriculum
    • Special Days of Learning
    • Career Development
  • Life in Worcester
  • Wellness and Benefits
    • HR Employee Benefits
    • Resident Well-being
    • Fitness Center
    • Child Care Assistance Program
    • UMass Employee Discounts
  • How to Apply
    • Application Process
    • Eligibility
    • Visa Information
• Finberg Physician-Scientist Training Program
• Research Track
  • Faculty
  • Curriculum
  • Research Trainees
  • Projects
• Recent Curricular Innovations
• Internal Medicine Residency Diversity Action Council
• Wellness Committee
• Women in Medicine

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

The program offers a robust 3-year longitudinal Quality Improvement (QI) and Patient Safety curriculum. This curriculum introduces residents to QI basics, Lean principles, and key strategies to develop and enhance their QI skillsets. Residents use PDSA methodology to complete at least one interprofessional Quality Improvement project during their training. QI principles are delivered in didactic sessions during ambulatory blocks. All residents receive their White and Yellow Belts in Lean Process Improvement. Residents work in teams on projects of their choice focusing on inpatient care, ambulatory care, educational innovation, or Resident wellbeing.

Ongoing QI Projects

• Improving patient care team identification
• Mentoring medical students on resident teams
• Improving OSA screening in primary care clinic
• Mindfulness in Internal Medicine
• Improving Internal Medicine residency financial literacy
• Improving significant events documentation

Primary Care Residency Track

The Primary Care Residency Track is designed to provide residents with a comprehensive education in primary care medicine. The track includes a curriculum that focuses on ambulatory care, clinical training, and electives. Residents in this track also participate in special days of learning and career development activities.

Wellness and Benefits

The program offers a range of wellness and benefits to support residents' well-being. These include HR employee benefits, resident well-being programs, a fitness center, child care assistance program, and UMass employee discounts.

How to Apply

The application process for the Internal Medicine Residency Program includes submitting an application through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Eligibility requirements and visa information are available on the program's website.