Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program is designed to develop compassionate, humanistic, knowledgeable physicians in the specialties of internal medicine and pediatrics.

Our Mission

The mission of the program is to develop compassionate, humanistic, knowledgeable physicians in the specialties of internal medicine and pediatrics.

Our Aims

Our aims are:

1. To prepare clinicians to practice patient-centered medicine of the highest standard in the most professional manner.
2. To understand and respond to bio-psycho-social factors that influence prevention, presentation, and management of diseases in all ages, race, gender, or ethnicity.
3. To demonstrate effective and compassionate interpersonal communication skills toward patients and families to sustain effective medical care.
4. To prepare the foundation for lifelong learning for future leaders in healthcare.

Program Structure

Our program matches 5 residents per year with a total of 20 residents at any given time. The residents are well integrated into both categorical programs, both of which rotate on a “13-block” schedule. Our home-base is our Med-Peds clinic where adult and pediatric patients are scheduled directly to our residents, ensuring excellent continuity of care and a mix of all ages, all visit types, and all pathologies.

Training Sites

Residents rotate between our two parent organizations, University Hospital and the Children’s Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel, for 75% of their time. The remainder of their time is spent at the East Orange Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.

Location

The program is located in Newark, New Jersey, which serves an extremely vibrant, urban community made up of diverse groups. Newark is the 3rd oldest major city in the US, with a unique community that includes 49.7% Black or African Americans and 36.4% Hispanic or Latinx.

Med-Peds Continuity Clinic

Our Med-Peds continuity clinic is housed at University Hospital in the Ambulatory Care Center, which is directly attached to Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, our primary academic affiliation.

Affiliations

The program has affiliations with:

• University Hospital
• RWJBarnabas Health
• Veterans Health Administration
• Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
• Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Program Details

The program is designed to provide residents with a comprehensive education in internal medicine and pediatrics, with a focus on patient-centered care, bio-psycho-social factors, and lifelong learning. The program is committed to developing compassionate, humanistic, knowledgeable physicians who are prepared to practice medicine in a variety of settings.