Program Overview

Internal Medicine Residency Program

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at UT Southwestern is committed to providing a comprehensive and innovative education in internal medicine. The program is guided by the principles of promoting and sustaining a clinical learning environment that transforms medical students into independent professionals in a purposeful, humanistic, and sustainable way.

Program Leadership

The program is led by Salahuddin Kazi, M.D., Vice Chair of Education and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director. Dr. Kazi emphasizes the importance of feedback, advocacy, and innovation in continuously improving the resident experience.

Program Description

The program recognizes residents as peers in progress and provides a thoughtful balance of graded autonomy with supportive guidance and progressive responsibility. The curriculum is designed to maximize the acquisition of competence and confidence, with a focus on health care equity, quality, and safety.

Educational Opportunities

The program offers various educational opportunities, including:

• Medical education track
• Quality Improvement track
• UT-StARR research track, which provides residents with funded research years while in residency

Mentorship

Residents receive mentorship both professionally and personally, enabling their success in training and beyond. The program draws focus on health care equity, quality, and safety, and residents are surrounded by role models of academic excellence, compassion, and professionalism.

Resident Community

The resident community is diverse, with residents from all over the country and the world. This rich cultural milieu enables residents to become excellent clinicians and reflects in the quality of the consistently successful fellowship match.

Program Structure

The program includes:

• Program Leadership
• Current Residents
• About the Program
• Onboarding
• Fellowship Matches
• Application Process
• Salary & Benefits
• Resident Literary Journal

Additional Programs

The department also offers other programs, including:

• CME
• Fellowships
• Undergraduate Medical Education
• IM Clinician Scientist Training Program
• IM Physician Scientist Training Program
• Community and Population Healthcare Track
• Med-Geri Residency Program
• Med-Peds Residency Program
• Med-Psych Residency Program
• Alumni