Personnel
There are seven categorical Internal Medicine residents for each of the R1, R2, and R3 years; there is no pyramid nor is there competition for future positions among the residents. In addition, there are four preliminary year Medicine residents who are treated equally with the categorical R1s. There are no fellows in Internal Medicine subspecialties.

Internal Medicine Boards
One hundred percent of our graduates have taken the American Board of Internal Medicine Certification Exam.The pass rate for graduating Residents (first-time takers) on the Internal Medicine Boards, when averaged over five years, has been consistently near 95%. Our most recent three year pass rate, published by the ABIM, is 100%. One hundred percent of our graduates have sat for the Boards.

Patients
Each ward team manages both private and non-private patients. The care of private patients is supervised by the private attending; non-private patient care is supervised by Drs. Bookspan, Hosea, and Bordofsky. Approximately one third of our inpatients are private; two thirds are non-private.

Research
Although the Internal Medicine residency program is clinically oriented, involvement in research efforts is feasible locally. Residents who choose to undertake a research project will be encouraged and assisted by the program.
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Accreditation
Our most recent full accreditation was in July, 2004, for 4 years; the next ACGME site visit will be in the summer of 2008