Educational Program in Graduate Medical Education including Curriculum, Conferences, and Professional Development in Internal Medicine:

Calling all medical students who are interested in a dynamic, newly accredited Internal Medicine Program!

We seek applications on ERAS for the 2026 NRMP Match from osteopathic (DO), allopathic (MD), and international graduates who are enthused about a career in Internal Medicine and joining us on the exciting adventure of building a new program in Graduate Medical Education!

Our Inaugural First Class of resident physician leaders is being recruited to start in June 2026.

Year One (PGY1): Internal Medicine Program in Graduate Medical Education

Inpatient care experiences will focus on learning the fundamentals of inpatient internal medicine (hospital medicine) and the specialties of internal medicine for introductions to career pathways including fellowships. Subspecialty experiences will also include office-based experiences.

Office-based experiences will focus on evaluating, diagnosing, managing, and treating patients as individuals and in populations with a team-based model being implemented in the ambulatory setting of the new clinical –educational setting of our resident/attending Internal Medicine Clinic. Resident physicians will work in teams to provide longitudinal medical care for patients from age 18 years of age and up. The resident physician will lead the team with attending physician direction and guidance.

Our conferences and seminars in the first year will help resident physicians build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills in utilizing evidence-based medicine and critical thinking for astute decision-making across all of the specialties of Internal Medicine. Board review preparation will be of the highest priority to ensure all resident physicians pass the ABIM certifying examination after successfully completing the program.

The program and faculty will guide your learning and development at noontime reports, case-based discussions, morbidity and mortality conferences, digital medicine sessions, lifelong learning venues, and journal clubs facilitated by resident physicians working with attending physicians.

Developing and providing regional and national presentations with your program’s guidance in scholarly activities will factor prominently into your ongoing professional development as you work with the program leadership and specialty mentors in areas of career interest.

Year Two (PGY2) in Internal Medicine Program in Graduate Medical Education

Inpatient care experiences will transition into growing your leadership capacity and leading the team of students, staff, and nurses to teach the fundamentals of inpatient internal medicine (hospital medicine) and the specialties of internal medicine to medical students and junior residents.

Elective time will be individualized in the second year and optimally utilized to immerse yourself in one or two specialty options or favorite settings to confirm your career selection. Scholarship and research projects will provide additional enthusiasm and energy within our program.

Office-based experiences will focus on achieving outcomes expected in value-based care for populations of patients with chronic diseases, all while working with the maturing team-based model in the clinic setting of resident/attending Internal Medicine Clinic. The senior resident physician will lead the growing team with attending physician direction and guidance.

Our conferences and seminars in the second year will accelerate the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and the professionalism and communication sets of expertise that physicians need to succeed during and following graduate medical education. Presenting at regional and national meetings will prepare you for competitive employment opportunities and/or competitive fellowships in any of the specialties of Internal Medicine.

Your skills in utilizing evidence-based medicine and critical thinking for astute decision-making across all of the specialties of Internal Medicine will be growing exponentially now as you are looked to as a senior resident physician. Board review preparation techniques used by the program will become an even higher individual priority to apply to independent study to ensure all resident physicians pass the ABIM certifying examination after successfully completing the program.

Regional and national presentations with your scholarly activities will factor even more prominently into your ongoing professional development … as you work with the program leadership and specialty mentors in areas of career interest, accelerating toward employment opportunities and/or competitive fellowships.

Year Three (PGY3) in Internal Medicine Program in Graduate Medical Education

Inpatient care experiences will be a capstone of this year as you share all that you have learned with medical students and junior resident physicians, working as a senior resident physician in the role of a clinician-educator in year three!

Office-based experiences will focus on evaluating, diagnosing, managing, and treating patients as individuals and in populations with a team-based model being implemented in the ambulatory settings. Now, you are looked to as the wise, third-year resident physician leader, soon to graduate with the Inaugural Class. You will be leading the team with confidence and accelerate population health initiatives and clinical outcomes with ongoing program guidance.

Elective time will be individualized in the final year to immerse yourself in one or two specialty options or favorite settings to gain additional experience with high impact for your ultimate selection of a fellowship and/or final selection of career pathway. Scholarship and research projects will provide additional enthusiasm and energy on your third year journey within our new program.

Our conferences and seminars in the third year will continue to mature as the Inaugural Class works with the program leadership to leave a legacy of collaboratively building a long-lasting foundation of teaching and learning: in a medical education environment that will be fun and exciting.

Regional and national presentations with your scholarly activities will have expanded your network of employment and fellowship opportunities! You will be viewed as a leader in these venues as our program coaches you to higher levels of success in presentations and publications on the national stage in your areas of passion and expertise. As you move toward graduation, you will be grateful for the time and energy and expertise that our program and attending physician faculty have shared with you in your areas of career interest!

Our program will have provided many opportunities for you to be confidently ready to take the ABIM certifying examination upon successfully completing the program.

In each year, will help resident physicians maintain perspective while honoring their personal and professional goals.

Hannibal and the Region provide many opportunities to enjoy life outside medicine, and all that you seek to experience during your time in graduate medical education.

We look forward to receiving your application to our new program!