Internal Medicine Residency About the Program

Sinai Hospital's internal medicine residency program emphasizes compassionate care for patients in an environment of disciplined learning. Our graduates complete their training with a strong sense of confidence and a commitment to the principles and practice of internal medicine.

Our Philosophy

We believe that the physician leaders of tomorrow will need a connection not only to their individual patients, but also to the communities they serve, along with a firm grasp on health care policy and practice within the larger global community. In today's challenging healthcare environment, physicians are required to practice in a cost-conscious manner and be heavily invested in the quality improvement process, areas that we emphasize throughout our residency training.

Diversity of Experience

Sinai Hospital is the largest community teaching hospital in Maryland, providing state-of-the-art medical care for an active heterogeneous patient population in Northwest Baltimore. While committed to improving the health of individuals in the local community, Sinai Hospital is also a destination for referred patients from areas outside the immediate region, including western Maryland and southern Pennsylvania. The Department of Medicine at Sinai has a tradition of excellence in patient care, teaching and research that goes back more than 140 years.

Our large, multidisciplinary full- and part-time faculty provide close supervision for acute-care patient units, critical care units, the emergency room, long-term care and outpatient practices. Chief-resident led morning reports, faculty-led teaching rounds and noon conferences, as well as a wide variety of research, ambulatory and elective opportunities, complete the residency experience. Our core curriculum covers all areas of medicine and includes special topics of quality improvement, cost-conscious care, professional development and medical ethics.

Strong Partnerships

Sinai’s Graduate Medical Education Committee sponsors six residency programs across various specialties, of which, the internal medicine program is the largest, comprised of 57 residents and two PGY-4 chief residents. Sinai Hospital is home to the Regional Medical Campus of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Residents in Internal Medicine have opportunities to work with students from George Washington University as well as Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine as a core teaching site. Core faculty members have teaching appointments at both the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and George Washington University

Accredited Best Practices

Our program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and adheres to all ACGME guidelines for internal medicine residency programs. For Internal Medicine, there is no overnight call on any rotations completed at Sinai due to the support of a dedicated night float team on the medical floors and intensive care unit.

Available Tracks for Applicants

The residency program is comprised of 48 categorical residents and 9 preliminary interns. For prospective applicants, there is one categorical track (3 year track) and preliminary internal medicine tracks available (1 year track). The preliminary tracks available are:

• Preliminary Internal Medicine
• Joint Advanced Program with Johns Hopkins Hospital - Anesthesia
• Joint Advanced Program with Sinai Hospital of Baltimore – Physical Medicine and
  Rehabilitation

The purpose of Joint Advanced Programs is to allow trainees to become familiar with the
community of Baltimore, Maryland to facilitate a smoother transition and greater continuity
of care between the preliminary program at Sinai Hospital and the advanced program.
 

Real-World Learning

All residents are required to complete one-third of their residency training in an ambulatory setting. Nurses and technicians provide support for the house staff by taking responsibility for IVs, phlebotomy and patient transport, allowing Sinai residents to function as physician-managers of the patient care team.

Sinai Hospital has a fully implemented electronic medical record system for all clinical areas, both inpatient and outpatient, including the residents’ continuity clinic. The hospital also has liberal computer access throughout the campus, permitting rapid access to medical records, test results, information databases and imaging studies

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Research

Our residents have access to clinical decision support tools such as UpToDate 24/7. There are resources to electronic access of our Eisenberg Medical Library and team members available to assist in optimizing literature searches. Internal Medicine residents have gained national recognition for scholarly activity presented to American College of Physicians, CHEST, ASCO, and more. As a competitive team in a statewide academic competition, Maryland Doctor’s Dilemma, sponsored by the American College of Physicians, the Internal Medicine Residency Program has been named state champions and represented Maryland at national competitions on multiple occasions.
 

Simulation Lab

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore is also home to our state-of-the-art Simulation Center dedicated towards advancing and enhancing the clinical skills of all residents. The Simulation Lab provides a controlled, safe, and dynamic environment where residents can practice and refine rapid response scenarios , diagnostic, procedural, point of care ultrasound and communication skills through simulation scenarios. With this, residents can experience a wide range of clinical situations without risk to patient safety.

Scholarly Activity
Sinai’s internal medicine residents have gained national recognition for their scholarly activity. Many residents have been published in high-impact journals and have presented at national conferences. We have always been extremely competitive in the Maryland Doctor's Dilemma competition, a statewide academic competition among residencies sponsored by the American College of Physicians. Our team has been named state champions and represented Maryland at national competitions on multiple occasions.
 

Our internal medicine residency program emphasizes compassionate care for patients in an environment of disciplined learning. Our graduates complete their training with a strong sense of confidence and a commitment to the principles and practice of general internal medicine, gaining direct experience in medical research.