Internal Medicine

Assigned by department based on the career interests of the student.

Aim to have an AI in Internal Medicine early on.

Recommended Courses:

AI/Acting Internship
Any Medicine Acting Internship

We recommend that the AI is a 4-week inpatient AI

CC/Critical Care
Medical ICU, Cardiac ICU, but if not available any critical care rotation would be fine!

ACS/Advanced Clinical Selective
Any course that is of interest and can round out your educational experience

Electives
We encourage those going into Internal Medicine to be well-rounded. I would ask yourself three questions when choosing which electives to take. What looks very interesting? What areas of medical school did I struggle with where a course might help me solidify knowledge? What courses can offer me exposure to a part of medicine that I may not get to experience again?

No

Only do an away if you are set on being at a particular program.  It is not required for Internal Medicine

No

Early summer.  We send a pre-meeting sheet for you to complete and help you to prepare for the meeting.

You will get a departmental letter from Dr. Reyes. You will need two additional letters from people who can comment on your clinical strengths.

Ask for letters by late summer.  It is also okay to let attendings know you are hoping to get a letter from them at the start of a rotation.  Send letter writers a copy of your CV.

Look at geographic areas you are interested in and other areas of interest like advocacy, global health, subspecialty options.  Your Career Goal Advisor will talk this through with you as well.

You do not have to notify programs, but it can be a great way to keep ongoing dialogue open with programs you are really interested in.

It is okay to send a reminder email to your letter writers.

Talk with your Career Goal Advisor!  They may have contacts and can reach out on your behalf to encourage a program offer an interview.

Again, talk with your Career Goal Advisor!  They may reach out on your behalf in addition to advising you on a letter of intent.

This is not required but can be a great way to stay connected with programs.

You do not have to send a letter but are certainly welcome to do so.  You just have to ensure you are only telling one program that you are ranking them number one!

You can respond if it feels appropriate to you but you do not have to.

Competitive applicants often have a combination of the following:

• Academics:
  • USMLE Step 2 CK: Typically 240+
  • Honors in Inpatient Medicine AI and strong performance in other core clerkships
  • AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha)

• Strong Letters of Recommendation (3-4), including:
  • A standardized departmental letter
  • A strong letter from an inpatient medicine AI that speaks to your ability to function as an intern
  • One additional LOR highlighting clinical ability
  • (Optional: An additional clinical letter or a letter from a research mentor, etc.)
• Leadership & Service
  • Well-rounded extracurricular involvement, such as volunteer work, research, or other impactful projects.
  • Leadership roles (i.e.., not just going to SHAC, but having a leadership role)
• Additional Strengths
  • GHHS (Gold Humanism Honor Society)
  • Additional degree: MPH, PhD, MBA
  • Additional language proficiency (e.g., Spanish—CAMPOS program)
  • “Distance Traveled” experiences (e.g., first-generation college student)

Note: Many IM programs take a holistic approach to applications. You do not need to check all of these boxes to be competitive, but the more you check the more competitive you are.  A strong clinical performance, leadership, service, and unique experiences often carry more weight than any single test score. For example, an applicant with a step 2 score of 230 or greater with all clinical honors, GHHS, AOA, strong leadership and meaningful service experience would be highly competitive….

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