Internal Medicine
Contacts
Specialty Advisor, Clerkship Director, Specialty Interest Group Faculty Advisor, APEX Champion
Residency Program Director(s)
Mount Sinai Hospital – Dr. Mayce Mansour
Mount Sinai Morningside/West - Dr. John Andrilli
Mount Sinai South Nassau - Dr. Steven Weiss
Elmhurst Hospital Center- Dr. Julie Kanevsky
Queens Hospital Center - Dr. Debra Brennessel
Valley Health - Dr. Reham Shaaban
Specialty Overview
An internist is a personal physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and in the hospital, managing both common and complex illnesses of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and the digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Internal Medicine | Careers in Medicine (AAMC CiM log in required)
How long is this specialty's residency?
Residency training is three years.
Websites for Reference
American College of Physicians | Internal Medicine | ACP
Away Electives
Away Electives
Not Common- Electives usually are for student exploration in an Internal Medicine subspecialty or to explore another location. Away electives are not considered auditions nor often affect if a student is offered an interview.
Order of Away vs Home
Whatever order student chooses
Programs where ISMMS students have completed away electives.
AZ
Indian Health Service Whiteriver Service Unit
1
CA
Cedars-Sinai
1
CA
University of California Los Angeles
1
CO
University of Colorado School of Medicine
1
MA
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
1
MA
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
2
NY
Columbia University
1
NY
Memorial Sloan Kettering
1
NY
NYU
1
WI
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
1
Match Statistics
Information provided by the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) Charting Outcomes in the Match, last updated August 2024
Mean Number of Contiguous Ranks
13.2
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK Score
251
Mean Number of Research Experiences
3.3
Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations and Publications
8.7
Competitiveness
Source: 2025 Match Advanced Data Tables
In the 2025 Match there were 10,941 positions in 758 programs, 34.6% of positions were filled by U.S. MD Seniors.
Application Information
Application System
ERAS
Match System
NRMP
Signaling
Source: ERAS Signaling and 2025 ERAS Data
How Many?
3 Gold, 12 Silver
Signal Home Program?
No
Signal Away Program?
Check with individual programs
Average Number of Applications Submitted
30.35
Comments from Specialty Advisor
Be strategic about using your gold signals appropriately/in a meaningful manner. Can discuss with their assigned IM advisor
Letters of Recommendation
Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE)?
No
Departmental/Chair Letter?
Yes- only for categorical applicants
Who should other letters come from?
Minimum of 2 clinical letters from IM physicians 1 Dept of Medicine Chairs Letter 1 additional letter (PI, leadership/research mentor, additional faculty from Medicine adjacent specialty or medicine sub-specialty)
Comments from Specialty Advisor
For Chair’s Letter- the department will send an email to all M4s in June to get in contact and learn next steps to obtain letter. The department will also assign students applying to an IM advisor.
More important to have the letter writer know the student WELL than someone in a higher position who doesn’t know the student well (ie an assistant Professor in Hospital medicine who knows the student well vs Chair of GI who doesn’t know the student well)
Interviewing and Post Interview Communication
Applications are downloaded by programs...
On the first date they are available- students should submit everything prior to that date
This specialty’s MSH program interviews all ISMMS students who apply.
Yes
Interviews are sent out...
Any time after applications are available, interview invitations are rolling
Thank You Emails
You can if you’d like, it's a nice thing to do but will not make or break your chances. Thank you note policy varies from program to program - if they explicitly ask that Thank You notes not be sent, do not send a thank you note. Otherwise, a thank you note is helpful.
Letters of Intent
Yes, first choice letters are helpful to programs and applicants but make sure you're only sending to one program- the #1 on your rank list. Consult with an advisor before sendingYes, letters of intent are helpful to programs and applicants but make sure you're only sending to one program if you are telling them they are #1 on your rank list. Consult with an advisor before sending.
ISMMS Match Data 2020-2025
Medicine-Medical Genetics
ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital-NY
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Medicine-Emergency Med
LSU SOM-New Orleans-LA
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Internal Medicine
B I Deaconess Med Ctr-MA
0
1
0
3
0
3
7
Internal Medicine
Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
Internal Medicine
Duke Univ Med Ctr-NC
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
Hosp of the Univ of PA
1
1
0
2
0
0
4
Internal Medicine
Icahn SOM Beth Israel-NY
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital-NY
5
10
9
10
11
8
53
Internal Medicine
ISMMS Mount Sinai Morningside-West-NY
0
0
3
0
1
0
4
Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins Hosp-MD
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins/Bayview-MD
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Internal Medicine
Massachusetts Gen Hosp
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic School of Grad Med Educ-MN
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
Internal Medicine
MGB-Brigham & Womens Hosp-MA
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
Internal Medicine
Montefiore Med Ctr/Einstein-NY
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
Naval Medical Center-CA
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
Northwestern McGaw/NMH/VA-IL
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
Internal Medicine
NYP Hosp-Columbia Univ Med Ctr-NY
2
3
5
1
4
0
15
Internal Medicine
NYP Hosp-Weill Cornell Med Ctr-NY
3
2
0
1
0
1
7
Internal Medicine
NYU Grossman School Of Medicine-NY
1
0
0
0
1
2
4
Internal Medicine
Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
Stanford Health Care-CA
1
1
2
0
3
0
7
Internal Medicine
Thomas Jefferson Univ-PA
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
U Colorado SOM-Denver
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
U Miami/Jackson Health System-FL
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Internal Medicine
U North Carolina Hospitals
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
Internal Medicine
U Southern California
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
U Washington Affil Hosps
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
UC San Francisco-CA
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
UCLA Med Ctr-CA
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
Internal Medicine
Univ Hosps Community Consortium-OH
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Internal Medicine
UPMC Medical Education-PA
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
Internal Medicine
Zucker SOM-Northwell Lenox Hill Hosp-NY
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Internal Medicine
Zucker SOM-Northwell NS/LIJ-NY
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Med/Research
Duke Univ Med Ctr-NC
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Internal Med/Research
ISMMS Mount Sinai Hospital-NY
0
1
0
1
0
1
3
Internal Med/Research
Northwestern McGaw/NMH/VA-IL
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Internal Med/Research
UCLA Med Ctr-CA
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Internal Med/Research
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Possible 'At Risk' Identifiers
No scholarly work or minimal activities.
Failure of multiple NBME exams, failure of a Clerkship, failure of Step 1 or 2.
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