Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Contacts
Specialty Advisor
Residency Program Director(s)
Dr. Joe Truglio
Specialty Overview
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) training and practice synthesizes the disciplines of both internal medicine and pediatrics. Med-Peds physicians tend to the care of patients throughout their life span. Caring for multiple generations of the same family requires an understanding of family dynamics, epidemiology and the impact of acute or chronic illness at all ages, all in the context of family systems. Med-Peds physicians draw from the knowledge and skills of pediatricians and internists to bring breadth and flexibility in their approach to clinical medicine. This adaptability provides the versatility to follow many paths throughout their career, including patient care as generalist, hospitalist, emergency room physician or subspecialist; research; administration; public health; and education.
Internal Medicine-Pediatrics | Careers in Medicine (AAMC CiM log in required)
How long is tis specialty's residency?
Residency training for this specialty is four years.
Websites for Reference
Away Electives
Away Electives
Not Common, but can be very useful if you have not worked with med-peds faculty or experienced a combined med-peds practice first-hand. Some programs also have "virtual electives." Discuss pros and cons with specialty advisor.
Order of Away vs Home
Whatever order student chooses
Programs where ISMMS students have completed electives
MD
Johns Hopkins
2
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
11.3
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK Score
253
Mean Number of Research Experiences
3.1
Mean Number of Abstracts, Presentations and Publications
6.9
Competitiveness
Source: 2025 Match Advanced Data Tables
In the 2025 Match there were 398 positions in 79 programs, 80.2% 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?
0
Average Number of Applications Submitted
31/14
Letters of Recommendation
Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE)?
No
Departmental/Chair Letter?
This varies by program- some require one, some do not. Some require a departmental letter form medicine AND from pediatrics.
Who should other letters come from?
The letters vary based on individual program requirements. For the residency programs that require two departmental letters, you only have two other openings for letters. In general, we recommend obtaining:
-One medicine departmental letter
-One pediatric departmental letter
-One medicine clinical letter (from a clinical rotation)
-One peds clinical letter (from a clinical rotation)
-One additional letter (research mentor, advocacy mentor, etc- a letter that aligns with your passions from someone who knows you very well)
This ends up being 5 letters, that can then be used in different combinations depending on the requirements of individual residency programs.
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...
no earlier than 10/8/25 and then 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
This varies heavily by program- most programs should indicate their preferences during the interview day. Generally, the first choice letters do not have a major impact on how the residency programs rank the applicant, but they do not hurt. We would recommend you meet with the specialty advisor for questions/guidance around this.
ISMMS Match Data 2020-2025
Baylor Coll Med-Houston-TX
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Baystate Med Ctr-MA
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Hosp of the Univ of PA
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Icahn SOM at Mount Sinai-NY
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Johns Hopkins Hosp-MD
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
U Colorado SOM-Denver
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
U Illinois COM-Chicago
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
U Michigan Hosps-Ann Arbor
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
U Southern California
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Yale-New Haven Hosp-CT
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Possible 'At Risk' Identifiers
As general numbers, if a student gets less than 10 interviews, they are at moderate risk for not matching in med-peds. If they have less than 8 interviews they are at high risk. However, these numbers are just estimates, it depends a bit based on the individual student and the programs where they are applying.
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