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Training Tracks

Applicants can apply for any of these 3 training tracks:


Categorical Medicine Track

Program Director: Simerjot Jassal, MD
Program Administrator: Anne Bamrick-Rosenblatt

Program Overview:

  • 3-year "traditional" training track leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine
  • Prepares residents for careers in academic and private-practice general internal medicine as well as for subspecialization
  • Curriculum of inpatient and outpatient rotations providing broad exposure to general internal medicine as well as subspecialties
  • Optional 2-month research elective for scholarly activities
  • Sample schedule for our categorical residents
  • Categorical Medicine NRMP Code: 1049140C0

Physician-Scientist Training Pathway (PSTP)

Program Director: Amir Zarrinpar, MD, PhD
Program Administrator: Colleen Reich

Program Overview:

The Two-Year Fast-Track is available to all fellowship programs, with the exception of cardiology. For cardiology, PSTP applicants are required to participate in the Three-Year Research-in-Residency program. Here's a brief summary of similarities and differences between the two programs:

  • The Two-Year Fast-Track is a traditional ABIM fast-track program
    • Two years of intensive clinical training in the internal medicine residency program with no research months during residency
    • Guaranteed acceptance to the research fellowship selected during the interview (~50% of fellowship time is protected research with the exception of continuity clinics), upon satisfactory completion of the internal medicine residency program
    • Two-years protected research after fellowship
    • Eligibility for boards as dictated by ABIM
    • Cardiology does not participate in the two-year fast-track
    • Two-Year Fast-Track NRMP Code: 1049140C2
  • The Three-Year Research-in-Residency program allows more comprehensive clinical training in internal medicine and earlier exposure to research, which is the same as the categorical match)
    • Three years of clinical training in the internal medicine residency program with 4 monthsprotected research during residency
    • Bioinformatics training and research mentorship during residency with goal of helping matriculant publish during residency
    • Guaranteed acceptance to the research fellowship selected during the interview (~50% of fellowship time is protected research with the exception of continuity clinics), upon satisfactory completion of the internal medicine residency program
    • At least one year of protected research after fellowship
    • Eligibility for boards as with their matriculating residency and fellowship class
    • Three-Year Research-in-Residency NRMP Code: 1049140C1

More about the PSTP program


Primary Care Track

Program Director: Stacy Charat, MD
Program Administrator: Anne Bamrick-Rosenblatt

Program Overview:

  • 3-year primary care training track with additional exposure to ambulatory general internal medicine clinics, didactics, and skills, leading to eligibility for certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
  • Prepares residents for a wide variety of careers in ambulatory general internal medicine and primary care subspecialty areas
  • Three annual primary care blocks providing exposure to a wide-range of primary care environments, high-yield subspecialty clinic sessions, primary care skills trainings, personalized to individual resident career goals.
  • Weekly didactic curriculum during primary care blocks focusing on clinical and non-clinical topics as well as a dedicated social justice curriculum including hands-on experience with community agencies
  • Sample block schedule for our primary care residents
  • Primary Care NRMP Code: 1049140M0

More about the Primary Care Track

Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency

Program Director: Lori Wan, MD
Program Administrator: Heejin Kim

Program Overview: The Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics (Med-Peds) Residency is a 4-year residency training program with 24 months each of internal medicine and pediatric rotations, designed to provide comprehensive training in both internal medicine and pediatrics for residents. There are 4 clinical training sites: UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, UC San Diego Jacobs Medical Center, VA San Diego Healthcare System, and Rady Children's Hospital of San Diego

Med-Peds NRMP Code: 1049700C0

More about the Med-Peds Residency

How to Apply

Applicants can submit a formal application for any of the 4 tracks — Categorical, Med/Peds, PSTP, and Primary Care — via the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).

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