Internal Medicine Residency Program

Welcome to Westchester Medical Center

About our Residency and Fellowship Programs

 Westchester Medical Center (WMC), as a regional healthcare referral center, provides high-quality, advanced tertiary and quaternary health services to the people of New York’s Hudson Valley. The Westchester Medical Center has a long-standing record as an academic medical center committed to education and research. Through its academic medical center activities, WMC provides cutting edge care to its patients, while preparing future generations of care givers in an interdisciplinary and interprofessional clinical learning environment.

As an ACGME accredited Sponsoring Institution and in affiliation with New York Medical College as well as WMCHealth System member institutions, our residency and fellowship programs enjoy an integrated clinical and academic education platform that provides health care services for over three million adults and children in the Hudson Valley Region. Westchester Medical Center Specialty and Subspecialty training programs include 495 residents and fellows as well as 555 core clinical faculty who serve as the foundation of our clinical and scholastic enterprise.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Westchester Medical Center has 63 categorical residents. Through collaboration with the WMC Anesthesiology and Neurology residency programs, 20 additional categorical base year interns train with our program during their first year. In July of 2024, we will have four additional interns as part of the new Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency at WMC. All core rotations are located on the Valhalla campus.

Our program follows a 6 + 2 schedule (six weeks inpatient; two weeks ambulatory). Below is an example of our current annual schedule.

Fellowships Available

Infectious Disease

Pulmonary Disease & Critical Care

Cardiology

Endocrinology

Gastroenterology

Hematology and Oncology

Rheumatology

A Message from Our Program Director

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Westchester Medical Center/New York Medical College is dedicated to providing exceptional training in Internal Medicine.

We encourage our residents to adopt a critical scientific mindset and commit to reducing health disparities. As a tertiary referral center with a high case mix index, we serve a diverse patient population, offering robust clinical and educational experiences. House staff engage regularly with full-time faculty for mentorship, didactics, and clinical supervision, with all training—including continuity clinic—conducted on-site.

Our picturesque campus, shared with New York Medical College, facilitates integration with medical student education and numerous teaching opportunities. The medical school’s translational research center supports high-quality research collaborations with clinical investigators at Westchester Medical Center.

We also offer a formal point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training program led by renowned faculty, ensuring that each team has access to POCUS during rounds. Our hospitalist faculty are all trained in this area.

Fellowships are available in all approved subspecialties, and our residents have a strong track record of securing desired fellowship placements both at the medical center and nationwide. For details on graduate placements, please refer to the “Graduate Fellowship Placement” tab.

Our program is committed to fostering diverse and inclusive environments that support personal and professional growth. We adhere to AAMC best practices for recruitment, emphasizing diversity and inclusion, and we actively collaborate with the Chancellor of Diversity at New York Medical College to ensure equal opportunities for all underrepresented groups. Our wellness initiatives include a variety of diversity and inclusion topics for faculty and trainees. In this supportive and collegial atmosphere, residents will:

  • Build a strong foundation in general internal medicine while exploring subspecialties.

  • Provide compassionate care to underserved populations.

  • Participate in quality improvement and high value care.

One of the most rewarding aspects of our program is the rich diversity our residents bring from various U.S. programs and nine different countries, enhancing our community with unique experiences and perspectives.

We prioritize resident well-being, encouraging connections and support both in and out of the hospital. This camaraderie not only enriches individual experiences but also strengthens our program as a whole.

Enrollment

Criteria for Applicants

Applicants must submit at least three letters of recommendation dated within the current academic year. There is no particular requirement for which type of faculty/supervisors write your letters. We prefer that they are written by faculty who are the most familiar with applicants.

While we prefer candidates not more than five years out of medical school, an applicant involved in a post-graduate clinical environment will be considered.

USMLE or COMLEX Steps 1 and 2 must be passed in order to be considered (step 2 results can be pending at the time of interview but must have a passing score in order to be ranked).

We do not have a firm cut off on USMLE or other exam scores. We review all applicants from a holistic standpoint, considering their overall diversity, skills, and experience.

Interview Schedule & Criteria

We will notify applicants through Thalamus as to whether they have been selected for an interview. Applications should be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS), which can be accessed using at https://apps.aamc.org/myeras. Applications may be submitted starting September 3, 2025, and Internal medicine residency programs may begin reviewing applications in ERAS on September 24, 2025.

Our residency interviews for the 2025-2026 application cycle will be held virtually.
Our program will begin our first round of invitations in early October. Interviews will take place October 20 through December 18. Candidates will be provided with detailed information regarding the logistics of the interview days.

Visa Sponsorship

Passage of USMLE Step 3 is strongly encouraged for all applicants applying from abroad.

Westchester Medical Center will accept individuals on J1 Visas sponsored by the ECGMG/Intealth.

More information about the residency program is available on our Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database (FREIDA) listing.

Program Signaling

While we preferentially review applications from those who signal our program, we also consider applicants who do not signal us.

FAQs

  • The program follows a 6+2 schedule. Residents rotate through General Medicine Floors, ICU, electives, and clinic. Residents are on call every 3rd or 4th day while on General Medicine Floors and ICU.

  • WMC has nearly every subspecialty of medicine available in house. Internal Medicine residents rotate through multiple subspecialties, such as Liver Transplant and General Cardiology Service for core rotations. Additionally, residents have the opportunity to experience subspecialties through elective blocks.

  • Electives are interspersed throughout the schedule. All residents participate in core electives including Infectious Diseases, Endocrinology, Nephrology, Hematology, Rheumatology, and Oncology. In addition to these core electives, residents have the freedom to pursue any specialty that interests them.

  • Residents have many opportunities to perform ABIM required procedures as well as a variety of elective procedures. These include but are not limited to Central Line Placement (Internal Jugular, Femoral, and Subclavian), Pap Smears, Lumbar Puncture, and Ultrasound guided IV placement.

  • Our program includes a wide variety of didactics to maximize resident educational experience. These include but are not limited to Noon Conferences, Morning Reports, ICU Rounds, CCU Rounds, Kidney Rounds, Chairman Rounds, Clinical Reasoning Sessions, Morbidity and Mortality Meetings, Journal Clubs.

  • There are many apartments and other housing units available for rent throughout Westchester and surrounding areas. Many residents live in the City of White Plains, which is about a 10-minute drive from campus. Other popular areas include Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Yonkers, and Peekskill. A limited amount of on-campus housing is available to interns in their first year of training.

  • Our program provides a 6-week allowance for maternity leave and a 2-week allowance for paternity leave.

  • All residents in our program are provided with ACP membership and MKSAP subscriptions.

  • Residents have access to an educational allowance through the CIR Continuing Learning Program. Resident first authors on research projects are fully supported for regional and national meeting attendance and presentation.

  • Residents are evaluated by attendings and/or fellows on every rotation. The evaluation results are shared with the residents at the time they are completed, and the resident is asked to acknowledge and sign off on each.

  • An anonymous electronic survey is open continuously, in which residents are encouraged to share ideas, questions and concerns. The results of this survey are shared with program leadership and acted on accordingly.

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