Professional Development, Mentoring, & Career Choices

We believe it is our job to partner with each of our residents in developing and stewarding their strengths.

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Professional Development

R1 Year: Foundation

Internship is grounded in broad-based clinical exposure to inpatient and ambulatory internal medicine. It is a time of community building and early exploration of mentorship.

R1 Year Professional Development Plan

R2 Year: Differentiation

The second year expands opportunities for teaching and clinical team leadership with more flexibility for personal curriculum and increased elective time and initiation of our Training Pathways. Mentorship need may change with evolution in clinical and academic interests.

R2 professional development timeline

R3 Year: Consolidation

In the final year, clinical knowledge and skills are reinforced. Residents will have opportunities to develop as a leader and to fill personal curricular goals. Career next steps and transitions are solidified and mentorship is provided as they bridge to practice or their next stage of training. 

R3 professional development timeline

Resident Advising Mentorship Program (RAMP)

The Residency Advising and Mentorship Program aims to connect residents in our program seeking opportunities for research or scholarship with an appropriate mentor. We hope the program will promote early career planning and allow residents to develop new research skills, or broaden their existing skillset, through mentored RAMP is a joint venture between the residency program leadership and a team of resident leaders and evolves based on resident feedback. 

MATCHING WITH A MENTOR

Before arriving at the University of Washington Internal Medicine Residency Program, newly matched interns will complete a survey to assess career interests and readiness to pursue mentorship and scholarly activities. Interns who are decided in their career path will be matched with a RAMP connector – a faculty member who has in-depth knowledge about the research endeavors of their colleagues. This RAMP connector will meet with the resident to clarify research and career interests, as well as research background and skills, then connect the resident to mentors in their division or field with relevant expertise. The resident will then meet with various faculty mentors to identify a research project of interest.  

UNDECIDED ON YOUR INTERESTS?

Many incoming interns do not yet feel decided on their career path – this is normal! Undecided interns will meet regularly with your assigned Associate Program Director (APD) throughout the course of residency. Residents may join RAMP whenever they clarify career interests and feel ready to engage with a scholarly project. 

RAMP PEER MENTORING PROGRAM

In addition, there is a RAMP peer mentoring program known as the RAMP buddy system. Every intern is assigned to an upper-level resident to help build community and connections, particularly in the beginning of intern year. These upper-level residents volunteer to participate in our mentorship program because they love guiding new interns embarking on residency! 

Our program prioritizes education in primary care and internal medicine for all of our residents while also connecting residents with specialized opportunities to prepare them for the career path they are passionate about.

Career Choices

Our housestaff in both the Categorical and Primary Care tracks are highly competitive for a variety of positions after completing training.

Where do our residents land?

CAREER CHOICES

  % Graduates in General Internal Medicine*
Categorical Track ~30%
Primary Care Track ~70%

*General internists in rural areas often provide specialist care/procedures.

FELLOWSHIP PLACEMENT

Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic, 2
Texas Heart Institute, 1
UC Davis, 2
UC Irvine, 1
UCSD, 1
UCSF, 1
University of Michigan, 2
University of Texas, 1
UW, 5

Endocrinology
UW, 2
Wisconsin-Madison, 1

Environmental/Occupational Medicine
UW, 1

Gastroenterology
OHSU, 1
UCSD, 1
University of Michigan, 1
University of New Mexico, 1
UW, 7

General Internal Medicine
Johns Hopkins, 1
Mass General Hospital, 1
VA Puget Sound, 1

General Internal Medicine (RWJ)
UCSF, 1

Geriatrics
UW, 3

Hematology/Oncology
Duke, 1
Memorial Sloan Kettering, 1
OHSU, 1
University of Virginia, 1
UW, 10
Vanderbilt, 1

Infectious Diseases
Beth Israel, 1
NIH, 1
Stanford, 3
University of Utah, 1
UW, 4

Medical Informatics
Columbia, 1

Nephrology
UCSD, 1
UW, 6

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Boise VA, 3
Mt. Sinai, 1
UCSF, 1
UW, 9

Rheumatology
Cedars Sinai, 1
UW, 3
Yale, 1

Sports Medicine
UCLA, 1
Vanderbilt, 1

Fellowships

The University of Washington sponsors over 120 Accreditation Council for Graduation Medical Education (ACGME). Learn more about Internal Medicine fellowships and ACGME fellowships and residencies within the UW Department of Medicine available for entry upon graduating IM residency.

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