HCA Healthcare/TriStar Nashville/Centennial Medical Center Program

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at TriStar Centennial Medical Center, part of HCA Healthcare, is an ACGME-accredited program with 30 categorical positions, accepting 10 residents each year. The program offers an educational experience that combines challenging clinical exposure to inpatient care, outpatient medicine, and opportunities to work in office, hospital, and emergency settings. Residents are treated with respect, afforded autonomy in patient care, and supported by responsive program leadership who value their input for improvement.

The program emphasizes individualized learning opportunities, supports residents' educational needs, and encourages personal growth by providing faculty advisors based on career interests. TriStar Centennial Medical Center's internal medicine residency program is committed to offering exceptional training, with modern facilities such as a new GME suite that includes state-of-the-art classrooms, a resident lounge, and administrative office space.

Graduates must have completed medical school no more than two years before the start of the program. The program currently only accepts J-1 visa applicants. Applicants are required to have passed USMLE Step 1 and 2 or COMLEX Level 1 and 2, with no more than two attempts to pass. The USMLE score requirements are USMLE 1 and 2 219/234 and COMLEX 1 and 2 461/475.

The curriculum includes rotations in various specialties across the PGY-1, PGY-2, and PGY-3 years, complemented by a longitudinal continuity clinic experience. Resident benefits include structured research curriculum, paid USMLE Step 3 reimbursement upon passing, paid society memberships, and conference opportunities to engage in scholarly work. The program hosts online interviews, with optional in-person meet and greet sessions, without influence on the selection process.

Overall, the program at TriStar Centennial Medical Center aims to prepare residents for clinical practice and subspecialty training by providing a stimulating learning environment, comprehensive curriculum, and supportive faculty guidance.