Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program

The Internal Medicine Residency program at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center offers comprehensive training opportunities in diverse clinical settings. Residents train at multiple sites, including Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Lebanon VA Medical Center, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital, and various outpatient community sites. The program features a 6+2 block scheduling format, a protected academic half-day for inpatient and outpatient rotations, and the opportunity to care for diverse populations.

This program supports individualized career goals with training tracks in primary care, hospitalist medicine, longitudinal research, and subspecialty research pathways. Residents benefit from strong subspecialty training, collaboration with the Medicine/Pediatrics Residency, and a sense of community through smaller learning academies led by Master Educators and faculty clinical coaches.

Recent innovations in the program include a comprehensive wellness initiative, new communications curriculum, and collaboration with external organizations for competency development. The program also emphasizes health systems science education to empower residents to understand and navigate complex healthcare environments.

Application to the program requires a minimum USMLE score of 200, although applications are reviewed holistically. The program also accepts COMLEX scores for osteopathic applicants. Additionally, a chair's letter and two additional letters of recommendation are required. The institution sponsors J-1 visas for international candidates, and applicants must have graduated within five years of their application date.

The Internal Medicine Residency at Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center has a successful track record of matching residents into competitive fellowship programs with a match rate of over 95 percent. Residents have placements in various subspecialties such as Cardiovascular Medicine, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary/Critical Care, and more.

The program provides diverse educational tracks for residents, including Primary Care, Hospitalist, Hippocrates Medical Education, Longitudinal Research, Health Systems Science, Clinical Educator, and Global Health & Health Inequities. These tracks offer opportunities for specialized training and skill development in various areas of interest.

For more information on eligibility criteria, application process, and program-specific resources, interested applicants can visit the Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency program website.