Internal Medicine Residency Program

Facts

Introduction– The Internal Medicine Residency Program graduated its 33rd class in June 2010, and served as yet another milestone for Marshfield Clinic-Saint Joseph’s Hospital educational efforts. As of July 2010, there will be 180 graduates from our Categorical Internal Medicine Program, as well as 13 graduates from our Combined Internal Medicine – Pediatrics Program. We currently offer six positions per year and accept applications only via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We participate in the National Residency Match Program (NRMP).

Our program is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). We maintain a long-standing tradition of affiliation with the UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. We utilize Marshfield Clinic and Saint Joseph’s Hospital as our teaching sites, both of which have time-tested commitments to medical education as well as enviable reputations.

We strive to achieve the ideal balance between “hands on” patient care responsibilities, time for scholarly pursuits (didactic sessions, reading, research), and personal development. Our unique curriculum, educational philosophy, and superb faculty form the foundation of this balance.

Board Pass Rate– Per the ABIM website (www.abim.org/residency/statistics.aspx) program has a three-year pass rate of 100%. We attribute this success to both excellent clinical training as well as dedicated efforts for the ABIM certifying examination. We offer a monthly MKSAP review sessions, which focuses on detailed, 'state-of-the-art' knowledge and test taking skills.

Your Fellow Residents– We have a rather diverse group of residents, and view this as a great strength of our program. M.D./Ph.D.s elevate the academic mien; former airborne medics bring a sense of energy and teamwork, while individuals who have raised families, farmed, or worked in the private sector add depth and maturity. Simply put, you will not find a more collegial, affable group of eager, motivated learners for your contemporaries. Many long-term friendships are forged during months spent on wards or in the ICU.

Graduate Data- Our residents pursue an equally broad range of professional pursuits after graduation. Overall, our three-year aggregate graduate data shows a third going into fellowship programs and two thirds going into general practice.

Regarding fellowship placement, the following roster indicates where our graduates have pursued fellowship training:

• Allergy / Immunology – Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Cardiology – Baylor University, Houston TX; Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans LA; Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY; Mt Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee, WI, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
• Pulmonary Medicine/Critical Care – Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; University of California - Davis, Sacramento, CA; Mercy Medical Center/St Louis University, St Louis, MO; Henry Ford Hospital System, Detroit, MI
• Gastroenterology – McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI; Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
• Nephrology – Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
• Rheumatology – Washington University, St. Louis, MO; University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison WI; Vanderbilt University, Memphis TN
• Infectious Disease – Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH; Rush/St. Luke’s Presbyterian, Chicago, IL; University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; West Virginia University/Health Sciences Center, Morgantown, VA; Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
• Hematology/Oncology – University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis/St. Paul MN; University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
• Geriatric Medicine – University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
• Endocrinology – Springfield, IL; Milwaukee, WI

Those who enter practice have found great professional success in any number of settings. Whether in large metropolitan areas (Twin Cities, Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago), any number of small to mid size communities (throughout the Midwest and nation), in purely ambulatory practices, as hospitalists, or in a traditional mixed practice, our graduates have prospered.

Perhaps fifteen to twenty percent of our graduates remain at Marshfield, or one of the Marshfield Clinic centers, as attendings. A significant number remain involved in teaching. Others pursue interests in medical ethics, medical administration, or academia. One even served on a national advisory committee chaired by then Secretary of Health and Human Services, Louis Sullivan and was recently selected as CEO for our state medical society.

Faculty-We have an active teaching staff in excess of 125 physicians. These clinicians come to us from across the country and around the world. Many have research interests or areas of special expertise; all are well-recognized clinicians. All faculty volunteer; they teach because they enjoy it! Most hold clinical appointments at UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Several have been recognized as clinical teacher of the year by graduating UW fourth-year medical students.

Patients-Marshfield Clinic and St Joseph’s Hospital comprise the state’s largest rural referral system. Thus, our residents evaluate and treat some of the most interesting and challenging patients anywhere. Whether on a general medical ward service, subspecialty hospital based consultative rotation, or the ambulatory setting, your potential for learning is limitless. All patients on ward medicine and ICU receive care by a team of attending, resident, and students. You run the service.

Other learners-You will rotate with other residents and students during your residency. Our Transitional Year and Combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residents have rotations in Internal Medicine. Third and fourth-year medical students from the UW Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, as well as fourth year students from several other Midwestern medical schools and physician assistant students also have similar rotations. You will serve as learner and teacher during your time here.