Yale Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Program

The Yale Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Program trains physicians who desire a generalist background to their careers in medicine and who aspire to become agents of change in our rapidly evolving healthcare system, locally, nationally, and internationally. Whether that career is as a general internist, a subspecialist, a policy maker, a practitioner, an educator, or a researcher; the foundation of medicine and broad exposure to career mentors that are afforded our residents provides an outstanding opportunity through which these aspirations can be met. We offer 18 positions within the program, with two spots allocated to the HIV Primary Care training track. Students interested in the HIV Primary Care training track should apply to both the Yale Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Program and the HIV-Primary Care Residency Track as there are separate match numbers for each track.

The overarching goal for residency training is to prepare each resident with a solid grounding in internal medicine in an environment that strongly fosters intellectual curiosity, a spirit of inquiry and camaraderie that embraces a biopsychosocial model of patient care and training.

We take most seriously our responsibility to assure that all of our trainees are outstanding clinicians who adhere to the highest ethical standards of the profession of medicine and to assist each trainee in exploring the broad field of internal medicine so that they will discover that niche of medicine which most ideally aligns with their talents, interests and skills.

We seek to train physicians who will become leaders of medicine within their communities and to whom we would gladly refer ourselves and our families for healthcare.

At YPC, we aspire to shape the future of primary care and general internal medicine through:

• Relentless Pursuit of Clinical Excellence
• Transformative Medical Education
• A Foundation of Health Equity

At the heart of this intersection lies the YPC community — a collective of residents, faculty, and staff dedicated to supporting the mission and values of the program, and each other.

Relentless Pursuit of Clinical Excellence:

We train masterful general internists to deliver exemplary, person-centered care across outpatient and inpatient settings, grounded in evidence-based, biopsychosocial principles. Through rigorous clinical experiences and deliberate practice, we develop broad clinical skills, empathic communication, interprofessional collaboration, and a deep commitment to the highest ethical and professional standards.

Transformative Medical Education:

We prepare primary care physicians to excel by training them to provide care in a diversity of settings, including inpatient, outpatient, and community-based, and through evolving didactics and meaningful mentorship. We aim to create supportive learning climates where residents are challenged to reach their full potential, and where faculty and residents provide and seek out formative feedback to help each other grow as clinicians, educators, mentors, leaders, and people. We are committed to the method and practice of teaching, fostering innovation in medical education that enhances both learning and patient care. By encouraging, developing, and disseminating novel educational approaches, we advance the field of medical education while preparing future physicians to navigate and shape an ever-changing healthcare landscape.

A Foundation of Health Equity:

We are committed to advancing health equity — a framework that prioritizes the fair distribution of good health, especially for communities marginalized historically by systemic inequities. We strive to cultivate an inclusive residency community while preparing physicians to understand, recognize, and, when possible, address these inequities through meaningful community engagement, the practice of cultural humility, and advocacy for both local and systemic change. By fostering these skills and values, we train residents to become physicians and leaders who grasp the profound impact of health inequities on the individual patients they serve and the broader populations within which they work

The Department of Internal Medicine’s Section of General Internal Medicine sponsors theYale Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency Program. The section makes significant contributions to the department's missions of patient care, medical education, and research. The section’s faculty have broad clinical, educational, and research interests. In addition to the direct teaching and precepting interactions that housestaff have with faculty in the section, there is a rich research environment and opportunity for residents to participate in a variety of clinical and education research projects.

The Section of General Internal Medicine sponsors five fellowships. Included is the National Clinician Scholars Program at Yale, an Addiction Medicine fellowship, an Occupational & Environmental Medicine fellowship, and a Medical Education Fellowship. For more information on these educational opportunities, visit Fellowship Programs.