Application Information

The Yale School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine offers 5 separate training tracks within the Traditional Residency Program sponsored by Yale New Haven Hospital: a three-year categorical track, a two-year physician scientist track, and three preliminary tracks: general, neurology, and ophthalmology. For specific application requirements for each track and other information for applicants, please see below.

Our Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program (Internal Medicine Traditional Program) offers a preliminary training track which involves 1-year of residency training to complete. See below.

• The ophthalmology preliminary track is reserved for trainees who have matched into the Yale ophthalmology residency
• The neurology preliminary track is linked within the National Residency Matching Program to the Yale neurology residency.
• The general preliminary track is intended for trainees interested in a variety of subsequent PGY2 specialty residencies who wish to pursue a preliminary year at Yale
• The Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program participates in the National Residency Matching Program, and does not accept any applicants outside of the match.
• The preliminary training we offer with the residency training program is integrated into the core mission of our Department and provides outstanding clinical training to prepare graduates for their subsequent PGY2 specialty training.
• We do not require interviews for the preliminary track but will offer an information session for those that are interested.

Our Yale Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program offers an Internal Medicine/Physician Scientist track which involves 2 years of training to complete at Yale-New Haven Medical Center. See the table below.

For more information, please visit our PSTP webpage.

Our Yale Internal Medicine Traditional Residency Program offers a categorical training track which involves 3 years of training to complete at Yale-New Haven Medical Center. See the table below.

We participate in the National Residency Matching Program, and do not accept any applicants outside of the match.

We encourage applicants interested in a categorical track internship with one of our internal medicine training programs to also apply to our Primary Care Categorical residency program. Students do not reduce their competitiveness for either program by applying to both programs.

Both Residency Programs who offer a categorical track are integrated into the core missions of our Department and have many areas of overlap while also offering unique training opportunities. Our Traditional Residency Program provides outstanding clinical training and academic opportunities for students interested in a career in internal medicine whether it be as a practicing or academic General Internist or Subspecialist. Graduates of either program have equally flexible career opportunities.

Application Requirements

Applications for a categorical position will only be accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). We do not accept applications via FAX, email or postal services.

• ERAS Common Application Form
• Curriculum Vitae
• Dean’s Letter (MSPE)
• A minimum of three (3) Letters of Recommendation (NOTE: One LOR should be submitted from the applicant's Department of Medicine Chair)
  
• Personal Statement
• Photograph (optional, but preferred to track applicants after interviews)
• Medical School Transcripts
• USMLE Transcripts or COMLEX Transcripts
• IMG applicants, please see IMG Applicant Requirements and review FAQs

• A minimum of 2 months of hands-on direct clinical experience in a US or Canadian accredited teaching hospital. We will not interview candidates who have not obtained this required clinical experience. Observerships or externship without direct clinical responsibility for patients do not meet this criteria
• In order to be considered for a position in our program, applicants from medical schools located outside the US and Canada MUST have graduated from medical school in the last 6 years.
• Passed USMLE Step I & II Knowledge test on the first attempt
• Passed USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills on the first attempt
• USMLE Step 3 is not required to apply
• Fluent in spoken and written English
• You must be eligible for an ECFMG Certificate in order to apply. We require that you submit your ECGMG certificate through ERAS BEFORE February 1st. We are required to have an ECFMG certificate on file for every IMG intern who matches with our training programs.

• Matched applicants will be advised as to which Visa they are eligible for by their Program Director and the Yale Office of Graduate Medical Education.
• All matched applicants must obtain a valid visa prior to intern orientation (around June 12 yearly).
• J1 Visa: We refer matched interns to the ECFMG website regarding all the necessary paperwork. Applicants/residents are responsible for all fees associated with the J-1 visa.
• H1-b Visa: Should you be eligible for H1-b visa, we will refer you to a legal office regarding the necessary paperwork. Yale-New Haven Hospital covers all processing fees associated with an H-1b visa except the fee for premium processing.

• We only accept application materials through ERAS
• December 1 is our application deadline for categorical track applicants. We strongly encourage categorical applicants to submit their applications by the end of September because our interview days become filled very quickly.
  
• December 31st is our application deadline for preliminary track applicants. We strongly encourage all applicants to submit their applications by the end of October because our interview days become filled very quickly.
  
• For the 2024-2025 residency application season, all Internal Medicine applicants will be allotted 3 “Gold” and 12 “Silver” program signals
  • While we preferentially review applications from those who signal our program, we also consider applicants who do not signal us
• Applicants who will not be offered an interview will be notified by email.
  
• All interviews take place in October, November, December and January.
  
• We will be unable to interview applicants who appear without an interview appointment.
  
• While we preferentially review applications from those who signal our program, we also consider applicants who do not signal us.
  

• If you are graduating or have graduated from a U.S. medical school, you must contact your medical school's student affairs office or other designated dean’s office. Your dean’s office will provide you with the information and the software for ERAS.

• If you are graduating or have graduated from a Canadian medical student, please contact the Canadian Resident Matching Service, phone (613) 237-0075, for ERAS processing information, or write to:

• If you are graduating or have graduated from a foreign medical school, you must contact the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) for application materials and eligibility requirement. Write to:
  

For the 2022 ERAS® cycle, our program will be participating in the supplemental ERAS application offered through the AAMC’s ERAS program. Applicants will be required to complete the MyERAS application, and participation in the supplemental ERAS application is optional.

The additional information collected will help our program staff learn more about applicants’ medical education journey, including more meaningful information about work, volunteer, and research experiences, and will help us better identify applicants who fit our program environment and mission.

This supplemental ERAS application will be delivered on a survey platform that is separate from the MyERAS application and must be completed between September 1-30.