Office of Career and Residency Advising (OCRA)

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Internal Medicine Career Advising Toolkit

The Internal Medicine Career Advising Toolkit provides UCR School of Medicine students with resources to explore internal medicine, connect with specialty-specific mentors, understand the training pathway, and prepare for residency application success.

Explore Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine Career Pathway

Learn about the journey to becoming an internal medicine physician, including medical school preparation, residency training, fellowship opportunities, and career options.

Access Internal Medicine Training Pathway and Career Roadmap

Internal Medicine Specialty Profile

Explore information about internal medicine as a specialty, including career pathways, clinical experiences, and opportunities available to medical students.

This resource can help students:

  • Understand the scope of internal medicine practice
  • Learn about the diagnosis and management of a broad range of adult medical conditions
  • Explore specialty-specific clinical experiences
  • Identify opportunities for career exploration

Internal medicine physicians provide comprehensive care for adults across a wide range of clinical settings. The specialty emphasizes clinical reasoning, diagnosis and management of complex medical conditions, preventive care, continuity of care, teamwork, and coordination of care.

Select the "Specialty Profiles" tab to explore specialty information, clinical experiences, career pathways, and opportunities available to medical students.

Preparing for Internal Medicine Residency

Specialty-Specific Residency Resources

Access resources designed to help students understand internal medicine residency expectations and develop an effective application strategy.

Resources include:

Internal Medicine Specialty Bootcamp

Learn from internal medicine physicians and specialty leaders about specialty exploration, clinical rotations, and residency preparation.

Topics include:

  • Exploring internal medicine as a specialty
  • Understanding adult patient care and clinical settings
  • Preparing for internal medicine clinical rotations
  • Building a competitive residency application
  • Preparing for residency interviews
  • Transitioning successfully into residency training

View Internal Medicine Specialty Bootcamp Video

Internal Medicine Fellowship Pathways

Explore fellowship opportunities available after internal medicine residency training. Fellowship training can provide additional opportunities for advanced clinical training, leadership development, research, and career specialization.

Please note: The fellowship pathways listed below represent fellowship areas for which the Office of Career and Residency (OCRA) has developed specialty-specific profiles and resources. This list is not intended to represent all fellowship opportunities available after this specialty's residency training. Students interested in additional fellowship pathways are encouraged to explore national specialty organizations, fellowship programs, and other specialty-specific resources.

Common fellowship pathways include:

  • Addiction Medicine
  • Allergy and Immunology
  • Cardiology
  • Critical Care
  • Gastroenterology
  • Geriatrics
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Hospice and Palliative Care
  • Infectious Disease
  • Nephrology
  • Pain Management
  • Pulmonary/Critical Care
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Sports Medicine
  • Women's Health

Select the “Fellowship Profiles” tab to explore fellowship training, clinical experiences, specialization opportunities, and career pathways.

Mentorship and Advising

Internal Medicine Faculty Advisors

Connect with internal medicine faculty advisors who provide specialty-specific guidance throughout medical school and residency preparation.

Faculty advisors can assist with:

  • Specialty exploration
  • Internal medicine clinical rotation planning
  • Research and scholarly opportunities
  • Residency application preparation
  • Career planning

Faculty Advisor

Rajesh "Robby" Gulati, MD
UC Riverside School of Medicine

Research and Scholarly Opportunities

Explore opportunities to participate in internal medicine-related research and scholarly activities.

Visit the Scholarly Activities Portal to learn about available projects, mentorship opportunities, and ways to get involved.

Student Community

Internal Medicine Interest Group

Mission

The Internal Medicine Interest Group works to increase medical student awareness in the field of internal medicine. Medical students will have the opportunity to attend guest speaker events on internal medicine and subspecialties, network with internal medicine physicians, attend workshops, participate in internal medicine-related conferences, and promote community health.

Connect with peers and participate in internal medicine specialty exploration activities through the Internal Medicine Interest Group. Opportunities include:

  • Internal medicine specialty education sessions
  • Guest speaker events on internal medicine and subspecialties
  • Networking with internal medicine physicians
  • Internal medicine workshops
  • Participation in internal medicine-related conferences
  • Community health and outreach activities
  • Professional development opportunities

Internal Medicine Interest Group Leadership

Faculty Advisor
Elizabeth Jacobs, MD, MPP

Student Leaders

Zachary Daniels
Tiffany Chen

UCR Internal Medicine Residency Match Information

Explore where UCR School of Medicine graduates have matched into internal medicine residency programs.

Select the "Residency Match Outcomes" tab to view specialty-specific residency match information.