Applicants

Two Tracks, 27 Total Positions

Our program has two tracks to which you can apply and match. All 27 positions are filled through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). All applications are through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

Categorical
21 positions per year
Program ID: 1848140C0

Primary Care
Six positions per year
Program ID: 1848140M0

Welcome from the Department Chair - Darwin Conwell, MD

Current Residents: Why UK?

Madison Tackett, MD: [I]t felt like home to me!...UK is such an important medical hub for the region. I truly feel like I am making a difference for rural people while also learning in a rich academic setting.

Daniel Rospert, MD: I picked UK because I knew I'd be able to have close relationships with other residents and faculty members and the chance to work with a sick and underserved patient population!

Brant Cornelius, MD: UK Med-Peds is a family and it's a big one. From all the residents and faculty, plus all the former UK Med-Peds graduates on staff here at UK, you will find a Med-Peds friend wherever you go.

Mark Rudy, MD: Safe town, interesting patients, fun people to work with!

Jeremy Swiney, MD: The training here is excellent and will prepare you to practice in any environment, our hospital system really does cater to any professional needs or goals. Lexington is also a great sized city to establish roots.

Selection

We select candidates to interview based on their complete application and seek a class that lives the values of this program.

Collegiality and teamwork—we care for one another
The richness of human differences—we all have unique paths
Connection to our complex patients—including the underserved and rural Kentucky

Additional Program Requirements

Our application review relies on the Medical School Performance Evaluation, Internal Medicine Standard Evaluation Letter from your clerkships, personal statement, and three letters of recommendation. We expect a first-time passing score on Step 1. We generally prefer a United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) Step 2 score around the mean.

USMLE is preferred to the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX), although we do consider both.

International Students

For international medical graduates, you must be Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)-certified by June 30 of the year you plan to start residency. We consider applicants who are less than three years out from medical school graduation or those who have been actively practicing clinical medicine.

UK only sponsors J-1 Visas, and the Office of Graduate Medical Education (not the department of medicine) makes all resident-related visa decisions.

Graduate Profiles

Meredith McAdams, MD: UK provided me with many great mentors in both the clinical and research realms...I do not believe I would have been as successful in my fellowship as I was if not for my residency training experience at UK.

Tim Saidi, MD: Altogether, the intensity and diversity of one's training and experiences at UK will leave you well prepared to both find a dream job and deliver excellent medical care.

Jay Shi, MD: [P]ursuing your training at an institution that is truly invested in your success will make a world of difference. From day one, I was surrounded by a tight knit family of residents focused on helping each other succeed.

Katrina Bidwell. MD: I left feeling like I was truly prepared for anything: caring for the sickest of the sick in critical care, being an efficient and effective primary care doctor, or the undifferentiated illness in hospital medicine.

Matthew Mart, MD: Training in internal medicine at UK was one of the best choices I have made in my medical career. The residency culture is extremely collaborative and supportive, and I formed life-long friendships with colleagues and mentors.

Benefits

For information about stipends, vacation, health insurance, and more, please visit the Graduate Medical Education page here.