Residency Programs
The Internal Medicine Department offers three separate residency programs at the University of Kentucky:
Internal Medicine Residency Program
(including Matched Tracks: Primary Care & Combined IM-Nephrology)
Our job is you — to help you become the doctor you envision. Whether that's a highly-skilled procedural subspecialist, a physician practicing primary care in a rural area, or a hospitalist leading institutional quality improvement initiatives, our residency program provides a path to your dream job. And if you aren’t quite sure what that is yet, that’s fine too. We’ll help you figure it out.
Aims:
1) Provide high-intensity clinical training in a safe and supportive learning environment to develop graduates who are able to take care of complex patients in varied health care settings.
2) Provide an individualized resident curricular experience with focused practice, mentorship, and graduated responsibility in primary care, hospital medicine, women’s health, medical education, and research.
3) Empower residents to be advocates and proponents of positive changes within the health care system.
Our mission is to train internal medicine physicians who are prepared to serve diverse communities and practice high-quality, evidence-based, compassionate care for patients across multiple settings.
Our vision is to foster innovative and individualized training to produce community leaders and advocates who feel a sense of passion and professional fulfillment and flourish in fellowship or clinical practice.
We value camaraderie, patient centered care, passion for clinical excellence, collaboration, growth mind set, and professional wellbeing.
Categorical
(3 years); NRMP code: 1848140C0
Categorical residents will rotate through a wide variety of specialties and sub-specialties in both inpatient and ambulatory settings to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to prepare them for independent practice.
Primary Care
(3 years); NRMP code: 1848140M0
UK’s Primary Care Program was launched in 1978 to better serve the needs of our Commonwealth, and offers specialized clinical, leadership, and advocacy training for residents interested in primary care careers.
Combined IM-Nephrology Track
(4 years); NRMP code: 1848140C2
Are you strongly considering a career in Nephrology? Our program is the FIRST in the nation to offer a fast-track program where you can complete IM residency and Nephrology fellowship in 4 years.
Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program
Established in 1983, we have a long history of providing excellent education in internal medicine and pediatrics. The goal of our four-year curriculum is to prepare residents for successful careers in any of the opportunities available with combined training: outpatient primary care, hospital medicine, subspecialty fellowship, academics, and/or research. NRMP code: 1848700C0
Medicine-Psychiatry Residency Program
The University of Kentucky internal medicine/psychiatry program is a combined five-year program leading to certification in both specialties. Our residents will spend equal time in internal medicine and psychiatry. MedPsych-trained physicians recognize how each perspective allows them to provide better, comprehensive care to their patients and fill a much-needed niche in our health care system. NRMP code: 1848715C0