Internal Medicine Residency Program

From Our Residents “I chose Lankenau because it provides a university hospital experience in a community hospital setting. You get a lot of clinical exposure here, along with a diverse patient population and access to research.  Lankenau has a very supportive atmosphere and a limited hierarchy, which means you have frequent and direct access to the attendings. It’s also a very well-respected and financially stable hospital. I have seen previous Lankenau residents leave here and go on to have successful careers. Because of the training I am receiving I’m confident that I will have the same experience.” Toral Patel, MD Second Year Internal Medicine Resident Read more

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Lankenau Medical Center began more than 100 years ago. Today we have over 300 active members of the medical staff many of whom serve as teaching faculty for our program and have an academic appointment at Jefferson Medical College.

Our goal is to train internists who will not only go on to pass their ABIM examination, but dedicate their lives and careers to becoming lifelong learners of Internal Medicine. We work closely with individual residents to help them develop and achieve their professional goals.

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Lankenau Medical Center offers opportunities in a number of specialties. National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) positions for which the Hospital is currently approved are:

• 13 Preliminary one-year positions
• 13 First-year Categorical Resident positions
• 13 Second-year Resident positions
• 13 Third-year Resident positions

Internal Medicine at Main Line Health

Our program offers a comprehensive Internal Medicine training experience combining outstanding academic teaching in didactic, small group and bedside settings with direct patient care. The program offers a wide variety of subspecialty electives and outpatient rotations in private practices.

We also offer fellowships in Nephrology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology, General Cardiovascular Diseases, Electrophysiology and Interventional Cardiology.  In addition, there are shared fellowship programs with Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Pulmonary/Critical Care and Infectious Diseases. Our first year class is half categorical interns and half preliminary interns with a total cohort of 52 residents per year.

Academics Balanced with Clinical Experience

Our program provides a balance of rigorous academic teaching and extensive clinical practice. Lankenau, a 331 bed hospital located 20 minutes outside Philadelphia, combines the experiences of a tertiary care medical center and a community hospital.  Our affiliation with the Lankenau Institute of Medical Research (LIMR) also provides an opportunity for both basic science and clinical research on our own clinical campus.  Residents in our categorical program are expected to complete an original research project during the course of their training and are encouraged to join ongoing projects in the hospital and the research center.

Facilities

The Department of Medicine includes a Cardiac Catheterization Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Lab, a Pulmonary Function Laboratory, Endoscopy Suites, Cardiopulmonary Laboratory, Cancer Center, Renal Dialysis Units, Sleep Medicine Services, and special studies and research laboratories in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Diseases, Hematology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Neurology, Infectious Diseases, and Rheumatology.

Contact Us

To learn more about the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program contact Ellen Hughes by phone at 484-476-3305 or 484-476-3988 or by FAX at 484-476-8141.