The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Lankenau Hospital began more than 100 years ago. Today we have a dedicated and experienced faculty and more than 150 active members of the medical staff. The majority of our medical staff has academic appointments at Thomas Jefferson University's 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 Hospital 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 in Pulmonary/Critical Care and Infectious Diseases. Our first year class is half categorical interns and half preliminary interns with a total cohort of residents of over 50 each year.

Academics Balanced with Clinical Experience
Our program provides a nice balance of rigorous academic teaching and extensive clinical experience. Lankenau is a mixture of community hospital and tertiary care center with over 260 inpatient beds. Our affiliation with the Lankenau Institute of Medical Research (LIMR) also provides an opportunity for both basic science and clinical research. Residents in our categorical program are expected to complete an original research project in the course of their training and are welcome to join ongoing projects in the research center.

Curriculum

A Firm Foundation for Successive Specialty Training
Lankenau Hospital offers two resident options in Internal Medicine: a Preliminary Program (one-year internship) and a Categorical Program (full three-year residency).