Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Internal Medicine Residency at Geisinger, located in Northeast Pennsylvania, offers a comprehensive training program that prepares residents to provide excellent patient care across the continuum of healthcare. The program emphasizes outpatient and inpatient experiences, allowing residents to work in diverse clinical settings, including Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Geisinger Community Medical Center. The curriculum includes a robust combination of didactic instruction, clinical training, and opportunities for scholarly research, aiming to cultivate compassionate and skilled physicians ready to tackle the challenges of modern medicine.
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Program Details
Specialty
Internal Medicine
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
Yes
IMG Friendly (detail)
The program prefers international medical graduates (IMGs) with ECFMG certification and offers both J-1 and a limited number of H-1B visas to qualified candidates.
Categorical Positions
The program admits a total of 12 categorical residents each year.
Categorical Positions (detail)
The program offers categorical positions as PGY1. No prelim residents mentioned.
Program Website
Address
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, 1000 East Mountain Boulevard, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18612
Program Director
Wasique Mirza, MD, FACP
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Current Residents
Overview
The residency program currently has 24 residents across different years, including 12 in the PGY-1 category. The program is designed to provide a supportive learning environment focusing on professional growth, skills development, and community engagement.
PGY-1 MD
The current academic year has an estimated count of 12 PGY-1 MD residents enrolled in the program, consisting of both U.S. and international medical graduates.
PGY-1 DO
PGY-1 IMG
The program currently has 3 PGY-1 residents who are international medical graduates.
Curriculum & Education
Overview
All residents have an X+Y schedule that follows an approximately 4+2 format with rotations in various specialties including Internal Medicine, Radiology, Geriatrics, Neurology, and more. The curriculum emphasizes longitudinal care, with outpatient experiences every four weeks and dedicated rotations focused on population health and leadership.
Application
Applications are accepted through ERAS. Interview invitations are extended via ERAS and Thalamus. Interview days are from October until mid-January, typically occurring in the mornings and lasting approximately four hours.
# of Locations
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (GWV) in Wilkes-Barre and Geisinger Community Medical Center (GCMC) in Scranton, as well as additional community partners such as the Scranton Primary Healthcare Center and Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center.
Fellowship
The residency program offers fellowship opportunities in several specialties, including Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Palliative Medicine, Sleep Medicine, Addiction Medicine, and Sports Medicine.
Resident Life
Overview
An internal medicine residency program that focuses on comprehensive patient care at every stage of life and integrates a diverse clinical experience throughout the residency.
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# of Years of Program
3 years, leading to a board certification in Internal Medicine.
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Alumni
Recent graduates have pursued fellowships in Gastroenterology, Cardiology, and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, primarily in the northeastern United States, affiliated with Geisinger Medical Center and regional medical centers.
Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Comprehensive experience that enhances clinical skills, rotations in various specialties, multiple educational resources including MKSAP and NEJM Knowledge Plus/Amboss subscriptions.
PGY-1 Salary
Vacation
Residents are allocated 3 weeks (15 days) of vacation time during the academic year.