Medicine Residency Program

Noel Robin, M.D. Chair, Department of Medicine, Stamford Hospital Professor of Clinical Medicine and Associate Dean at the Stamford Health System, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Diplomate, Specialty of Endocrinology and Metabolism and Specialty of Geriatric Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine Fellow, American College of Physicians

The residency program in Internal Medicine at Stamford Hospital is a three-year program that provides broad-based clinical experiences in an atmosphere of high academic standards and personalized training. Residents have the opportunity for hands-on management of patients and exposure to medical issues that comprise the full spectrum of contemporary medical care. As part of our major teaching affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, residents also work closely with medical students on their clinical rotations.

Residents are taught and supervised by a highly talented and trained attending staff of more than 130 physicians, representing all medical disciplines and patterns of practice. While teaching traditional aspects of medicine with depth and commitment, the program emphasizes primary care and ambulatory medicine. The program is also deeply committed to the humanistic aspects of the art of medicine.

The program offers multiple approaches to medical education, including small teaching groups, role models for guidance and leadership, didactic education focused on clinical relevance, active participation in patient care and the teaching process, and assumption of responsibility. The Stamford community itself is rich in its clinical and cultural diversity, and is a resource of much stimulation and learning. At the completion of your residency training, you will be able to manage an enormity of medical issues and will have a choice of career options that span the spectrum of the profession.

Maria Maldonado, M.D. Associate Chair, Department of Medicine and Medical Director of the Ambulatory Care Center, Stamford Hospital Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell University Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine

The Internal Medicine residency program is competitive and attracts a very high caliber of medical school graduates. Core experiences include inpatient medicine, critical care, emergency medicine, ambulatory medicine and subspecialty rotations. Because of our strong academic affiliation with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, electives may be set up at Columbia as well as other outside institutions.

All residents are assigned a mentor who meets with them informally several times a year, and is dedicated to helping them in all aspects of their life during residency. Formal education covers a comprehensive syllabus that includes every aspect of the medicine discipline, as well as clinical issues in overlapping disciplines, medical ethics, informatics, critical analysis of medical literature and career development.

Preparation for certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine is emphasized throughout the three years. All residents become skilled in relevant procedures and must fulfill a scholarly or research project prior to residency completion. The project is presented at a Medical Grand Rounds conference at The Stamford Hospital and at the Annual Meeting of the Connecticut Chapter of the American College of Physicians.

All Stamford Hospital residents are granted associate status in the American College of Physicians and participate in the academic functions of the Connecticut Chapter. As part of the focus on ambulatory medicine, residents are responsible for the ongoing care of medical outpatients and spend two months each year (only six weeks in year two) in a dedicated and comprehensive ambulatory experience.

Patients in the hospital's Ambulatory Care Center are assigned to a resident who serves as their primary care physician. Supervision is overseen by a dedicated faculty. This allows for consistency of care for patients and a continuing training experience for the residents. During the ambulatory medicine rotation, residents provide care for general medical and specialty patients, as well as patients in surgical and gynecologic subspecialty clinics and in private office settings. The teaching curriculum stresses general health maintenance and preventive care.