Frequently Asked Questions

What are you looking for in an applicant?
Ideally the candidates that enter our hospital have a desire to expand their knowledge and the drive to become the best physician possible. One of our diversity goals is to increase racial and ethnic diversity among our residency staff to reflect the population of the community that we serve.  We are a close knit program with an emphasis on team work.

Do you have a night float system?
Yes! We have a dedicated night float on both floors and in the critical care rotations to avoid overly long call days and to give floor teams time to rest.

How often are interns on call?
Floor teams take call every 4^th day. The night float team is expected to assume patient care at 7PM with the day teams accepting patient endorsement at 7AM.

Does the program listen to resident feedback? Is it easy to talk with program leadership?
Absolutely!  We value and encourage both formal and informal feedback and actively make changes to the program based on resident input. The program administration has an open door policy to discuss issues or career advice and anything in between.  We foster a warm and collegial atmosphere that is so appealing many residents choose to stay or return to St. Joseph’s after their training.

What is the continuity clinic like?
The continuity clinic experience is enhanced by 7-8 weeks of ambulatory medicine each year.  The week block interval consists of direct patient care sessions, as well as protected time for didactic lectures, journal club, research, and self-study.  Residents are precepted by dedicated primary care faculty that serve as supervisors and mentors in outpatient medicine.

Will I have autonomy?
Autonomy is earned throughout your time in training. Our teaching attendings are selected due to their dedication and experience in maintaining the balance between autonomy and supervision. We are proud of our senior residents’ ability to manage a team of complex patients. Supervision is available 24/7 as needed.

What do your graduates do after training?
St. Joseph University Medical Center offers multiple in-house fellowship opportunities which include Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Hematology/Oncology and Pulmonary/Critical Care.

Recently our graduates have continued their training in:

Addiction Medicine

Geisinger Hospital- Pennsylvania
Jersey Shore Regional Medical Center

Cardiology

McLaren Northern Michigan Health
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
Texas Tech University

Endocrinology

Albany Medical Center
Brown Alpert Medical Center
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Marshalls University
National Institution of Health
New York Medical College
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
University of Arizona
University of California
University of Cincinnati

Gastroenterology

Creighton University
New York Medical College at Metropolitan
New York Medical College at St. Michael’s
St Joseph’s University Medical Center
SUNY Upstate

Geriatrics

University of Pennsylvania

Hematology/Oncology

St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
SUNY Downstate

Nephrology

Cleveland Clinic
Montefiore Medical Center
Washington University School of Medicine

Pain and Palliative Care

Case Western University
New York University

Pulmonary/Critical Care

Mount Saini
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
St. Luke’s Pennsylvania

Research

Weil Cornell

Rheumatology

University of Florida
Yale School of Medicine