Recent Internal Medicine Graduate Activities

In addition to entering practice in primary care or hospital medicine, our graduates have Matched in the past three years into fellowships in the following fields:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Hematology/Oncology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Nephrology
  • Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine

Comments from Recent Alumni

The following quotes are taken directly from the internal medicine residency program's annual anonymous survey of residents:

  • “Good teaching environment. Strong rounds.”
  • “Excellent outpatient experience.”
  • “Very approachable attendings.”
  • “Attendings committed to teaching and to resident personal and professional growth.”
  • “Overall excellent ancillary/nursing staff.”
  • “Helpful and reliable senior residents.”
  • “Attendings definitely devoted to education of residents.”
  • “Excellent support to residents for fellowship and job positions.”
  • “Friendly environment.”
  • “I really appreciate the way our program looks at the health of the residents.”
  • “Daily noon conference is a strength.”
  • “Things such as daily clinical pearls provided by email are greatly appreciated by all the residents.”
  • “It has been a very enjoyable experience working at UPMC Mercy:
    1. Variety of pathology
    2. Work load
    3. Availability of attendings
    4. Very approachable faculty
    5. Electronic medical record
    6. No scut work.”
  • “The internal medicine residency program is an excellent training program. Overall, the quality of residents is superior in a congenial and friendly environment in the hospital/health center and in the Department of Medicine. The program provides a very nurturing environment for the residents to learn. The entire faculty is very approachable. Under the new leadership of Dr. Pinevich as program director, the program is making tremendous progress. I am very happy with the overall training/clinical care/research opportunities.”
  • Note: This quote is from a resident who was four months post-graduation: “Transitioning from a resident to an attending was a very smooth ride for me. Unlike others who joined with me as a hospitalist here at XXXX hospital coming from other training programs, I clearly think that I had better training.”
  • “Overall healthy atmosphere for learning, as well as inculcating personality needed for successful and safe practice of medicine.”
  • “UPMC Mercy has a wonderful work environment. It is the people/colleagues who make it the place to be!”
  • “My interactions with the attendings and senior residents have been very positive. They have really been very supportive.”  
  • “I will be finishing my Emergency Medicine rotation this week and have enjoyed it beyond my expectations! The attendings I have interacted with are wonderful teachers with vibrant personalities and the residents are approachable and friendly people whom I have actually become good friends with.”
  • "When the residents go out to practice or to fellowship, they will appreciate every day they spent at UPMC Mercy. After I practiced for 2 years and now as a fellow, I realize how good the training was during my residency."

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