Internal Medicine Residency
Rochester General Hospital
Director’s Letter
Finding the right residency program that meets your educational and career goals can be a daunting challenge. You want to get into a residency program that helps you develop into a skillful physician, accomplish your career goals, and supports you during the ups and downs of residency/life. You want a program that achieves the right balance of strong clinical experience, didactics, and research opportunities. I humbly submit we are that program. Our record speaks for itself. Once you talk to our residents, program staff, and faculty, you will see our passion for each other, our patients, hospital, community, and medicine.
I look forward to meeting you soon.
Dr. Nagesh Jadhav
Program Director

Welcome to the Home of High-Quality Internal Medicine Education
Curriculum
PGY-1
ROTATION | WEEKS |
Floors | 11 |
Overnight (cross coverage) | 2 |
ICU/CICU (days/nights) | 10 |
ED | 0 |
Vacation | 4 |
Geriatrics/Palliative Care | 0 |
Electives | 10 |
Ambulatory | 11 |
Float | 2 |
Night Admitting | 2 |
TOTAL | 52 |
PGY-2
ROTATION | WEEKS |
Floors | 6 |
Overnight Blocks (cross coverage) | 2 |
ICU/CICU (days/nights) | 7 |
ED | 0 |
Vacation | 4 |
Geriatrics/Palliative Care | 2 |
Electives | 18 |
Ambulatory | 11 |
Float | 2 |
TOTAL | 52 |
PGY-3
ROTATION | WEEKS |
Floors | 4 |
Overnight Blocks | 0 |
ICU/CICU (days/nights) | 7 |
ED | 4 |
Vacation | 4 |
Geriatrics/Palliative Care | 0 |
Electives | 18 |
Ambulatory | 11 |
Float | 2 |
Night Admitting | 2 |
TOTAL | 52 |
* This is a sample schedule actual schedule may vary depending on curriculm requirements
Program Highlights
Clinical Experience
Our program gives you a robust clinical experience. Rochester General Hospital is a 528 bed hospital with one of the busiest emergency departments in the country. The hospital has been named one of the top 100 best cardiac centers in the country and U.S. News & World Report has ranked Rochester General Hospital as the top hospital in Rochester. We have a new Ambulatory Center, a new state-of-the-art MICU, and a dedicated CCU – enhancing clinical and cardiac care and exposing residents to cutting edge medicine. We have Fellowships in Cardiology, Hematology Oncology, GI, ID, Palliative Care, Geriatrics, Endocrinology, and Clinical Informatics in full swing. Our graduates are superbly prepared for the next step in their career.
Faculty
Academics
Our system of 3 resident reports (overnight, intern and senior reports) means you are not lost in the crowd: you get individualized teaching throughout your residency. Our reports teach evidence-based medicine and critical evaluation of the medical literature. We have a weekly Academic Half Day: 4 hours of truly protected time for team-based learning, didactics, board review, and wellness. Our Case Report Curriculum walks residents through the process of writing up and submitting a case report for publication. Our residents can take a Biostatistics rotation to improve understanding of different types of statistical analyses. We also offer an Evidence Based Medicine elective which gives our residents a solid foundation. We are committed to resident scholarly activity and research. We offer data and donuts for interns every month which is one protected hour to discuss a landmark article.
Research & Publication
Ambulatory Care
Quick Facts
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Program AIMS
- Prepare our residents to care for patients now and in the future with a constantly evolving curriculum
- Recruit the finest group of physicians to our internal medicine residency
- Promote the well-being of residents and support them in their career goals
- Train our residents to embrace a culture of safety and quality
- Provide our residents with opportunities for academic achievement
- Give our faculty the support and skills they need to guide our residents
Scholarly Activity
Rochester General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program does not permit observerships or shadowing as all rotations are in areas where we have learners scheduled.
How to Apply
ERAS is a service which transmits residency applications, recommendation letters, Dean’s Letters, transcripts, and other supporting credentials from medical schools to residency program directors using the Internet.
Applicants to the Rochester General Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program are required to apply to the program using ERAS.
For the 2026 ERAS® cycle, our program strongly encourages all applicants to complete a supplemental ERAS application, offered through the AAMC’s ERAS program. Applicants also will be required to complete the MyERAS application.
Deadline for Application: November 15, 2025
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Program
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R1 Positions
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NRMP Number
Criteria and Requirements
Experience in the United States is not a requirement to apply, but is highly valued.
Preference will be given to those applicants who have been clinically active since medical school graduation
Please Note: New York State Department of Health regulations limit non-LCME accredited international medical school graduates from participating in New York State residency programs if their training has included more than 12 weeks of clinical clerkships outside of the country in which the medical school is located unless the NYS Education Department has approved the school.
A current list of the approved medical schools can be found on the NYSED website: NYS Medicine: License Requirements (nysed.gov).
We Require:
- Completed Application Form (CAF) 5 (also printable in CV Format)
- Personal statement
- Transcript(s) from your Medical School(s)
- Dean’s Letter
- Three letters of recommendation
- Successful completion of Step 1, and Step 2 CK, or COMLEX 1 & 2.
- ECFMG Certification required for all IMG’s, if you have not taken Step 2 CS, refer to the ECFMG pathway requirements. View Additional Information
The program deviates from these criteria only for applicants referred by faculty or housestaff based on personal knowledge of the applicant’s clinical skills and judgment.
Information for Applicants Selected to Interview
Interviews
All interviews will be held virtually this season. Our interview season will run from November through January.
If you are selected to interview, you will receive an invitation to interview via email. This email will contain detailed instructions for scheduling your interview.
Please do not contact the Program Office to inquire about the status of your application. We are unable to provide specific information on individual applications.
Meet our Current Residents
This year you will be provided an opportunity to meet with our residents in a virtual setting. Instructions and dates will be provided with interview day information.

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Benefits & Compensation
Vacation
4 weeks of paid vacation per year
Travel & Education Allowance
An allowance will be provided for education items and activities for each resident year:
R1-$500
R2-$1,250
R3-$1,250
MKSAP Allowance:
Program reimburses for 1 electronic subscription of MKSAP and 1 yr ACP membership
Professional Liability Insurance
Professional liability insurance is provided by Rochester General Hospital’s insurance program for activities required by the residency program.
Term Life Insurance
$10,000 employer paid coverage with option to purchase added coverage up to 4 times annual salary.
Plan for Short-term Disability
Residents are entitled to 6 six weeks of approved medical, parental and caregiver leave during their residency program at 100% of their salary.
Long-term Disability
Option to purchase 50-67% of pay coverage
Retirement Program
Option to enroll in retirement plan.
Dental Plan
Option to purchase one of two plans available
Medical Insurance
House staff and their immediate families are provided with the opportunity to join one of several comprehensive medical insurance plans. The Hospital contributes a portion of the cost of the premiums.
Salaries are paid on a bi-weekly basis with a $3,000 annual stipend to aid with general living expenses (housing, meals, etc) included in the annual salary.
The salaries for the 25-26 academic year will be:
$73,000
PGY-1
$76,000
PGY-2
$80,000
PGY-3
Why Rochester?
The Greater Rochester area, in the Finger Lakes region of New York, is a truly unique place to live and work. Rochester’s urban arts, entertainment and dining venues are complemented by surrounding suburban, rural and lakefront communities. This results in a wealth of options for work and play.
Contact Us
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Monica Decory
Program Manager
Rochester General Hospital
1425 Portland Avenue
Rochester, NY 14621
Phone: (585) 922-4365
Fax: (585) 922-4440
Email: InternalMedicine@RochesterRegional.org

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Graduates
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