RESIDENCY PROGRAMS

Become leaders of internal medicine

Through experiences at diverse training sites in San Francisco and beyond, residents in our program are exposed to the broadest possible range of patients and faculty, leading to an incredibly rich clinical experience.

Apply to become a resident

For your convenience, there is a uniform, "one stop" application process through ERAS. Please plan on virtual interviews for your introduction to the program.

Resident stories

Read the following interviews to learn what it's really like as a UCSF resident:

Residency resources

Find policies, handbooks, forms, and online tools.

More about residency

Residents in our program are exposed to different specialties to make informed clinical decisions at the bedside, and to fully understand their career options.
INCREDIBLY RICH CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Residents in our program are exposed to different specialties to make informed clinical decisions at the bedside, and to fully understand their career options.

Fellowships

ACGME-accredited fellowship programs

Each year, approximately 370 residents conduct their fellowship training at UCSF's primary training sites, which include UCSF Medical Center, Zuckerberg San Francisco General, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and UCSF Fresno.

Subspecialty programs

More about fellowships

UCSF Department of Medicine offers 16 ACGME-accredited clinical fellowship subspecialty programs.
DIVERSE TRAINING SITES

UCSF Department of Medicine offers 16 ACGME-accredited clinical fellowship subspecialty programs.

U.S. NEWS RANKINGS

UCSF ranks among Best Hospitals

UCSF Medical Center was named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2024-25, and DOM divisions were ranked among the nation’s best in the following specialty areas: geriatrics (#3), pulmonology (#4), cancer (#7), rheumatology (#7), endocrinology (#14), and gastroenterology (#18).

Geriatrics

Learn more about the Division of Geriatrics:

Pulmonary

Learn more about Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine:

Hematology and Oncology

Learn more about the Divisions of Hematology & Medical Oncology:

Rheumatology

Learn more about the Division of Rheumatology:

MORE ABOUT THE RANKINGS

Once again UCSF made U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction earned by only 20 medical centers nationwide.
Best Hospitals Honor Roll

Once again UCSF made U.S. News Best Hospitals Honor Roll, a distinction earned by only 20 medical centers nationwide.

#2

Top recipient of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for academic departments in the U.S.

 

3000+

peer-reviewed articles published by DOM faculty members in 2022