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:
- Resident Stories
Residency training pathways
Internal Medicine residency training at UCSF happens through three distinct training programs on three campuses. In San Francisco, the UCSF Internal Medicine Residency is our largest program and includes a categorical track, two primary care tracks, and a physician-scientist training pathway. Trainees spend nearly equal time at UCSF Health, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, and the San Francisco Veterans Administration Hospital. Another distinct residency program in San Francisco is the UCSF-St. Mary’s Internal Medicine Residency. This is a community-based training program based at the UCSF-St. Mary’s Hospital. Lastly, in Fresno, CA, there is the UCSF-Fresno Internal Medicine Residency. This is also a community-based program focused on care for patients in the San Joaquin Valley.
Residents in our program are exposed to different specialties to make informed clinical decisions at the bedside, and to fully understand their career options.
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
- Addiction Medicine
- Allergy & Immunology
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Interventional Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics
- Hematology/Oncology
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Occupational, Environmental, and Climate Medicine
- Pulmonary
- Rheumatology
- Transplant Nephrology Fellowship
- Transplant Hepatology
UCSF Department of Medicine offers 16 ACGME-accredited clinical fellowship subspecialty programs.
UCSF ranks among Best Hospitals
UCSF Medical Center was named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll for 2025-26, and DOM divisions were ranked among the nation’s best in the following specialty areas: geriatrics (#2), pulmonology (#3), cancer (#7), rheumatology (#7), endocrinology (#15), and gastroenterology (#16).
Geriatrics
Learn more about the Division of Geriatrics:
- Visit Geriatrics
Pulmonary
Learn more about Pulmonary, Critical Care, Allergy and Sleep Medicine:
- Visit Pulmonary
Hematology and Oncology
Learn more about the Divisions of Hematology & Medical Oncology:
Rheumatology
Learn more about the Division of Rheumatology:
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.
#3
Graduate program for internal medicine
2400+
peer-reviewed articles published by DOM faculty members in 2024