The mission of the BUMC Internal Medicine Program is to passionately teach the art and science of internal medicine in a holistic and inclusive learning environment where residents gain personalized training to prepare them to care for the diverse patient population as internists or internal medicine subspecialists.

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To accomplish this mission:

1. We maintain an inpatient service that is able to select cases to provide the best learning opportunities for residents at a large, inner-city, hospital with exposure to a wide variety of conditions

2. Daily didactic conferences include lectures from our sub-specialty programs as well as renowned and diverse lecturers with a special emphasis on training that includes sensitivity to cultural values and social determinants of health

3. Residents gain experience in a variety of settings including continuity charity-care clinics and the Dallas VA Medical Center

4. Our institution hosts a wide variety of fellowship programs (including Cardiovascular Disease, Advanced Heart Failure, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology, Hematology-Medical Oncology, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine) in which the residents have the opportunity to explore and gain experience in any of these sub-specialties and more during their training

5. We offer specialized training pathways for residents interested in careers as hospitalists or in ambulatory medicine

6. Residents are able to customize their experience during their 2nd and 3rd years with numerous of elective rotation options

7. The program directors meet with residents on a monthly basis to address problems and concerns and ensure that all perspectives are heard and valued