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Internal Medicine Residency Program Frequently
Asked Questions
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How
do I submit an application?
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New
Jersey Medical School accepts all applications through the Electronic
Residency Application Service (ERAS). Applications submitted
in any other form will not be reviewed.
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How
many categorical and preliminary positions do you expect to
offer?
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We
expect to have 25 categorical and 8 preliminary internal medicine
positions next year.
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| Q. |
Where
will I spend most of my time?
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The
Internal Medicine residency utilizes numerous clinical settings
throughout the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School system in order
to give our housestaff the most diverse educational experience.
Residents will spend time in the following sites: University
Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center and the VA Healthcare
System as well as various local community internal medicine
teaching practice sites.
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What
is the call schedule like?
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Call
on regular floor rotations is every fourth night until 7:00
p.m. Floor residents go home and do not stay overnight in the
hospital. Call in the intensive care units is every fourth night
and if you leave at 1:00 p.m. on every post-call day. Attendings
in the Department of Medicine are available at night to assist
and teach night float and ICU on call residents.
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Will
NJMS make sure I have one day off per week?
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Residents
have one day off per week. This is usually a weekday (i.e.,
precall day off) but occasionally may be a weekend day.
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| Q. |
What
facilities are available to residents?
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Just
to name a few of the facilities:
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Access to computer systems throughout the university and hospital.
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Computerized retrieval of labs, radiographic studies, and outpatient
records; inpatient computerized system already available at
VA; inpatient system expected in July 2004 at University Hospital.
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Access to a state-of-the-art library open seven days a week.
Full-text journals available on line.
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Call Rooms: Residents will have access to private call
rooms while taking call on ICU or Night Float rotations. Additionally,
meals are provided free of charge for residents on call.
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Parking: NJMS parking is available at all affiliated
hospitals. We also offer a "pre-tax" payroll deduction
for parking expenses.
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As
University employees, NJMS residents have access to many university
facilities (for a fee) including daycare.
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All interns receive white coats, with laundry service available.
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| Q. |
Does
New Jersey Medical School allow moonlighting opportunities for
residents?
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Moonlighting
is permitted for residents in the PGY2 and PGY3 years with
the approval of the Dean of Graduate Medical Eduation.
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| Q. |
Are
there USMLE score requirements?
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Although
scores on USMLE examinations are an important factor in our
selection process, there are no official score requirements
for applying to our program. We prefer to evaluate each applicant
on his or her own individual merits.
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Does
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School accept applications from graduates
of international medical schools?
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Graduates
from any medical school are invited to submit applications
and will be subject to our usual application procedure. We
prefer, however, that graduates of international medical schools
be recent graduates (< 3 years), have U.S. citizenship
or permanent residency status.
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