Message from the Director

Welcome to the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center.

Our program is fully accredited by the ACGME and received 6 year reaccreditation at our last review in 2007. Our program's philosophy is to prepare our residents to practice evidence based medicine with the utmost compassion and understanding, preparing them to handle complex medical situations as competent physicians in whatever field of medicine they eventually pursue. Whether you are a preliminary or categorical resident you will leave Jersey Shore University Medical Center with a solid foundation in internal medicine, which will prepare you to practice as a primary care internist, hospitalist, or as a subspecialist.

Perhaps the greatest strength of our program is our residents. We have 10 Preliminary Interns in our first year and 14 categorical residents in each of three years for a total of 52 residents. We have been fortunate to have matched bright, hard working, and dedicated young physicians who have worked cohesively toward providing excellent care and a wonderful collegial environment. Our residents work under the guidance and supervision of our dedicated faculty to provide state of the art medical care to our ethnically, culturally and economically diverse patient population. With approximately 17,000 medical admissions to our hospital last year alone, our residents have ample opportunity to see a broad spectrum of disease states and can chose which cases are the most interesting for them to manage. Our residents act as teachers and mentors to the many third and fourth year medical students from Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine who rotate through our hospital. The dedication of our residency class has been acknowledged by the medical students themselves who last year awarded four of our residents the highest level of distinction as excellent teachers.

Residents rotate through and get exposure to all aspects of internal medicine. From ambulatory care to critical care and from general internal medicine to the myriad of subspecialist rotations we have a broad curriculum that provides a rounded experience throughout the residency training. We offer the opportunity to do away elective rotations, so you can experience how medicine is practiced at other institutions in other parts of the country. Long before the ACGME introduced work hour restrictions, we recognized that a tired resident cannot learn or provide appropriate medical care. With a robust night float system, it is rare for a resident to perform a 24 hour call outside the critical care arena and few rotations require more than 65 hours per week, far less than the 80 hour per week restriction by the ACGME.

Clinical research opportunities continue to expand at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Every categorical resident is required to engage in a research project under the direction and guidance of a faculty mentor prior to completion of the program. Our administration continues to grow and support research at our institution which has lead to numerous regional and national publications by our residents. Our robust journal club has helped to teach excellent statistical analysis skills that our residents have used both to analyze the literature as well as compose it. We have a full time statistician available to the residents to help residents with their data analysis and final calculations.

What I am most proud of is how well our residents our doing after leaving Jersey Shore University Medical Center. We have a 100% First Time Board Certification pass rate over the past 3 years and a 97% pass rate over the past 10 years. Those who have chosen to practice right after completing training have repeatedly reported back to us how well prepared they were to practice independently. For those who have pursued fellowship training, we have done exceedingly well. Our residents have matched in virtually every subspecialty, all over the country. Thankfully a good number of residents have chosen to stay locally so we can continue to work with them as colleagues.

Thank you for your interest in the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Please take the time to explore our website, review our program and visit again for new updates. We hope you find all the information you want and invite you to call the department at 732-776-4483.

Warm Regards,

Mayer Ezer, M.D.
Program Director, Internal Medicine