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Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of teaching experience will I obtain at your community hospital?
SJMMC, an 979-bed, modern, well-equipped
hospital, is a member of the Council of Teaching Hospitals. The Department
of Medicine has 35 geographic full-time teaching staff in the various divisions
of the department. Teaching is the primary focus of the Internal Medicine
faculty. Teaching attending rounds occur 4 days a week, 1 1/2 hours per
session, with a significant bedside component. These rounds are conducted
by members of the staff who are skillful and enthusiastic teachers. The faculty
has teaching as their only responsibility during these sessions. Similar
teaching rounds occur in the Coronary Care Unit and the Intensive Care Unit.
Formal Teaching conferences are held 5 days per week. Medical Grand rounds
are held weekly, and are conducted by speakers from St. John's Mercy Medical
Center as well as with visiting professors throughout the U.S.
What is your programs' call schedule?
Interns generally have night call every 4th or 5th night during the months
on the inpatient service. The only "call" that is scheduled for residents on
electives and during the ambulatory care clinic month is one evening a month
of "short" call, for the purpose of answering cross-coverage inquiries. Residents
spend no more that 80 hours per week on patient care duties while on inpatient
rotations. Residents average at least one day out of seven free of patient
care responsibilities.
 What kind of outpatient experience will I have in your program?
From hospital satellite clinics to private general internal medicine clinics, our residents spend a good portion of their 3 years in ambulatory care settings. Please visit the Training Experiences page of this website for details.
Is there any way for me to "experience St. John's" prior to committing to a residency program?
The undergraduate electives
available for Junior or Senior medical students include a sub - internship
in genreal medicine, or in any of the subspecialties of medicine, including
cardiology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, neurology, endocrinology,
hematology / oncology, pulmonary medicine, allergy / immunology, and rheumatology.
Application for these experiences is through our Department Coordinator,
Michelle Kempf, who can be reached at 314-251-5834 or by
email.
What kind of job opportunities are present for residents who graduate from your program?
Since the year 2000, our program has graduated 60 internists. Twenty-seven of them
(45%) have entered the primary practice of internal medicine. Six of them (10%)
have chosen careers as hospitalists. Twenty-seven of them (45%) have placed in
fellowships of their choice. This includes five in cardiology, four in hematology/oncology,
six in critical care, four in rhematology, three in endocrinology, two in geriatrics,
and one each in gastroenterology, pulmonary, and allergy/immunology.
What is the pass rate on the ABIM Certifying Exam for residents in your program?
Our residents have performed well on the ABIM Certifying Exam.
During the last 3 years, 91%
of our residents passed the Certifying Exam the first time they sat for it.
How do I go about applying to your program in Internal Medicine?
We are currently participating in the Association of American Medical Colleges Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). We will only be accepting applications for the match in Internal Medicine through this service.
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