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Internal Medicine Residency Training Pathways and Scholarship

Internal medicine residents can pursue specialized training and research that aligns with their specific interests and career goals. 

Training Pathways

These optional, specialized pathways — also referred to as “tracks” — ensure residents’ success as they enter into practice as an internal medicine physician.  

Primary Care Track 

  • Extra sessions throughout rotations in the Primary Care Education Clinic 
  • Active participation in the Primary Care Journal Club 
  • Targeted primary care rotations in addiction medicine, sports medicine, dermatology, metabolism clinic and women’s health 

Hospital Medicine Track 

  • Extra inpatient sessions emphasizing independent patient management 
  • Direct collaboration with Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) 
  • Longitudinal didactics and a quality improvement project 

Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Certification 

  • Dedicated experiences to obtain required number of qualified images 
  • Preparation culminating in POCUS certification 

Metabolism 

  • Limited to six to eight residents in the PGY-2 and PGY-3 years 
  • Continuity clinic sessions hosted within the Comprehensive Metabolic Center 
  • Specialized training managing metabolic liver disease 
  • Exceptional entryway for fellowship training in gastroenterology or obesity medicine 

Scholarship 

The pursuit of knowledge for the greater good is central Saint Louis University’s mission. Extensive resources are available to encourage clinical inquiry and academic success, including: 

Residents play active roles in multiple quality improvement initiatives within the hospital. This includes work implementing high-quality Advance Care Planning (ACP) discussions and documentation, reducing hospital length of stay and reducing infections.  

This work has led to a significant number of presentations and publications in the last year alone.  

Resident Scholarly Work

This data reflects scholarly output for residents in training during Academic Year 2025-2026 (Classes of 2026-2029). 

By the Numbers 

  • 201 unique scholarly works 
  • 53 residents contributing 
  • 74 presentations 
  • 26 presentations at national meetings 

Scholarly Output Breakdown 

  • 64 research projects 
  • 50 publications 
  • 37 posters 
  • 21 oral presentations 
  • 16 presentations (format not recorded) 
  • 13 educational and curriculum works 
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

This data reflects participation for residents in training during Academic Year 2025-2026 (Classes of 2026-2029). 

By the Numbers 

  • 58 residents involved 
  • 46% participation from 126-resident cohort 
  • 25 quality improvement and patient safety projects 
  • 14 institutional committee appointments 

Areas of Participation 

  • Patient safety review: 54 residents (43% of cohort) 
  • Root cause analysis: 39 residents (31% of cohort) 
  • Quality improvement projects: 24 residents (19%) 
  • Committee service: 12 residents (10%)