Our program is built on a shared commitment to outstanding patient care and the desire to nurture the careers of an exceptional group of young physicians. Our primary goal is to identify a group of interns who will be valued team members and additions to the Penn family. We look for applicants who value professionalism and teamwork, and who are eager to embrace increasing amounts of patient care responsibility. Our residents have a strong academic record and a wide range of interests with excellent academic potential.
All of the following items are required by September 24, 2025:
- Dean’s Letter (MSPE)
- Letters of Recommendation: 3 required letters (can submit up to 4): 1 clinical from an internal medicine faculty, 1 department of medicine summary letter of evaluation (Chair’s Letter), 1 additional letter (could be from clinical faculty or scholarly project mentor)
- Medical School transcript
- Personal Statement
- Curriculum Vitae in ERAS format
- USMLE Step 1 passing score
- Medical school graduation date of 2024 or later
- For most international graduates, four weeks of US hands-on clinical experience within the past 12 months (observerships are excluded)
- ECFMG Certificate required, if applicable
*Our program sponsors H-1B and J-1 Visas.
When applying to our program, please make sure to apply to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Program, NRMP code: 1628140C0.
Applications and Interviews 2025-2026
Our program is committed to a holistic review of applications that meet our requirements above. As part of this review, we will use program signals and geographic preferences as components of the application in helping to determine invitation to interview with us. Signals and preferences will NOT be used as part of the ranking process once someone has interviewed. Applicants who are students at the Perelman School of Medicine or those who have participated in away rotations at the University of Pennsylvania are held to the same standards as all applicants to our program and should use program signals to reflect their interest in our program.
In partnership with several of our peer programs, the Internal Medicine Residency Program at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has decided not to participate in the NRMP list lock pilot and will not be offering in-person second looks for the 2025–2026 application season. We hope this decision helps to ease financial and logistical burdens for applicants during the recruitment process.
The first round of interview invitations will be sent out on October 17, 2025.
Our categorical interview dates are listed below. Some applicants may get a more limited selection of dates to choose from based on various factors including geographic location of medical school (we will have a limited number of dates with later start times).
10/31/2025
11/7/2025
11/11/2025
11/14/2025
11/18/2025
11/21/2025
11/25/2025
12/2/2025
12/5/2025
12/9/2025
12/12/2025
12/16/2025
Employment Information
| |
Effective 10/1/24 |
Effective 10/1/25 |
Effective 10/1/26 |
| PGY1 |
$74,124.02 |
$76,347.74 |
$78,638.18 |
| PGY2 |
$76,953.44 |
$79,262.05 |
$81,639.91 |
| PGY3 |
$80,694.18 |
$83,115.00 |
$85,608.45 |
| PGY4 |
$85,201.94 |
$87,758.00 |
$90,390.74 |
In the spirit of participating in a fair match process, and to limit the amount of pressure our applicants face during these stressful times, our program will not send individualized messages to applicants and do not expect communication from them after the interview process is complete. Of course, we will gladly answer any clarifying questions or provide additional information to applicants. Any questions or comments sent to us after the completion of the interview will not be used to influence our rank list.
The standard House Staff Agreement from this year and recently ratified union contract can be viewed below.
House Staff Agreement HUP 2025 2026 (coming soon)
Ratified Union Contract
Our residents do not take “home call” and are not asked to report to the hospital unexpectedly with the exception when they are on a jeopardy rotation. For those rotations, our residents are expected to arrive at the hospital within 60 minutes.
Contact
For questions about applying to our internal medicine program please contact Megan Henry our Program Coordinator: Megan.Henry@pennmedicine.upenn.edu, 215-662-2725 (leave a message)