Internal Medicine

Bayhealth does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. 

 The Bayhealth Internal Medicine Residency Program will review applications in the order of perceived alignment with program eligibility, mission, and aims (fit). The Program also ranks applicants in the order of perceived fit as required by the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Our goal is to determine if an applicant will be a good fit in our residency program, organization, and community using the information provided in the application and during the interview. The Program will conduct holistic review of applications in order to best determine which applicants to interview.

Interview Information

• The Program will begin reviewing applications on September 28, 2022. The Program will not review applications received on or after the last interview day.
• Interview Invitations will be sent to applicants on the following dates at 12pm EST: October 3, 2022; October 11, 2022; November 7, 2022; December 5, 2022; January 3, 2023.
• The Program will not send more invitations than available interview slots at any time during recruitment. However, the Program cannot guarantee available slots will be convenient for the applicant. If this occurs, please consider using the Waitlist available for all interview dates. The Program will not include Waitlisted applicants when determining the number of available interview slots.
• Invitations may be sent outside of these dates in the event of a cancellation or rescheduling if no applicant is Waitlisted for the interview session. If the Waitlist is used, applicants on the Waitlist will be contacted in the order listed.
• The Program may choose not to send invitations on any date if there are no available interview slots.
• Once sent, offers must be accepted or declined within 72 hours. At that time the offer is rescinded; however, the applicant may receive another invitation on the next release date at the Program’s discretion.
• All interviews will be conducted virtually via WebEx. There will be 13 interview dates with two sessions per day. The first interview date is October 11, 2022, and the last interview date is January 26, 2022. The first session will be from 8am-1pm EST and the second session will be from 12pm-5pm EST. The interview day will include attendance at a one-hour didactic session from 12pm-1pm EST for all applicants interviewing on that day.
• All interviewed applicants will be invited to participate in an optional Virtual Meet and Greet with current residents or other informational sessions that are deemed beneficial to applicants. Attendance or absence at any optional event will not affect ranking.

Application Review

Applications will not be reviewed until all required documents are released to the Program.

Complete Application 

• Minimum three Letters of Recommendation (SLOE preferred but not required)
• Personal Statement
• MSPE
• Test Scores
• Completed ERAS Application
• If applicable, ECFMG Certification Statement
• (Optional) Supplemental Application

Applications will be reviewed and evaluated on the following preferred criteria. Please note: If an applicant does not meet one or more preferred criteria, the applicant will not be automatically disqualified. The Program will consider applicants who require a visa, and will determine visa sponsorship (H-1B Visa sponsored by the Program or J-1 Visa sponsored by ECFMG) after interviews conclude but before rank lists are due. All reviewed applications will be ranked in order of perceived program fit, and invitations will be sent to the applicants with the highest perceived fit.

Applicants will be offered interviews on a case by case basis after a complete holistic review of the following:

• Review of test scores - USMLE and/or COMLEX 
  • No failed attempts preferred but not required
  • Preferred USMLE 225 or above
  • Preferred COMLEX 550 or above
• Current Student or within 2 years of graduation preferred
• Diverse experiences (volunteer, research, work) preferred
• Review of academic progress in the MSPE
  • No course fails or remediation preferred but not required
    • If a fail or remediation occurred, proof of improvement in future courses heavily preferred
    • Reasons given for fail or remediation will be reviewed if available
  • Grade for sub-internship in Internal Medicine or subspecialty preferred but not required
• Local connection - Medical School State, Current Address State, or Permanent Address State equals Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, or Virginia, or completed rotation(s) at Bayhealth Medical Center.
• Supplemental Application (if received)
• Unique Factors (e.g. awards and recognitions, program signal, regional preference, honor society membership, or other qualities). 

 Ranking Information

Ranking is completed by the Program Director with guidance from a selection committee. The Program will submit its rank list to the NRMP in advance of the deadline. Interviewed applicants are encouraged to ask any questions after the interview day that may help them in determining their own rank list. If an interviewed International Medical Graduate candidate requires a visa, the Program will notify the applicant in advance of the rank list deadline whether the Program will sponsor an H-1B visa or if the applicant will need to pursue J-1 visa sponsorship through ECFMG if a match occurs. 

 For additional information regarding selection and employment eligibility, drug screening, visa sponsorship, etc., please see the Resident Recruitment and Selection Policy.

Mission and Aims

Mission:

The mission of the Bayhealth Medical Center Internal Medicine residency program is to recruit, prepare, and retain outstanding physicians who will provide meaningful, exceptional, and valuable healthcare for the growing community of Kent and Sussex County Delaware. The mission of the Bayhealth Medical Center is to “strengthen the health of our community, one life at a time”. The Internal Medicine residency program is aligned with that mission and will continue putting those words into practice. By recruiting exceptional medical graduates and exposing them to the beauty and diversity of our community, the residency program aims to provide the next generation of physicians for our growing population. Treating each life… one at a time.

Aims:

• The residency program promotes longitudinal relationships with patients, faculty, and healthcare providers in our community. 
• We create an environment that emphasizes growth and development. 
• We recognize and embrace the value of our community. 
• The work environment is a place where learners can feel safe, learn from others, and feel joy. 
• The residency program will develop exceptional physicians by using a curriculum and learning environment that prioritizes academic rigor, constructive feedback, and accurate evaluation of our learners. 
• We identify strengths and weaknesses as a way to promote growth, and ultimately to make each of our learners the best version of themselves. 
• The residency program promotes delivering healthcare that is effective, efficient, timely, and patient centered. 
• Our program will continuously challenge norms, and not settle for how things have always been done. 
• We support a culture of inquiry, and challenge our learners to not only ask questions, but research solutions. 
• We appreciate the barriers of implicit bias and socioeconomic disparity to equality of health outcomes, but aim to overcome them. 
• We see value in the diversity of our community and will train future physicians to embrace it.