Welcome to the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatric Residency program at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center (MHMMC). We offer a four-year program combining two outstanding departments. The program provides optimal, comprehensive training to prepare doctors for a broad array of med-ped career options including primary care, sub-specialty fellowships, research, hospital medicine and academic medicine.
MHMMC fosters professional training in an atmosphere in which we treat patients, families, and fellow health care workers with respect. We strive to improve our understanding of bias and health disparities with a goal to improve health for all patients and foster community with patients and colleagues. We serve a large and diverse patient population from across the state, including a large immigrant community due to Portland's refugee resettlement resources.
We take pride in the high caliber of teaching that effectively balances resident supervision and independent decision-making. The size and structure of our program provides ideal resident involvement as well as flexibility in achieving individual resident training goals. We endeavor to create excellent opportunities for learning while optimizing time outside of work to fuel your other passions.
If you are up to the challenge, we at MHMMC will deliver the training opportunity of a lifetime. Consider joining us in a great coastal city rich in beauty and abundant in cultural and recreational opportunities.
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The Resident Experience at MHMMC
Internal Medicine Pediatrics Residency Program
Class Statistics
- 4 Med-Peds residents per class
- 4th year Med-Peds Chief Resident
- % of graduates pursuing fellowship: ~45%
- % of graduates pursuing primary care: ~35%
- % of graduates pursuing hospitalist work: ~20%
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
- 700-bed hospital, not-for-profit institution
- Diverse patient population - more than 50 languages are spoken in Portland
- Home to MaineHealth Barbara Bush Children's Hospital; with 116 beds, including 31 Level III NICU Beds and 20 Level II Continuing Care Nursery beds and 8 PICU beds, it is Maine's premier referral hospital, offering services not available elsewhere in the state
Medical School Affiliation
- Tufts University School of Medicine-MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Program (TUSM-MHMMC)
- Rotate every 4 blocks between Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
- Combined Med-Peds continuity clinic, hospital based, precepted by Med-Peds trained attendings
- Weekly Med-Peds conference/meeting time, bi-monthly Med-Peds Journal Clubs, in addition to categorical Internal Medicine and Pediatrics weekly ½ day protected didactics
- Individualized Med-Peds elective time and electives in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
- GME Academic Tracks Available: Research Track, Clinician-Educator Leadership Track (CELT), Clinical Informatics Track
- Primary Care and Hospitalist Track participation and mentorship within Internal Medicine program (as able with Med-Peds curriculum)
- Competitive resident salaries
- Disability, Malpractice, Life, Health, and Dental insurance
- Vacations: 4 weeks each year, several additional holidays
- Educational funds and support for conference attendance
- View our Stipends & Benefits
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center is committed to sustaining a welcoming, respectful, equitable and inclusive medical training environment.
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It's important to take good care of yourself during post-graduate training so you can fully fully participate in your education and patient care.