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| Q. |
How do I
submit an application?
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| A. |
New Jersey Medical School accepts all applications
through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Applications
submitted in any other form will not be reviewed.
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| Q. |
How many
categorical and preliminary positions do you expect to offer?
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| A. |
We expect to have
approximately thirty-five categorical and ten preliminary internal
medicine positions next year.
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| Q. |
Where will
I spend most of my time?
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| A. |
The Internal Medicine residency utilizes
numerous clinical settings throughout the UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical
School system in order to give our housestaff the most diverse educational
experience. Residents will spend time in the following sites: University
Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, and the VA Healthcare
System as well as various local community internal medicine teaching
practice sites.
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| Q. |
What is the
call schedule like?
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| A. |
Call on regular floor rotations is every
fourth night until 9:00 p.m. Floor residents go home and do not stay
overnight in the hospital. Call in the intensive care units is every
fourth night and you leave no later than 11:00 a.m. on post-call day.
Attendings in the Department of Medicine are available at night to
assist and teach night float and ICU on-call residents.
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| Q. |
Will NJMS
make sure I have one day off per week?
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| A. |
Residents are guaranteed one day off per
week. This is usually a weekday (i.e., precall day off) but occasionally
may be a weekend day.
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| Q. |
What facilities
are available to residents?
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| A. |
Just to name a few of the facilities:
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• Access to
computer systems throughout the university and hospital.
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• Computerized
retrieval of labs, radiographic studies, and outpatient records
at all training sites.
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• Access to
a state-of-the-art library open seven days a week. Full-text journals
available on line.
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• Call
Rooms : Residents have access to private call rooms while taking
call on ICU or Night Float rotations. Additionally, meals are provided
free of charge for residents on call.
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• Parking
: NJMS parking is available at all affiliated hospitals. We also
offer a "pre-tax" payroll deduction for parking expenses.
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• As University
employees, NJMS residents have access to many university facilities
(for a fee) including daycare .
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• All interns
receive white coats, with laundry service available.
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| Q. |
Does New
Jersey Medical School allow moonlighting opportunities for residents?
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| A. |
Moonlighting is permitted for licensed
residents in the PGY2 and PGY3 years with the approval of the Dean
of Graduate Medical Eduation.
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| Q. |
Are there
USMLE score requirements?
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| A. |
Although scores on USMLE examinations are
an important factor in our selection process, there are no official
score requirements for applying to our program. We prefer to evaluate
each applicant on his or her own individual merits.
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| Q. |
Does UMDNJ-New
Jersey Medical School accept applications from graduates of international
medical schools?
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| A. |
Graduates from any medical school are
invited to submit applications and will be subject to our usual
application procedure. We prefer, however, that graduates of international
medical schools be recent graduates (< 3 years), and have U.S.
citizenship or permanent residency status.
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| Q. |
Can I do an Observership
at your program?
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| A. |
The Internal Medicine Residency Program does not sponsor
observerships. If you are currently enrolled in medical school, you
can visit the NJMS
website to inquire about away rotations. |
