Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care)
The Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care) Internal Medicine residency in New Haven, CT is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
Yale Internal Medicine Primary Care Residency offers 18 positions, two of them in an HIV Primary Care training track with a separate match number. Inpatient training is at both Yale New Haven Hospital campuses: general medicine firms (including an Advanced Care of the Elderly firm) at Saint Raphael and subspecialty firms at York Street. Schedule is thirteen four-week blocks with a '6+2' pattern alternating six weeks of other rotations with two weeks of ambulatory, and 40-50% of training is outpatient. Continuity clinic sites are the New Haven Primary Care Consortium (150 Sargent Dr) and the Nathan Smith Clinic. A Diet and Disease culinary medicine curriculum and the Yale office-based medicine curriculum are used.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Ambulatory depth: 40-50% outpatient training with a 6+2 block schedule and 3:1 resident-to-faculty precepting; ask how the clinic panel is built and protected during inpatient blocks.
- Two continuity settings: the New Haven Primary Care Consortium (on-site diabetes, dermatology, rheumatology, addiction recovery, transitions and primary care psychiatry clinics) or the Nathan Smith Clinic for the HIV track; say which you want and apply to both match numbers for HIV.
- Firm system at Saint Raphael with no day or night floats, bedside Firm rounds and an Accountable Care Unit with structured interdisciplinary bedside rounds: ask how this shapes intern supervision.
- Diet and Disease culinary and lifestyle medicine curriculum: highlight interest in nutrition and chronic disease prevention.
- Yale office-based medicine curriculum is used by over 100 programs: ask how faculty research in medical education feeds into the curriculum.
- Distinction pathways and global health electives for PGY-2/3: ask how residents combine them with the primary care track.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
Use the official program page for the current director, coordinator, telephone number, and email address.
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
About Internal Medicine residency training
Internal Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Graduates go on to general internal medicine, hospital medicine or fellowship training such as cardiology, gastroenterology, or critical care.
General information about the specialty, not a statement about this program. Confirm details with the program.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care) Internal Medicine residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care) Internal Medicine residency?
This directory has no verified length for this program. Internal Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years; confirm with the program.
How many positions does the Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care) Internal Medicine residency offer?
The directory records 18 position(s) per year. Positions can change from year to year, so confirm for the cycle you are applying to.
What does the Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care) Internal Medicine residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.