Application Process

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center offers three different tracks within the Internal Medicine Residency Program. The large Categorical Program offers the traditional three years of training in the core of internal medicine. The Primary Care Program focuses on ambulatory internal medicine and academic general internal medicine, a veritable launching pad for someone interested in becoming an academic clinician-educator. Finally, the Medical Research Track provides accelerated clinical training for individuals with strong scientific research backgrounds who wish to pursue a career as a physician-scientist.

All of the internal medicine residency programs subscribe to the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) for first-year trainees. Applicants are welcome to apply to as many of the tracks that interest them; application to each track is considered independently. Use the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) through your dean's office and register with the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). We accept applicants only through the NRMP Match. Please see below for the items necessary for a complete ERAS application.

The deadline for a complete application is October 6, 2025. 

Application Guidelines 

Please comply with the following guidelines when completing your application:

1. Completed ERAS Application (Under Profile Section, be sure to include if you have been elected to AOA or Gold Humanism)
2. Medical Student Performance Evaluation or Dean's Letter
3. A Department of Medicine Summary Letter from the Department Chair or Designee
4. At least two Faculty Letters of Recommendation (more than two are acceptable)
5. Medical School Transcript
6. USMLE STEP 1 Transcript (If STEP 2 transcripts are available, please submit them)
7. Personal statement

NOTE: If you are applying for the Medical Research Track, please also include:

1. One letter from your primary research mentor/supervisor (or thesis advisor for those who have completed a Ph.D.), and one from two or more individuals familiar with your research. If these additional letters put you over the number allowed in ERAS, please send them to NYPCornell-IMResidency@med.cornell.edu.
2. Complete and return the Supplemental Application ( Word |  PDF) to NYPCornell-IMResidency@med.cornell.edu, including a copy of your relevant publications in one PDF file. The deadline for the supplemental application is October 1st. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Note for Primary Care: While the Weill Cornell Medicine Primary Care program is fully integrated into the Categorical residency, it has a separate match through its unique NRMP program number. We urge those committed to primary care to apply to this program.