Summa Internal Medicine Residency

Internal Medicine Residency
The Summa Health Internal Medicine Residency is an intimate and community-based program that provides residents with university-caliber education and highly personal attention from attending physicians and faculty
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About Our Residency Program
EDUCATIONAL CULTURE
PHYSICIAN WELLNESS
OUR GRADUATES
OUR FACULTY
educational culture
We are committed to providing supervised, hands on learning for residents. Senior residents and faculty have been trained to observe resident skills with patients and to give formative feedback to improve. We are dedicated to trainee competence in the core skills needed to effectively care for medical patients. Our program benefits from its charter membership in the ACGME's Educational Innovations Project (2006-2016) which relates resident learning to patient outcomes and safety.

You will notice this difference in our learning culture as soon as you join our team. Observers will give you feedback towards independent practice from day one.
PHYSICIAN WELLNESS
Our program has identified the importance of physician wellness and is dedicated to the well-being of our residents. Your well-being as a physician is vital to a patient's outcome.

We have tools to assess your well-being and to compare your well-being to other residents nationally. Below you will find resources to help you be proactive about your personal well-being through both your residency training and career.
Staying Well During Residency
Summa's physicians are supported by the Akron Physician Wellness Initiative (APWI)
Akron Physician Wellness Initiative
Our graduates
See where our graduates have gone and which fellowships they have obtained.
Fellowship Acquisition
Our faculty
Our faculty is made up of board certified clinicians with real world experience and a passion for teaching. Our faculty contributes to our learning culture through their broad range of interests and academic achievements.

Program Mission Statement

The mission of the Summa Health System / NEOMED Internal Medicine residency program is to provide the highest quality education to our residents to train them to provide the highest quality, compassionate care to their patients now and throughout their future careers, thereby contributing to a healthier community. The focus of our educational program is on patient care for those in the greater Akron, Ohio area and throughout northeastern Ohio. Graduates will contribute to improved patient care as general internists providing office-based care, hospitalists, or subspecialists (after completing further subspecialty training if they so choose). This mission is consistent with the mission of Summa Health System which is to “provide the highest quality, compassionate care to our patients and members and to contribute to a healthier community."

In the Press: 
Interesting Akron Beacon Journal Article

Summa Health & HatCo Agreement
November 2024
Point of Care Ultrasound
(POCUS)
We are continuing to develop a robust POCUS curriculum for residents to become proficient in bedside ultrasound. This allows for expedited diagnosis and treatment for a variety of disease processes. This has been guided through POCUS curriculum developed by the American College of Physicians (ACP).
Simulation Curriculum
(Sim Lab)
Monthly simulations allow further training in a safe and controlled environment. Gain experience in various scenarios such as Codes, rapid response training, ACLS skills, controlled procedures, and more.
Vacation/Time Off Request
Finding yourself needing some well earned rest and relaxation? Submit your off call request below!
Submit Your Off Call Request
Transitional Year Resource Page
The Summa Health System Transitional Year residency provides an immersive, one year, hands on experience in the broad field of Internal Medicine for those intending to specialize.
TY Residency Page
Research and Quality Improvement
Research-QI
Meet Our Educational Staff!
Faculty Page
about SUmma HEALTH

Summa Health System is located in Northeast Ohio. It's multiple campuses serve as an academic community teaching resource for the Northeast Ohio Medical University and hosts 11 residencies and 7 fellowship programs.

useful links
Summa Health SystemWellness Resources: GMECHealthcare Equity Resources
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