Internal Medicine

Located in and serving patients in Northeastern Pennsylvania, The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education offers a 3-year Internal Medicine Residency accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Founded by our namesake, Robert Wright, MD, our Internal Medicine Residency is The Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education’s original program, welcoming its first class of six residents in 1976. The program currently trains over 100 residents.

Under program directors Rajiv Bansal, MD and Timothy Burke, DO, our Internal Medicine Residency’s innovative curriculum merges ACGME, Patient-Centered Medical Home and EMR Meaningful Use competencies to promote team-based skill sets and develop compassionate 21st century physician leaders, acutely aware of varying Socioeconomic Determents of Health considerations affecting the patient population served.

This program immerses residents in high-performing National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)-certified Patient-Centered Medical Homes, FQHCs and community-based hospitals. Residents and fellows are empowered to lead clinical and educational improvements, and in fact, as part of their training, are expected to lead or actively participate in six or more short-cycle process improvements each year.

Within our non-profit Graduate Medical Education Safety-Net Consortium model, learners are immersed in community venues where they are most needed, increasing their long-term likelihood of working in such settings after completing their training. Our training model follows the national Beyond Flexner movement, focused on training community-minded health professionals as agents of more equitable healthcare.

Residents who complete our program are well prepared for American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine (AOBIM) board certification and successful careers in primary care. They are also poised to pursue fellowships in specialty practices if desired.