Salary and Benefits
Residents are paid by University Medical Resident Services, P.C. (UMRS). A sample copy of the contract is available on the University at Buffalo Office of Graduate Medical Education website.
Our program offers access to the University at Buffalo Library and other facilities. We also provide to each resident:
- two lab coats
- a name stamp
- reimbursement for both Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Program Strengths
Structured Portfolio to Archive Learning
The learning curve during residency is perhaps as steep as at any other time in a physician's life. To archive this learning and all the experiences during the training of our residents, we have established a structured portfolio for our residents.
The portfolio has all the sections and information necessary for the graduation of the residents, in compliance with the requirements of the Accreditation Council for the Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), University at Buffalo (UB) and all the other relevant organizations. We encourage applicants to review the portfolio with the program director during their interview.
Evaluation and Feedback
One of the core objectives of the training program is to help monitor, evaluate and provide feedback to the residents about their educational experiences through didactic lectures, observed learning during management and teaching rounds, continuity clinic experiences and elective rotations. The residents will be evaluated by multisource 360° evaluation at the end of each module.
This is an elaborate section of the portfolio that includes evaluation, performance and feedback on Mini-CEX, an in-service examination, ACP in-training examination, annual self-evaluation, self-reflections and the conventional evaluations after each rotation.
Required Research & Presentations
Resident scholarship is one of the strengths of the program, made possible with dedicated research time, especially during the second and the third year of training.
Formal research and presentation of the same at the Annual Research Symposium is required for graduation.
Residents frequently publish and/or make formal presentations at the regional and national meetings. The program provides an advisor to each resident on arrival to facilitate and assist residents to achieve their milestones. Click here to view our resident’s research.
There is a required presentation in CPC, M&M, Journal Club, Medical Grand Rounds and Morning Report as per the schedule, which is finalized for the academic year in advance. All such presentations, posters and publications are archived in the resident portfolio and reviewed by the Program Director with the resident on a quarterly basis.
Quality Improvement Awards
To promote a scholarly environment that encourages intellectual curiosity and promotes excellent patient care, the UB Graduate Medical Dental Education Program (UBGMDE) offers Quality Improvement Awards, providing up to $3,000 to support team-driven projects.
Click here for more information.
Additional Strengths
- High success rate in American Board of Internal Medicine Certifying Examination
- Advisor assignment from day one of your arrival based on your specialty interests and future plans
- Mandatory research electives in PGY II and III
- Back-to-back New York State Championship in ACP Medical Jeopardy (2008 and 2009)
- Sponsorship for ACP membership and MKSAP Digital for all categorical residents