Beyond Residency


At Iowa, our goal is to help you achieve whatever career goal you envision for yourself by providing you the opportunities and experiences you need to take the next step in your career path.  We have a mentorship system, flexibility in rotation, pathways, and distinction tracks that can all be tailored to help you get the experiences you need to be prepared to excel in the next step of your career journey.

From 2018-2023, 70% of our residents have gone on to pursue fellowship immediately after residency.  Many of our residents match in to fellowship is Iowa, which speaks to the collegial education environment that extends beyond the internal medicine residency to the whole department of internal medicine.  We have also had great success matching residents into fellowships across the country.  (see map below)

While the majority of our residents go on to fellowship, the focus of our residency is on training our residents to be fantastic internists. From From 2018-2023, approximately 28% of our residents have gone on to practice primary care or hospital medicine after residency, and they have accepted jobs all across the country.

Additionally, we have had two residents go on to study health informatics and one pursue a post-graduate research position (T32 grant).

Destinations of 2023 Graduates

Fellowship Training Institutions (2018-2022)

Allergy/Immunology
University of Colorado
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
Washington University, St. Louis
Cardiology
Orlando Health
The Ohio State University
University of Buffalo, SUNY
University of California-San Diego
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of North Carolina
Wake Forest University
Washington University, St. Louis
Endocrinology
University of Colorado
University of Iowa
University of Virginia
Gastroenterology
Baylor University
Boston University
Indiana University
St. Louis University
SUNY
The Ohio State University
Tulane University
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
Hematology/Oncology
Gundersen Health System
St. Louis University
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Michigan
Infectious Diseases
University of California-San Diego
University of Iowa
Washington University, St. Louis

Nephrology
University of Iowa
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska-Omaha
University of Oregon
University of Pennsylvania

Palliative Medicine
University of Iowa
Pulmonary/Critical Care
Duke University
University of Iowa
University of Missouri-Columbia
University of Nebraska-Omaha
Rheumatology
New York University
St. Louis University
University of Iowa


Destinations of 2023 Graduates

Allergy-Immunology
University of Iowa

Cardiology
Oregon Health & Science University
University of Missouri-Kansas City
University of Iowa

Endocrinology
University of Iowa

Gastroenterology/Hepatology
University of Iowa
University of Missouri-Kansas City

Hematology/Oncology
University of Iowa (2)

Infectious Diseases
University of Iowa

Nephrology
University of Minnesota
University of Oregon

Pulmonary-Critical Care
University of Iowa
University of Michicgan

Rheumatology
Washington University, St. Louis