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