University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics residency built around four distinct clinical sites spanning a tertiary academic medical center (Banner-UMC Phoenix), a standalone tertiary children's hospital (Phoenix Children's), a VA facility, and a county safety-net system (Valleywise Health) with a dedicated Community Health Center and Well Baby nursery for outpatient primary care exposure. The program explicitly frames Med-Peds training as flexible groundwork for primary care, adult/pediatric/combined subspecialty fellowship, or development of programs serving special-needs populations, rather than committing to a single career track. Distinctive structural features include a float system for workload balance, dedicated Med-Peds chiefs, and rotation through St. Joseph's NICU for early newborn critical care exposure. The program states it values self-motivated applicants committed to personal wellness and community well-being, and reviews applications holistically across leadership, advocacy, and research.