University of Maryland Program

Program Identity & Fit

The University of Maryland Med-Peds program is a longstanding (established 1994) university-affiliated combined residency based in Baltimore, training residents across the academic medical center and surrounding community-facing clinics serving West Baltimore's underserved population. The program explicitly supports multiple career paths - academic medicine, primary care, hospital medicine, and subspecialty fellowship - reflecting a broad rather than narrowly research-focused identity, while still offering research opportunities within a large academic medical system. Distinctive features include a small, tight-knit cohort structure (four positions per year), close longitudinal faculty mentorship beginning intern year, and a notably high rate of graduates remaining on faculty at Maryland, signaling strong institutional retention and culture fit. The program frames itself around relational continuity ("Med-Peds family") and community commitment rather than high-volume subspecialty branding.