University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is the University of Oklahoma's academic Med-Peds residency, based at the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, a state academic medical center serving as the primary referral hub for adult and pediatric tertiary care in Oklahoma. As a combined four-year categorical program embedded within a large university system offering extensive subspecialty fellowships in both Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, the program is structured to prepare residents for board eligibility in both fields with exposure to complex, subspecialty-level pathology across both patient populations. The presence of a dedicated scholarly activity/research curriculum within pediatrics and the breadth of internal medicine fellowship infrastructure (cardiology, GI, hematology-oncology, endocrinology, geriatrics/palliative care, infectious disease) signals a program oriented toward residents who will pursue further subspecialty training or academic careers rather than direct practice. As the state's primary academic hub, the program likely values residents comfortable functioning across both inpatient and continuity settings and navigating the dual-identity demands of a combined specialty.