Geisinger Health System Wilkes-Barre Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Aug 31, 2026

Geisinger Health System Wilkes-Barre Program

Geisinger Health System Wilkes-Barre Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, directed by Wasique Mirza, MBBS, MD and coordinated by Lindsey Delazzari. The program accepts applications through November 15, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at ldelazzari@geisinger.edu or (570) 808-3764. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

This is a young, developing university-affiliated community program built around a primary care mission, anchored at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center (a Level I trauma center) with additional inpatient training at Geisinger Community Medical Center and a distinctive tri-site ambulatory model spanning a general internal medicine clinic, a federally qualified health center in Scranton, and the Wilkes-Barre VA. The curriculum emphasizes continuity of care, humanism, population health/leadership blocks, and required exposure to geriatrics, addiction medicine, and palliative care, reflecting a generalist and underserved-care orientation rather than a subspecialty-research identity. Scholarly activity is structured but modest (two required projects, QI/CQI focus, small institutional grants) and is framed as ACGME-driven rather than central to the program's mission; several Geisinger-system fellowships (cardiology, GI, hem-onc, pulm-crit care, palliative, sleep) are available on-site for residents who want to subspecialize. The program explicitly values compassion, humanism, teamwork (house-based "Tournameds" competition), wellness, and adaptability to a multi-site, non-urban clinical environment.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on primary care commitment, continuity-based ambulatory care, and service to underserved or veteran populations, with QI or community-health involvement rather than a heavy bench-research trajectory, will find natural alignment here.

Research intensity

Moderate - required scholarly/QI projects with institutional support and small grants, but not positioned as a core identity of the program.

Career orientation

Mixed - Primary Care, Fellowship, Community Practice

Important

The program states that graduation from an accredited international medical school is highly preferred, with additional preference for more recent graduates, and that U.S. clinical experience (observership) is preferred though not offered by the program itself; it also strongly encourages use of program signaling, including "Gold signals," to demonstrate interest.

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Internal Medicine

Deadline 11/15/2026

40 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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