North East Medical Services Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 17, 2026

North East Medical Services Program

North East Medical Services Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Daly City, California, directed by George E. Ishak, MD and coordinated by Marie Carmelo. and holds an accreditation status of Initial. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at residency_program@nems.org or (415) 391-9686. 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

NEMS is a new, community-based Internal Medicine residency (Class of 2026 inaugural cohort) embedded within a large FQHC/safety-net health system serving predominantly uninsured, low-income, and limited-English-proficiency Asian and immigrant populations across the SF Bay Area. The 3+1 curriculum is deliberately weighted toward primary care and community medicine (four dedicated community medicine blocks, addiction medicine, geriatrics, health systems management), with inpatient training occurring at partner hospitals (Seton Medical Center, ZSFG, San Mateo Medical Center, Garfield Medical Center) rather than an in-house tertiary center. Scholarly activity is visible and applied rather than basic-science, concentrated in hepatitis B and tuberculosis population health/public health partnership work tied to the clinic's own patient registries, reflecting a program identity built around chronic disease management in immigrant and limited-English populations. The program explicitly values linguistic competency (Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese) and community service/engagement, and structures mentorship around continuity clinic site and career interest rather than pushing residents toward subspecialty fellowship.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on serving immigrant, low-income, or limited-English-proficiency communities in primary care, ideally with direct language concordance and demonstrated community health or public-health-oriented project experience rather than bench research or subspecialty ambition.

Research intensity

Moderate - applied public-health and clinic-based research (hepatitis B, TB) is active and available through named faculty/mentors, but it is not positioned as a core expectation for all residents nor tied to fellowship placement outcomes.

Career orientation

Primary Care

Important

Holistic review emphasizes community service/engagement and linguistic competency in Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese; the program also participates in ERAS program signaling.

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Accreditation Status Initial NEW

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PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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