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Rochester Regional Health-Unity Internal Medicine Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 30, 2026

Rochester Regional Health-Unity Internal Medicine Program

Rochester Regional Health-Unity Internal Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Rochester, New York, directed by Khalid Abdel- Gadir, MD and coordinated by Jamie Pelkey. The program accepts applications through October 31, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at jamie.pelkey@rochesterregional.org or (585) 723-7746. 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

Unity Hospital's Internal Medicine Residency is a community hospital-based program (471-bed) in suburban Rochester with an 80-year training history and a 4+1 block schedule balancing inpatient and ambulatory continuity experience. Career outcomes span academic general internal medicine, subspecialty practice, and primary care, indicating the program does not funnel graduates toward a single track but supports both fellowship-bound and generalist-oriented residents. In-house fellowship pathways in cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatrics, and hospital medicine-adjacent fields at sister RRH sites give categorical residents visible subspecialty pipelines without requiring relocation. The program values applicants who can function within a structured, rotation-heavy community teaching environment and engage meaningfully in the ambulatory clinic weeks that recur throughout all three years.

Who it fits
An applicant seeking broad, balanced community-based internal medicine training with a genuine option to pursue subspecialty fellowship afterward, rather than one narrowly committed to a single academic research trajectory.
Research intensity
Low - Scholarly activity is referenced but not structurally central; research is not emphasized as a defining feature of the categorical curriculum.
Career orientation
Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship

Internal Medicine

Name/ID

IMG %

Deadline

State

Accreditation Status

Rochester Regional Health-Unity Internal Medicine Program
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IMG % IMG %

10/31/2026
26 days left

NY

Continued

Deadline 10/31/2026 26 days left
Accreditation Status Continued
SCORE
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 2
USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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CURRENT RESIDENTS
Residents
Current Residents.pdf
Program Director
Name: Khalid Abdel- Gadir, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Jamie Pelkey Email: jamie.pelkey@rochesterregional.org Phone: (585) 723-7746 Address: 1555 Long Pond Rd,Rochester
Program Website
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