UPMC Medical Education-Lititz Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 16, 2026

UPMC Medical Education-Lititz Program

UPMC Medical Education-Lititz Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Lititz, Pennsylvania, directed by Dale R. Lent, DO and coordinated by Elyse Waters. The program accepts applications through November 29, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at koterwasel@upmc.edu or (717) 625-5668. 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

UPMC Lititz's Internal Medicine Residency is a community-based, osteopathically-focused program (Osteopathic Recognition through ACGME, all positions DO-designated) operating out of a 144-bed teaching hospital in Lancaster County, PA, with subspecialty and critical care rotations extended through Lehigh Valley Health Network and UPMC Harrisburg. The program's explicit mission is to produce general internists and hospitalists prepared to serve both urban settings and communities with limited resources, integrating OMM/OPP training, quarterly simulation, and a longitudinal continuity clinic into a comprehensive inpatient/ambulatory curriculum. Research is present only as an "elective," encouraged rather than required, with scholarly output centered on a POMA poster session and a Medical Education/Scholar Day rather than peer-reviewed output. The program explicitly states it aims to retain graduates for community practice and encourages residents to stay on as core faculty, signaling a strong community-rootedness and teaching-continuity orientation rather than a fellowship pipeline.

Who it fits

An osteopathic applicant oriented toward general internal medicine or hospitalist practice in community and underserved settings, whose ERAS narrative emphasizes OMM/osteopathic identity, community service, and interest in staying embedded in the training community long-term.

Research intensity

Low - described as "elective" and "encouraged" rather than required, with scholarly activity centered on poster sessions and an education day rather than structured research infrastructure.

Career orientation

Mixed - Primary Care, Community Practice

Important

Completion of a minimum of 160 hours of classroom and hands-on osteopathic training (covering osteopathic philosophy, OMT indications/contraindications, and related anatomy/physiology) is required prior to the ranking deadline, and the program states a preference for retaining graduates to practice and later join the faculty in the community where they trained.

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Internal Medicine

Deadline 11/29/2026

54 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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