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Internal Medicine

Residency is a time when lifelong relationships are created. Many residents graduate and remain in the community, developing strong bonds with the associated institutions and the residency program. At Carle, you will learn from a wide variety of prominent physicians and a diverse range of patients. The Internal Medicine Residency Program provides training at Carle Foundation Hospital, OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center, and VA Illiana Health Care System and their affiliated clinics. Our residents consistently succeed in passing national boards, gaining acceptance in highly competitive fellowships, and finding attractive hospital and clinical positions.

So, come find out more, discover something outside of ordinary in Urbana-Champaign. Inspired and engaged scholarship, innovation and discovery, and impassioned and insightful patient care happen here.

How to Apply
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Dania Mendoza

Residency Coordinator

Email: IMRP@carle.com

Main Office: (217) 383-4633

Program Description 


Program Goals

The goal of the Internal Medicine Residency Program is to prepare physicians with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to provide patient care in Internal Medicine. Emphasis is on the:

  • Humane application of scientific knowledge
  • Preparation of graduates for continuing lifelong self-directed learning
  • Cost-effective utilization of public resources
  • Responsiveness to needs of individuals and the community
  • Highest standards of academic excellence and professional ethics
The graduate will demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to provide independent patient-centered care in multiple delivery settings in the specialty of Internal Medicine. Competence will be demonstrated in the following domains described in detail in the Program Requirements of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education:

  • Patient care
  • Medical knowledge
  • Practice-based learning and improvement
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Professionalism and systems-based practice
The program provides flexibility in curriculum focus to allow achievement of each trainee's individual learning needs:

 

  • Ambulatory Primary Care - Focus on care in the ambulatory setting with responsibility to health promotion and to the diagnosis and management of complex, usually chronic disease.
  • Hospitalist Physician - Principal interest is in the quality and safety and complex disease management in the acute-care environment.
  • Traditional Internal Medicine - Interest in maintaining excellence in acute, chronic and extended-care settings and in consultation to other specialties, serving as expert in the continuum of care for complex medical disorders.
  • Pre-Fellowship - Interest in further training in one of the subspecialties of Internal Medicine. Training is usually similar to the Traditional Internal Medicine focus. Additional experience is in the chosen subspecialty or related fields.
  • Academic Internal Medicine - Focus on careers in which significant time is dedicated to roles as clinician educators or clinical investigators.

Curriculum 

The Carle Internal Medicine residency training program is dedicated to achieving excellence in patient care and distinction in scholarship and education. An emphasis is placed on learning by doing. Residents are constantly challenged to solve problems while being supported by Carle physicians and care teams.


Preliminary (1226140P0)
PGY - 1

  • Up to 3 blocks: Electives
  • Up to 2 blocks: Intensive Care Unit
  • Up to 7 blocks: Adult Medicine and Medical Subspecialties (including night medicine)

Primary Care Track (1226140M0)
PGY - 1

  • Up to 3 blocks: Ambulatory Specialties/IM Sub-Specialties
  • Up to 1 block: Intensive Care Unit
  • Up to 7 blocks: Adult Medicine and Inpatient Rotations (includes night medicine and orientation)
PGY - 2

  • Up to 3 blocks: Ambulatory Specialties, Geriatrics, & IM Sub-Specialties
  • Up to 2 blocks: Research, Quality Improvement and Ambulatory Medicine (with experience in addressing Healthcare Disparities)
  • Up to 2 blocks: Intensive Care Unit
  • Up to 5 blocks: Adult Medicine and Medical Subspecialties (includes night medicine and Orientation)
PGY - 3 

  • Up to 4 blocks: Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics and Ambulatory specialties and IM Sub-Specialties
  • Up to 2 blocks: Ambulatory Medicine and Directed Learning
  • Up to 1 block: Intensive Care Unit
  • Up to 5 blocks: Adult Medicine and Medical Subspecialties (includes night medicine and Orientation

Longitudinal

  • Continuity Clinic at 2 sites.  Resident will manage a panel of patients as the Resident PCP.

Categorical (1226140C0)
PGY - 1

  • Up to 3 blocks: Medical Subspecialties - Consult
  • Up to 2 blocks: Intensive Care Unit
  • Up to 7 blocks: Adult Medicine and Inpatient Medical Subspecialties (includes night medicine and Orientation)
PGY - 2

  • Up to 4 blocks: Medical Subspecialties - Consult
  • Up to 2 blocks: Research, Quality Improvement and Ambulatory Medicine (with experience in addressing Healthcare Disparities)
  • Up to 2 blocks: Intensive Care Unit
  • Up to 5 blocks: Adult Medicine and Medical Subspecialties (includes night medicine and Orientation)
PGY - 3

  • Up to 5 blocks: Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics and Medical Subspecialties - Consult
  • Up to 1 block: Ambulatory Medicine (with experience in addressing Healthcare Disparities) and Directed Learning
  • Up to 2 blocks: Intensive Care Unit
  • Up to 4 blocks: Adult Medicine and Medical Subspecialties (includes night medicine and Orientation
Longitudinal

  • Continuity Clinic with each resident managing a panel of patients as their Resident PCP.

Carle Conferences and Educational Events


  • Noon Conferences
  • Clinical Pathological Correlation Conference
  • Resident Report
  • Subspecialty Conferences (Inpatient and Ambulatory)
  • Quality Review Conference
  • Career Guidance Retreat
  • Residents As Teachers Retreat
  • Infectious Disease Conferences (CME)
  • Bench to Bedside Research Conference
  • Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds (UI COM) (CME)
  • Journal Club (CME)
  • Annual Oral Vignette Competition
  • Annual Quality Improvement Forum
  • Annual multi-station OSCE
  • Annual EPA Based OSCE (PGY1s)
Other Conferences / Educational Events
  • Bioethics Seminar
  • Palliative Medicine Journal Club
  • Annual Cardiology Update for Primary Care
  • Digestive Diseases Update
  • Regional Diabetes Update
  • Carle Foundation Day
  • UI COM Research Day
Simulation Lab

  • In-training Exam (ACP- IM)
  • Daily Teaching Rounds

Meet Our Team

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James Kumar, MD, MS, FACP, FHM

Administration

Program Director
Hospital Medicine

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Danish Thameem, MD

Administration

Associate Program Director
Pulmonary Medicine and Critical Care

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Hans von Marensdorff, MD

Administration

Associate Program Director
Hospital Medicine

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Sumuk Sundaram, MD

Administration

Site Director
Adult Medicine
VA Danville

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Dania Mendoza

Administration

Program Coordinator

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Holly Dallas, MD

Core Faculty

Director Resident's Clinic
Adult Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Janet Jokela, MD

Core Faculty

UI – COM

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Jennie Hsu-Lumetta, MD

Core Faculty

Adult Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Krishan Kataria, MD

Core Faculty

Site Director
Hospital Medicine
OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center

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Amir Khan, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Infectious Disease
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Jessica Johnson, MD

Faculty

Clinical Educator
Hospital Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Renato Alcaraz, MD

Faculty

Clinical Educator
Hospital Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Lianghe Gao, MD

Faculty

Clinical Educator
Hospital Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Nadia Nasreen, MD

Faculty

Clinical Educator
Hospital Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Pardeep Kumar, MD

Faculty

Clinical Educator
Hospital Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Shirin Majdizadeh, MD

Faculty

Clinical Educator
Hospital Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Brent Kaufmann, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Pulmonary Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Ibrahim Shaikh, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Cardiology
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Kingsley Onyemere, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Endocrinology
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Mehmoodur Rasheed, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Rheumatology
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Temitope Shodunke, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Critical Care
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Michael Kuhlenschmidt, MD

Faculty

Core Faculty
Adult Medicine
Christie Clinic

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Pete Yunyongying, MD

Faculty

Core Faculty
Adult Medicine
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Priyank Patel, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Hematology / Oncology
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Saad Adoni, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Geriatrics
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Sravan Jasti, MD

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Nephrology
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Patricia Henry, DO

Faculty

Subspecialty Coordinator
Gastroenterology
Carle Foundation Hospital

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Karam Gardezi, MD

Resident

PGY-4 Chief Resident

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Hashim Jilani, MBBS

Resident

PGY-4 Chief Resident

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Muhammad Aamir, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Isaac Abu Zaanona, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Raazia Aftab, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Muhammad Afzal, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Fatima Ayub, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Adil Cheema, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Saleha Dar, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Sana Kamdar, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Muhammad Talha Khan, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Luna Khanal, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Sameed Lodhi, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Kailash Pant, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Riddhi Upadhyay, MD

Resident

PGY-3

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Surya Aedma, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Saba Akram, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Ali Baltaji, MBBCh

Resident

PGY-2

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Jemin Jose, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Muhammad Hasib Khalil, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Mohamed Mady, MBChB

Resident

PGY-2

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Pranav Mahajan, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Adarsha Ojha, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Tapasya Raavi, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Kelly Roth, MD

Resident

PGY-2

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Sanjivani Sathe, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Srijan Valasapalli, MBBS

Resident

PGY-2

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Jennifer Wroblewski, MD

Resident

PGY-2

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Muhammad Khalid Abbas, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Shruti Agarwal, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Talha Bin Farooq, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Shooka Esmaeeli, MD

Resident

PGY-1 Preliminary

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Rukhsaar Khanam, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Audrey Lam, MD

Resident

PGY-1

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Salma Malik, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Avani Mohta, MD

Resident

PGY-1

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Krishna Potluri, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Muhammad Umair Rana, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Mohamed Safwan, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Sijo Sunny, MBBS

Resident

PGY-1

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Rachel Waldemer, MD, PhD

Resident

PGY-1

How to Apply 


Thank you for your interest in the Carle Foundation Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program (IMRP). The IMRP participates in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) and only accepts applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS)

NOTE: Due to a high volume of inquiries, we are unable to review or comment on individual applicant inquires.

Application Submission:

  • Begins when ERAS opens
  • Applicants must apply through ERAS
  • Email, paper or faxed documentation cannot be accepted and is not reviewed
  • Our ACGME Program ID is 1401621456
  • Our NRMP numbers:
  • Categorical program: 1226140C0
  • Preliminary program: 1226140P0
  • Primary Care Track: 1226140M0
  • Applications are welcomed from U.S. and International medical school graduates (J1 visas only for International citizens).
Application Criteria - A Complete Application Includes:

  • A curriculum vitae (CV)
  • A Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MPSE), Dean's letter from the candidate's medical school, or equivalent
  • At least three letters of recommendation (waived letters)
  • A personal statement
  • Medical School Transcript
  • United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Scores/Transcripts for Steps 1 and 2
  • IMRP does not publish minimum score requirements
  • COMLEX scores are accepted in lieu of USMLE for Osteopathic students
Preference For Interviews Is Given To Candidates Who Have:

  • Passed the USMLE exams with no failures
  • USMLE transcripts documenting completion of Step 2 CS and CK must be available by February 1st prior to the NRMP match
  • Graduated from Medical school within the past 4 years
  • U.S. clinical experience required, e.g. clinical observership or externship
  • The ability to meet Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's requirements for Physician Temporary Licensure. This includes the ability to:
  • Document at least 4 weeks of psychiatry rotation(s) in medical school
  • Obtain continuing medical education credits in a timely fashion if necessary
  • Without exception, international candidates must be Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certified by February 1 prior to the NRMP match
Please note that this information may be subject to change. 


Interviews:

  • Interviews, which are by invitation only, are held mid-October through February
  • Invitations to interview are offered via email or ERAS; interviews are then self-scheduled through ERAS.
  • The interview calendar fills by the end of November. An invitation-only waiting list is maintained, with openings filled on a first-come first-served basis.
  • The interview day begins at 7:30 a.m. and typically includes:
  • A short presentation by the program director
  • Interviews with three faculty members
  • Opportunity to participate in an educational event
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Primary Care Track 


The Carle Internal Medicine Residency Program has partnered with regional clinical partners to conduct a Primary Care Track within the Internal Medicine residency program. Two positions are open for applications each year.

Like the standard Categorical track, this is a three-year Internal Medicine residency and graduates are ABIM board eligible in Internal Medicine at the end of their training.  Residents in the Primary Care track are considered part of the Internal Medicine residency program with schedules that emphasize outpatient, community-based academic medicine.  Residents spend significantly more time on chronic care, ambulatory internal medicine and ambulatory subspecialty rotations.

Faculty

  • Holly Dallas, MD
    Director
  • Abigail Adams, MD
    Faculty
  • Michael Kuhlenschmidt, MD
    Faculty
  • Pete Yunyongying, MD
    Faculty 
  • Janet Welch, MD
    Faculty 
  • Nasreen Syed, MD
    Faculty
  • Aimee Yu-Ballard, MD
    Faculty
  • Sumuk Sundaram, MD
    Faculty
    VA Medical Center

Primary Care Track FAQs

How is the Primary Care Track different from the Categorical Track?

  • Rotations in the outpatient setting: up to 3 additional blocks of outpatient medicine.
  • Ambulatory opportunities (convenient care, Women's Health, Sports medicine, IM subspecialty clinics).
  • Home-based call experience for a large Adult Medicine/ Geriatric practice (with attending supervision)
  • Continuity Clinic at 2 sites
  • Mentorship by Primary Care Core Faculty.

How is the Primary Care Track the same as the Categorical Track?

  • Residents in the Primary Care track are full and equal members of the Internal Medicine residency program and are eligible for ABIM Internal Medicine boards after successful completion of their residency. There will be no changes with reference to benefits and support.

Can I still go into a subspecialty or be a hospitalist if I do the Primary Care Track?

  • The goal of this track is to train internists who are well prepared for careers in primary care as clinicians, educators and leaders in primary care field.

Can I apply to and rank both Categorical and Primary Care Tracks?

  • Yes! Your application invitation will clearly specify the track you are being invited for. The number for the Primary Care Track in the NRMP will be provided during interviews.


If you have any questions regarding our program or the application process, please contact us at IMRP@carle.com.