Internal Medicine

The Internal Medicine Residency Program at Morristown Memorial Hospital's mission is to train our residents to provide care that is compassionate, patient-centered, ethical and evidence-based. Whether as generalists or specialists, our graduates will be able to interact with community-based and academic physicians; advocate for patients from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds; and practice self-directed learning each day.

Our dynamic training program features:

• Dedicated faculty with a commitment to resident education
• Expert subspecialists
• Diversity of cases and pathology in both acute care and chronic disease spectra
• Numerous ancillary services to facilitate care and learning 
• A laboratory equipped with mannequins and a SimMan simulated patient to help train residents in emergency management and procedural skills
• Excellent location in a mild four-season climate
• Continual program assessment and improvement by residents and faculty
• Robust evaluations process
• Online curriculum and learning resources
• Resident autonomy in patient care
• Comprehensive core conference series for Board preparation and career planning
• Workshops and retreats

With twenty five years of experience in medical education, I have found that residents themselves are key in creating a strong educational structure. The personal and professional needs of residents continually evolve over time.  Our hands-on approach personalizes the potentially regimented process of graduate medical education and ensures that the needs of each individual are prioritized, rather than those of the hospital or the program.

Donna Astiz, MD
Residency Program Director