A Message from the Internal Medicine Residency Program Director
Welcome to the SJ/C Internal Medicine Residency Program. Program Director Dr. John Cinicola walks you through the overview, mission and outcomes when physicians enroll in our program.
Welcome to the Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Joseph's/Candler
The St. Joseph's/Candler Internal Medicine Residency Program, developed in partnership with the Medical College of Georgia, is built around a straightforward goal: graduate physicians who are confident, capable, and ready to meet a wide range of clinical needs from day one of independent practice.
The curriculum is balanced across inpatient and outpatient settings, with a strong emphasis on ambulatory medicine, continuity of care, and chronic disease management. Residents develop genuine expertise in preventative care and longitudinal patient relationships through a robust continuity clinic model, while concurrently building the clinical skills needed to succeed as a hospitalist or outpatient internal medicine physician in a community practice setting.
SJ/C Residency Program
How we prepare you for a wide range of career paths
The program takes a practical, community-focused approach to physician training. Residents develop expertise in caring for diverse populations, gain a working understanding of the social and behavioral factors that shape health outcomes, and engage in meaningful quality improvement work throughout their training.
Population health and preventative care are woven into the curriculum rather than treated as electives. Team-based care is emphasized at every level, reflecting the reality that the best medicine happens when the entire care team works together.
Alongside a strong clinical foundation, residents have access to robust research infrastructure, expert mentorship, and an academic culture that supports scholarly growth from the start of training.
Graduates of the St. Joseph's/Candler Internal Medicine Residency receive a diploma from the Medical College of Georgia, one of the oldest and most prestigious graduate medical programs in the country, and are well prepared to pursue a wide range of career paths.
Whether the goal is outpatient practice, hospital medicine, or a competitive subspecialty fellowship within Georgia or across the country, this program provides the foundation to get there. The program offers the best of both worlds: strong community medicine training and comprehensive in-hospital care, all within one of the most established not-for-profit health systems in the Southeast. The result is a physician ready to care for patients and build a career in the community where they trained.
