Internal Medicine Residency Program

Resident Life at HCMC

We think you'll find our program to be challenging, academic, and humanitarian. Our residents work hard,

but they also have a life outside HCMC.

HCMC After Work:

IM Resident Holiday Party - 2004, 2005, & 2006:

IM Resident Spring Banquet:

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Halloween 2007:

Family Life:

Resident Travel:

Erica Blevins volunteering in a clinic in Nicaragua.

David Van Dyke in India.

Stephanie Jost & Leslie Surbeck camping in British Columbia during their intern break.

Andres Wiernik in Sweden.

David Van Dyke and partner in Costa Rica.

The links below highlight some of our residents' international experiences as well as our spirit of

volunteerism and camaraderie.

Residents' International Electives Pages

• United Kingdom -- Stefan Collinet-Adler

• Thailand -- Milind Junghare
• India -- Shuli Bonham
• Cameroon -- Brett Carlson
• Bolivia -- Timothy Wiegand (pdf format)
• Costa Rica -- Rebecca Zadroga (pdf format)

Link to Star Tribune feature on Rajiv Shah, MD --

"Champion for inner-city education among unsung heroes"

Dr. Shah is a 2003 graduate of the HCMC Internal

Medicine Residency Program, now completing a Nephrology Fellowship at the University of Minnesota. He is the

co-founder of ACES (Athletes Committed to Educating 

Students), dedicated to mentoring inner-city school

children, and was recently chosen to receive an

"Unsung Hero" Award from the McKnight Foundation

for his work.