Our Program

What Makes Ascension St. Vincent Internal Medicine Unique?

Reputation

  • Ranked among America’s Best in State Hospitals of 2025.
  • National recognition as 2025-2026 Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
  • Award-winning teaching faculty
  • The Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana and Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis Hospital ranked as the top two hospitals in Indiana and among the top Cardiovascular Hospitals in the country by Premier Inc., marking the 13th time the hospital has been named to the prestigious list.
  • HealthGrades rated Ascension St. Vincent among the top 5% in the nation for stroke care, and Indiana’s number one provider of gastrointestinal care, spine surgery, and vascular surgery
  • The 800-bed acute care facility also received the Excellence Awards in critical care and women’s health by HealthGrades
  • ICU previously ranked among the Top 100 in the Nation by USA Today 
  • Internationally recognized and renowned cardiology program
  • Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center is #1 in the state for number of heart transplants, and specializes in advanced heart failure and LVADs
  • Level I Trauma Center, an Indiana leader in Stroke Care
     

Training And Education

  • Balanced program size, allowing for optimization of dedicated education time while still allowing for a breadth of diverse patient encounters
  • Emphasis on dedicated learning time:
    • Clinical reasoning conferences four times per week
    • Weekly Academic Half Days with National speakers, local specialists, Ascension St Vincent IM and Specialty faculty, and Resident-presented case conferences, journal clubs, morbidity & mortality conferences and research
  • Interdisciplinary approach to rounding, with active involvement from teaching PharmDs and nursing
  • Dedicated procedure workshop for residents to learn skills needed for ICU care
  • Experience in the ICU with close mentoring by ICU faculty and Pulm/CC fellows, allowing for significant procedural experience including intubations, central lines, arterial lines and directing ACLS
  • Night float system to reduce resident burnout and ensure adequate work-life balance
  • Ability to teach medical students: our department hosts 3rd and 4th year medical students from Indiana University and Marian University, typically with 1:1 Resident to Student teaching ratio
  • Small teaching teams, typically with 2 Interns and 1 Resident and a designated Faculty, allowing for development of a close teaching relationship

  • Access to a multi-million dollar facility and dedicated Simulation educators for hands on simulation learning

  • Clinician Educator Track (CET) available for those interested in potential careers in academia, as well as a longitudinal Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) curriculum with requirements for basic skills and an optional additional track for more in-depth ultrasound training. 

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  • Dedicated academic faculty with strong interests in research, quality improvement, and other scholarly activity to help you find projects that interest you and increase your scholarly productivity.