Message from the Internal Medicine Director

Our residents train across two outstanding and distinctly different health systems, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center and Valleywise Health Medical Center, gaining broad clinical experience while caring for diverse and underserved communities. Our goal is simple: to develop compassionate, clinically outstanding physicians prepared for whatever path they choose.

We have built a highly structured academic curriculum around a simple understanding: "We all learn differently." From case-based teaching and comprehensive board preparation to a robust POCUS curriculum to sessions at state-of-the-art simulation centers to our recently developed AI curriculum, we continue to embrace innovation while remaining focused on the fundamentals of excellent patient care.

But as I have always told my learners, residency is much more than becoming a knowledgeable physician. It is also about service, leadership, mentorship, and most importantly, our own well-being.

Our commitment to our community remains central to our mission. Residents have opportunities to serve locally at St. Vincent de Paul clinic, while senior residents can even participate in an international elective serving an underserved community in the Dominican Republic. Our mentor-mentee career pathway connects residents with dedicated faculty early in training, helping them pursue their individual career goals with confidence and purpose. Our chief residents can further develop as leaders through ElevateCR, a dedicated longitudinal leadership program developed and sponsored by Creighton Phoenix GME.

And amidst the demands of residency, we make time for each other. Wellbeing may mean a dedicated session or activity, but sometimes it is simply gathering over cupcakes, sharing lunch, laughing, and catching up with one another. Those seemingly small moments matter. They remind us that residency is challenging, but no one should have to navigate it alone.

None of this would be possible without the wonderful people behind our program. Our exceptional faculty, Associate Program Directors, and program administrators have worked tirelessly alongside our residents to support, strengthen, and continually advance our program. Their dedication to education, mentorship, innovation, and, most importantly, to our residents' overall growth has helped shape the exceptional program we are so proud of today. I remain deeply grateful for the heart, energy, and commitment they bring to our program every day.

Hence, three years later, if you ask me what makes me most proud of our program, my answer remains the same: "Our people". Despite our growth, we have never lost our small family approach. We work hard, celebrate together, support one another through difficult moments, and build relationships that extend far beyond residency.

I once walked through these doors as an intern with my own dreams and uncertainty about what the future would bring. Today, it is one of the greatest privileges of my career to watch our residents begin that same journey and leave as confident physicians, teachers, leaders, advocates, and lifelong members of our Creighton family.

We are incredibly proud of what we have built together, and even more excited about where we are going.

Welcome to Creighton Internal Medicine. We hope you will become part of our story.

Sri Boddupalli, MD
Program Director, Internal Medicine