Internal Medicine Residency at Mountainside Medical Center

Welcome to Mountainside Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency!

I am delighted you are interested in our program and invite you to learn more about us and what we have to offer.

At Mountainside, our long-standing Internal Medicine residency program has a rich tradition of developing well rounded, capable physicians who have gone on to make significant impacts in the world. We train residents to become independent, knowledgeable thinkers, who critically evaluate every aspect of patient care and management while remaining steadfast in their advocacy for patients. Our success stems from a simple philosophy: great physicians are created through a nurturing environment, strong support, dedicated faculty and exceptional training. It is of little wonder why many of our graduates stay on or come back after fellowship.

Our program emphasizes not only the development of hands-on skills and medical knowledge but also the mastery of crucial 21st century skills like prioritization and information management. As a proud graduate of this program, I am especially honored to be at the forefront of this vital journey.

We look forward to meeting you!

Isaac K. Soliman, M.D., FACP
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Program Overview

9 Special Features of Mountainside Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency

Here at Mountainside Medical Center, we provide the highest quality training environment to our residents – with a learner centric approach to the clinical environment while also maintaining patient-centered care. All residencies at Mountainside Medical Center are under the sponsorship of Hackensack University Medical Center and the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. These features make Mountainside Medical Center an excellent place to train in Internal Medicine:

1. Close mentoring and working relationships with faculty - Since we do not have fellows, our residents are the primary learners and therefore are given first opportunity to care for patients and perform procedures such as intubations, central lines, etc.
2. Care of patients along the continuum of care - Recently hospitalized patients who follow-up in our Adult Health Center allow residents and core faculty the opportunity to provide top-notch primary care to avoid further hospitalizations.
3. Ambulatory Block Structure - Our “6+2” Ambulatory Block schedule ensures that residents are no longer torn between taking care of two different sets of patients on any given day. When assigned to the hospital floors and the ICU, residents can fully focus on the patients in front of them and learn inpatient skills. When on the Ambulatory Block, residents can fully focus on developing their outpatient skills without the distraction of getting paged about inpatients. By minimizing the conflict between the inpatient and outpatient responsibilities, we decrease resident stress and allow them to more fully engage in the learning process.
4. Simulation - The Center for Advanced Simulation, Training and Learning (CASTLe) uses a high-fidelity mannequin and state-of-the-art technology to train residents in high-stakes scenarios such as cardiac arrest, rapid responses, sepsis, stroke and procedures, including central lines and intubation. Residents also receive point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training and validate their proficiency independently. Mountainside’s CASTLe has received a number of awards over the years, and was recently honored to be included on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2026 Simulation and Education List.
5. Experienced Leadership - The leadership of the residency program consists of dedicated educators and clinicians with more than 40 years of cumulative experience. However, they remain open to new ideas and welcome the input of the house staff to make the training environment better.
6. Innovation - Recognizing that change is the only constant in medicine, our residency program teaches its trainees how to adapt and thrive in the midst of a constantly changing environment. Internal Medicine residents are taught concepts of high-value, cost-conscious care. All residents participate in quality improvement and patient safety projects.
7. Diverse Patient population - Our hospital attracts an extremely varied patient population and we are sensitive to the values and needs of every patient, regardless of their background.
8. Fun, Friendly, Hardworking House Staff - Our small size allows us to truly get to know each other both inside and outside the hospital. Life events such as birthdays, weddings and births are celebrated by all in the department and support during the hard times is freely given. Our department treats residents as family and we truly provide a home away from home.
9. Scholarship Opportunities – We take great pride in fostering scholarly activities by the house staff. Our curriculum teaches how to conduct research and we are involved in a plethora of ongoing quality improvement projects that require scholarly effort. The faculty is supportive in writing up patients for case report submission to major societies such as ACP and the NJ Society of Oncology and more structured research opportunities are available through our network’s flagship hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center.

Committee Involvement

The Internal Medicine residents actively participate in a number of medical staff and hospital-wide committees to develop skills in quality improvement, teamwork and problem solving. These committees provide forums to voice concerns and work on the development of solutions that result in better, safer care for our patients. House staff members are included on the following committees:

• Performance Improvement
• Patient Care Review
• Critical Care/Code Blue/RRT
• High-Value Care
• Patient Safety
• Clinical Resource Management
• Pharmacy and Therapeutics
• Graduate Medical Education (peer elected)
• Resident Council
• CLER Visit Representative