It is our pleasure to welcome you to our Department of Internal Medicine Residency Program website!

We offer a program with a long history of training high quality internists, hospitalists, academicians, and future subspecialists. Our program actually dates back to the 1960's here at Carolinas Medical Center.

Some of the unique opportunities we would like to take the opportunity to mention include:

• Many diverse curricular options, with the true flexibility to 'tailor' a residency to your specific needs
• A faculty that is made up of true Clinician Educators, with a faculty: resident ratio of nearly 1:1
• NEW fellowship opportunities in Gastroenterology 

Dr. Scott Furney is the Chair of the Department of Medicine. He completed his undergraduate and medical degrees at the University of Michigan in the prestigious Inteflex Program, graduating with Honors. During medical school, he earned the honor of being inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Furney then completed his internship and residency at the University of Michigan as well, earning "Resident of the Year" honors in his final year. He was also chosen to be chief resident at the University of Michigan after completing his training. He stayed on faculty in Ann Arbor, becoming medical director of the General Medicine inpatient services. In 1997, he completed training at the Stanford Faculty Development Program in Clinical Teaching and has been a strong proponent of the "resident as educator" since that time. He joined the faculty at Carolinas Medical Center in 2002, and was named the Vice-Chair of the Department in 2005 before being named the Interim Chair in 2007, then Chair in 2008. He is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill, and a member of UNC-Chapel Hill's prestigious Academy of Educators.

Dr. Furney is deeply committed to education at all levels and is known by the residents as a strong proponent of evidence-based medicine and bedside physical exam skills. He has received numerous teaching awards throughout his career and maintains a constant presence in all aspects of our teaching program. He has been a great addition to the CMC faculty and serves as a role model as a consummate clinician and educator.

Dr. Beth E. Susi is the Residency Program Director. She graduated with honors from the University of Miami in 1990, and went on to receive her medical degree from the University of Florida in 1994. She was president of her medical school class for three years, and received the Student Hippocratic Award from her class as the outstanding student of the year. She did her internship and residency at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, and received the Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1997. She then joined the faculty in Internal Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center and was named the Associate Program Director in the year 2000. She served in that position until being named the Program Director in 2003. Dr. Susi is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill, and a member of UNC-Chapel Hill's prestigious Academy of Educators.

Dr. Susi's clinical interests include physician-pharmaceutical interactions, perioperative evaluations, palliative medicine, and innovations in resident education. She is intimately involved with every detail of the Internal Medicine Residency, and maintains an active presence at Morning Report, daily conferences and attending work on the teaching services. She serves as a role model for her compassionate manner with patients, and as a strong resident advocate for the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Michael W. Haley holds the position of Associate Residency Program Director. He graduated summa cum laude from Clemson University in 1991, and went on to receive his medical degree from the University of South Carolina in 1999.  During medical school, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society.  He did his internship and residency at Carolinas Medical Center.  Following residency, Dr. Haley completed a two-year critical care fellowship at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. He then returned back to Charlotte to join the Internal Medicine faculty and serve as the Co-Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit.  In 2007, he accepted the position of Associate Residency Program Director.   

Dr. Haley's clinical interest includes cardiopulmonary arrest management and applications of vena cava filters for thromboembolic disease. In addition to his clinical duties, he is also an active participant in clinically based research, with several ongoing investigations.  He is deeply committed to resident education and enjoys the opportunity to mentor on both the general medicine wards and within the Medical Intensive Care Unit.

Dr. Matt Blackwell holds the position of Associate Residency Program Director. He graduated summa cum laude from Furman University where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the prestigious men's honor society, Quaternion. Dr. Blackwell received his medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia. During medical school, he was inducted in Alpha Omega Alpha and received the Merck Manuel Award at graduation for the highest GPA in his class. Dr. Blackwell completed his internship and residency at Carolinas Medical Center and was chosen to serve as chief resident during his final year of training. Upon completion of his residency, he received the Marvin M. McCall Outstanding House Officer Award. Dr. Blackwell then joined the faculty at Carolinas Medical Center as an attending physician and accepted the position of Associate Residency Program Director in 2008. He completed a two-year faculty development fellowship at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2009. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill and a member of UNC-Chapel Hill's prestigious Academy of Educators.