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The Association of American Medical Colleges, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and several other leading organizations have increasingly emphasized the importance of the undergraduate medical education-to-graduate medical education transition in the development of physician trainees. As part of this process, transition to residency (TTR), or “boot camp,” courses aim to ensure that graduating fourth-year medical students are prepared for internship; however, the data regarding the efficacy of Internal Medicine TTR courses are limited. This article presents a curricular evaluation of a recently developed Internal Medicine TTR course. Abstract Objectives We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel Internal Medicine (IM) transition to residency (TTR) curriculum. Methods We performed a paired pre-/postsurvey evaluation of graduating fourth-year medical students’ perceived preparedness and medical knowledge after participating in a recently developed IM TTR course. Results The response rate was 51% (24 of 47). There was a significant improvement in 15 of 17 perceived preparedness items and significant improvement in the medical students’ performance on the 8-question medical knowledge test. Conclusions The IM TTR curriculum improved medical students’ medical knowledge and perceived preparedness for internship on a variety of high-yield clinical topics. The curriculum may be appealing to other institutions that are developing or revamping TTR courses.