Residency

Internal Medicine at Bassett Medical Center

Cooperstown, New York
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B Accepts F-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required at application
    “International medical graduates will be required to submit evidence of Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certification in order to be considered.”
per bassett.org ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $66,610 PGY-2 $69,441 PGY-3 $73,579
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 180 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Not allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 94.6% (2025 survey) DO 2.7% US-MD 2.7% Total positions 37 Interviews per spot ~9 Faculty:resident 4.0 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 5 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Faculty Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Hospitalist, Rural Preliminary positions Offered Starts June, July Applications open 2026-09-28 Interviews begin 2025-11-01
Benefits Moving allowance, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

From the AMA's 2025 program survey. Confirm with the program.