Residency

Internal Medicine at Baton Rouge General

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required at application
    “You must be ECFMG Certified when applying if you have already graduated”
per brgeneral.org ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $60,241 PGY-2 $62,222 PGY-3 $64,290
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 100% (2025 survey) DO 0% US-MD 0% Total positions 36 Interviews per spot ~17 Faculty:resident 0.5 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2022
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 or outside the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Not available Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-08-01 Interviews begin 2025-11-03
Benefits Housing stipend, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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