Residency

Internal Medicine at Berkshire Medical Center

Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • No graduation-year cutoff
    “We do not have a set cutoff graduation date”
Resident salary
PGY-1 $70,461 PGY-2 $73,217 PGY-3 $76,577
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 14 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Not allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 90.7% (2025 survey) DO 7% US-MD 2.3% Total positions 46 Interviews per spot ~8 Faculty:resident 1.2 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3 Required letters Faculty Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care Preliminary positions Offered Starts July, Negotiable Applications open 2026-09-20 Interviews begin 2025-10-28
Benefits 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.