Residency

Internal Medicine at Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge

Morganton, North Carolina
Program website
Accepts J-1
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $56,903 PGY-2 $58,938 PGY-3 $61,500
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 12 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 36% (2025 survey) DO 60% US-MD 4% Total positions 27 Interviews per spot ~17 Faculty:resident 1.9 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2025
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 1 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 Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist, Rural Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Interviews begin 2025-10-07
Benefits Moving allowance, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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