Residency

Internal Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • No minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score
    “No, we do not have minimum USMLE or COMLEX-USA score requirements, but all applicants must pass the USMLE Step 1 and/or COMLEX-USA Level 1 prior to consideration for an interview.”
per cedars-sinai.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $78,062 PGY-2 $80,662 PGY-3 $83,803
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 68 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 3% (2025 survey) DO 2% US-MD 93.9% Total positions 97 Interviews per spot ~13 Faculty:resident 1.9 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2023
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year No graduation-year limit USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Research Preliminary positions Offered Starts June Applications open 2026-10-01 Interviews begin 2025-10-20
Benefits Housing stipend, Free parking, On-call meal allowance

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