Residency

Internal Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital

Camden, New Jersey
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required
  • Accepts graduates within 5 years of graduation
    “Recent medical school graduates (within the past five years) are preferred as well.”
per cooperhealth.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $70,042 PGY-2 $72,778 PGY-3 $75,751
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 90 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 20.7% (2025 survey) DO 35.4% US-MD 43.9% Total positions 82 Interviews per spot ~13 Faculty:resident 3.8 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2025
Requirements
Prior US GME No USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Faculty, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts June, July Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-11-01
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

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