Residency

Internal Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Lebanon, New Hampshire
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts F-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “International Medical Graduates must expect to have a current, valid certificate from the Educational Commission on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) by the beginning of training.”
  • Equivalent to 3rd or 4th year US allopathic medical student clinical experience; no specific month count stated
    “Eligible applicants who are not graduates of US allopathic medical schools must demonstrate US clinical experience in an academic medical center equivalent to that of a 3rd or 4th year US allopathic medical student, as evidenced by supportive letters of recommendation.”
per gme.dartmouth-hitchcock.org ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $73,827 PGY-2 $76,641 PGY-3 $81,164
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 90 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 53 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 10.8% (2025 survey) DO 10.8% US-MD 78.5% Total positions 67 Interviews per spot ~11 Faculty:resident 5.5 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2023
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 3 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Required Tracks Primary care, Research, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts June Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-11-03
Benefits On-site child care, 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.