Residency

Internal Medicine at Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster, Ohio
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · reported by a third party
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “Holding a currently valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) prior to appointment”
Resident salary
PGY-1 $64,500 PGY-2 $66,500 PGY-3 $69,000
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 42 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float No Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 9.1% (2025 survey) DO 90.9% US-MD 0% Total positions 12 Interviews per spot ~21 Faculty:resident 3.5 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2024, 2025
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 1 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs No Recommendation letters 3 Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Not available Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-04 Interviews begin 2025-10-03
Benefits Free parking

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