Residency

Internal Medicine at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation

La Crosse, Wisconsin
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B Accepts F-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “you must also be ECFMG certified at the start of your residency”
  • Accepts graduates within 2 years of graduation
    “finished medical school within the past 2 years”
  • US clinical experience not required
    “U.S. clinical experience is not mandatory”
per gundersenhealth.org ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $70,735 PGY-2 $72,406 PGY-3 $72,634
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 35 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 55 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 16.7% (2025 survey) DO 20.8% US-MD 62.5% Total positions 24 Interviews per spot ~20 Faculty:resident 10.6 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2024
Requirements
Prior US GME No USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Faculty, Chair, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Required Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts June, Negotiable Applications open 2026-09-14 Interviews begin 2025-10-07
Benefits On-site child care, Housing stipend, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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