Residency

Internal Medicine at Legacy Health/Salmon Creek Medical Center

Vancouver, Washington
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required at application
    “You must be ECFMG certified at the time of application unless you are a current student”
Resident salary
PGY-1 $75,230 PGY-2 $77,096 PGY-3 $80,709
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 29 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 50 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 33.3% (2025 survey) DO 30.6% US-MD 36.1% Total positions 36 Interviews per spot ~16 Faculty:resident 0.1 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
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 Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts June Applications open 2026-09-14 Interviews begin 2025-10-20
Benefits Moving allowance, Housing stipend, 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.