Residency

Internal Medicine at Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Darby, Pennsylvania
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required
    “International medical graduates must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).”
Resident salary
PGY-1 $70,426 PGY-2 $73,728 PGY-3 $77,264
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 30 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 12 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 87.1% (2025 survey) DO 8.6% US-MD 4.3% Total positions 70 Interviews per spot ~12 Faculty:resident 0.4 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2021
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 3–4 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Preliminary positions Offered Starts June, July Applications open 2026-09-21 Interviews begin 2025-10-13
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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