Residency

Internal Medicine at Mercyhealth GME Consortium

Rockford, Illinois
Program website
Resident salary
PGY-1 $68,200 PGY-2 $70,850 PGY-3 $73,500
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 42 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 12 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Not allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 12.8% (2025 survey) DO 56.4% US-MD 30.8% Total positions 39 Interviews per spot ~16 Faculty:resident 1.8 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
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 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, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-15 Interviews begin 2025-11-01
Benefits Moving allowance, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

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