Residency

Internal Medicine at Midwestern University GME Consortium / Canyon Vista

Sierra Vista, Arizona
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required
    “Graduates of medical schools outside the United States and Canada (Foreign Medical Graduates) must possess a current valid certificate from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) or have a full unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. licensing jurisdiction in which they are training.”
  • Accepts graduates within 2 years of graduation
    “Applicants cannot have a gap between medical school graduation and their first year of residency of more than two years.”
  • Conditional on gap from medical school graduation; not specified in months or type
    “Applicants with a gap of a year or more between medical school and residency must have clinical experience in the US during the gap.”
per midwestern.edu ↗
· FREIDA survey: 3 years
Residency facts
See full details on FREIDA
Resident salary
PGY-1 $67,067 PGY-2 $69,790 PGY-3 $72,909
Salary paid by nonprofit No
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 40 Longest shift (Y1) 12 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 56.2% (2025 survey) DO 43.8% US-MD 0% Total positions 18 Interviews per spot ~16 Faculty:resident 0.4 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3–4 Required letters Chair, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-10-01
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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