Residency

Internal Medicine at Midwestern University GME Consortium / Verde Valley

Cottonwood, 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).”
per midwestern.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $67,067 PGY-2 $69,790 PGY-3 $72,829
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 20 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 50 Longest shift (Y1) 10 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 80% (2025 survey) DO 20% US-MD 0% Total positions 17 Interviews per spot ~13 Faculty:resident 0.5 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 No Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs No Recommendation letters 3 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2025-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-10-01
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance

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