Residency

Internal Medicine at New York Medical College at St Michael's Medical Center

Newark, New Jersey
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required
    “We require that all foreign graduates have clinical experience in the United States in which they were directly involved in patient care as well as having an up to date ECFMG certificate.”
  • Hands-on clinical experience; specific month duration not stated.
    “We require that all foreign graduates have clinical experience in the United States in which they were directly involved in patient care”
  • No minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score
    “Our program does not have a minimum USMLE or COMLEX score requirement.”
per smmcnj.com ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $60,651 PGY-2 $65,083 PGY-3 $69,248
Salary paid by nonprofit No Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 55 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Not allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 94.8% (2025 survey) DO 3.4% US-MD 1.7% Total positions 57 Interviews per spot ~3 Faculty:resident 0.2 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 5 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3 Required letters Faculty, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Not available Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-09-01
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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