Residency

Internal Medicine at OhioHealth/Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus, Ohio
Program website
Does not sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas; requires applicants to have existing work authorization that does not require hospital sponsorship
“OhioHealth considers applicants who are U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, asylees and refugees, and other individuals with work authorizations that do not require visa sponsorship by the training hospital.”
per ohiohealth.com ↗
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required
    “United States citizens and permanent residents who graduate from medical schools outside the United States must be certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).”
per ohiohealth.com ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $66,000 PGY-2 $68,515 PGY-3 $70,530
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 90 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 17.9% (2025 survey) DO 62.5% US-MD 19.6% Total positions 58 Interviews per spot ~9 Faculty:resident 0.2 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year No graduation-year limit Recommendation letters 2–4 Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Research, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts June, July Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-10-06
Benefits On-site child care, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

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