Residency

Internal Medicine at Palmetto General Hospital

Hialeah, Florida
Program website
IMG requirements · reported by a third party
  • Accepts graduates within 5 years of graduation
    “Graduation from medical school must have occurred within the past 5 year(s).”
Resident salary
PGY-1 $53,066 PGY-2 $55,534 PGY-3 $58,002
Salary paid by nonprofit No Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 90 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 50 Longest shift (Y1) 12 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 77.6% (2025 survey) DO 15.5% US-MD 6.9% Total positions 75 Interviews per spot ~7 Faculty:resident 0.1 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2021, 2022, 2024
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, Chair, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July, Negotiable Applications open 2025-09-03 Interviews begin 2025-10-01
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance

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