Residency

Internal Medicine at Piedmont Athens Regional

Athens, Georgia
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B Accepts F-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required
    “ECFMG status report required. ECFMG alternate pathways will be accepted.”
  • Accepts graduates within 5 years of graduation
    “Candidates must be within five years of graduation from medical school.”
per piedmont.org ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $61,093 PGY-2 $64,375 PGY-3 $66,306 PGY-4 $140,000
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 12 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 100% (2025 survey) DO 0% US-MD 0% Total positions 75 Interviews per spot ~7 Faculty:resident 0.3 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 2–3 Required letters Faculty 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, Research, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts June Applications open 2025-09-02 Interviews begin 2025-10-31
Benefits On-site child care, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

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