Residency

Internal Medicine at Ramon Betances Hospital-Mayaguez Medical Center/Ponce School of Medicine Consortium

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B
Supports both J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship (per ResidencyAdvisor third-party listing; not confirmed on institution's own pages)
“The program offers visa sponsorship for international medical graduates. Specifically, it supports both J-1 and H-1B visa types.”
per third-party source ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $37,116 PGY-2 $37,808 PGY-3 $39,193
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Available, Not Paid By Institution Paid leave 18 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float No Moonlighting Not allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 77.8% (2025 survey) DO 0% US-MD 22.2% Total positions 27 Interviews per spot ~5 Faculty:resident 0.3 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match No
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year No graduation-year limit USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 2–4 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Required Tracks Primary care, Academic, Hospitalist, Women's health Preliminary positions Offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2001-11-04
Benefits 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.