Residency

Emergency Medicine at Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, New Jersey
Program website
Accepts J-1
Resident salary
PGY-1 $73,133 PGY-2 $76,045 PGY-3 $80,322
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 53 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float No Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 16.7% DO 62.5% US-MD 20.8% Total positions 27 Interviews per spot ~14 Faculty:resident 1.2 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2023
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 1–4 Required letters Faculty, Standardized Applies via ERAS No
Accepted activity during gaps Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Required Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-15 Interviews begin 2025-10-07
Benefits On-call meal allowance

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