Residency

Emergency Medicine at Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

New Brunswick, New Jersey
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • US clinical experience not required
    “US clinical experience is not required.”
per rwjms.rutgers.edu ↗
Residency facts
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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% (2025 survey) 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 Step 1 pass required of IMGs Yes Step 2 CK pass required of 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

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