Residency

Internal Medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

San Jose, California
Program website
Does not sponsor any visas; international applicants must have own valid visa status before appointment
“Please note that we cannot sponsor Visas.”
per scvmc.scvh.org ↗
IMG requirements · reported by a third party
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “International Medical School graduates must possess a valid ECFMG certificate before being eligible for appointment.”
per third-party source ↗
Residency facts
See full details on FREIDA
Resident salary
PGY-1 $80,427 PGY-2 $85,881 PGY-3 $92,865
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 48 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Not allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 3.2% (2025 survey) DO 41.9% US-MD 54.8% Total positions 62 Interviews per spot ~11 Faculty:resident 1.6 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2021
Requirements
Prior US GME No Graduation year Within 3 years of graduation USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 2–4 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, Research, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Offered Starts June Interviews begin 2025-10-27
Benefits Moving allowance, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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