Residency

Internal Medicine at Sovah Health-Danville

Danville, Virginia
Program website
Does not sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas. Accepts IMGs only if already authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
“Sovah Residency Program does not sponsor visas”
per sovahresidency.com ↗
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “a currently valid ECFMG-dated certificate must be provided by the start of residency”
per sovahresidency.com ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $60,770 PGY-2 $62,830 PGY-3 $65,920
Salary paid by nonprofit No Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 35 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 54 Longest shift (Y1) 14 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 46.7% (2025 survey) DO 50% US-MD 3.3% Total positions 30 Interviews per spot ~10 Faculty:resident 0.4 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2024, 2025
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 3 Required letters Faculty Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Not available Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-07-13 Interviews begin 2025-10-01
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.