Residency

Internal Medicine at SSM St Mary's Hospital-St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
Program website
Accepts F-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by interview/rank
    “ECFMG Certification: Must be received by Match Day to facilitate temporary medical license application to the Missouri Board of Healing Arts”
  • Minimum USMLE Step 2 CK 230
    “USMLE Step 2 Scores: 230 and above”
per ssmhealth.com ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $64,712 PGY-2 $66,542 PGY-3 $68,698
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 28 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Not allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 96.8% (2025 survey) DO 0% US-MD 3.2% Total positions 30 Interviews per spot ~11 Faculty:resident 1.0 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
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 3–4 Required letters Faculty Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Required Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-10-20
Benefits Moving allowance, 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.