Residency

Internal Medicine at St. Bernards Medical Center

Jonesboro, Arkansas
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · reported by a third party
  • Accepts graduates within 3 years of graduation
    “Applicants to the Internal Medicine Residency program must have graduated from medical school within the past three years”
Resident salary
PGY-1 $61,281 PGY-2 $63,640 PGY-3 $66,102
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 20 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 45.8% (2025 survey) DO 54.2% US-MD 0% Total positions 24 Interviews per spot ~15 Faculty:resident 0.3 Setting Community-based NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2022
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 Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts June, July Interviews begin 2025-10-06
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.