Residency

Internal Medicine at Summa Health System/NEOMED

Akron, Ohio
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “International Medical Graduates require a current ECFMG certificate before starting Residency or Fellowship.”
  • Accepts graduates within 3 years of graduation
    “Applicants must have graduated from medical school no more than three years prior to the date residency training would potentially commence.”
per summahealth.org ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $67,812 PGY-2 $69,352 PGY-3 $70,808
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 3.1% (2025 survey) DO 61.5% US-MD 35.4% Total positions 66 Interviews per spot ~12 Faculty:resident 1.2 Setting Community-based university affiliated NRMP main match Yes
Unfilled in the NRMP match 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025
Requirements
Prior US GME No 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 Offered Starts July Interviews begin 2025-09-29
Benefits Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance, Placement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

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