Residency

Medicine/Pediatrics at Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • No graduation-year cutoff
    “We do not use a graduation cutoff.”
  • US clinical experience not required
    “US clinical experience is recommended but not required. We prefer one year of US clinical experience.”
  • No minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score
    “We don't use minimum score thresholds.”
per medicine.tulane.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $60,241 PGY-2 $62,222 PGY-3 $64,290 PGY-4 $66,975
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 42 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 70 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 45.8% (2025 survey) DO 12.5% US-MD 41.7% Total positions 24 Interviews per spot ~17 Faculty:resident 4.2 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No Step 1 pass required of IMGs Yes Step 2 CK pass required of IMGs Yes Recommendation letters 3 Applies via ERAS Yes
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Research, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-09-03 Interviews begin 2025-11-07
Benefits On-site child care, Free parking, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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