Residency

Internal Medicine at University of California Davis Health

Sacramento, California
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required
    “Valid ECFMG certificate (passing both medical and English sections)”
  • Accepts graduates within 5 years of graduation
    “Completion of prescribed course of study in an approved medical school in the past 5 years”
  • No specific month duration stated; hands-on clinical experience required
    “Experience in an American hospital, with clinical exposure. (Pure research in a laboratory of an American hospital is not acceptable)”
  • No minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score
    “we do not have a minimum board score requirement (USMLE and/or COMLEX)—we only require that you have passed each step that you have taken”
per health.ucdavis.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $82,826 PGY-2 $85,319 PGY-3 $88,373
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 40 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 1.1% (2025 survey) DO 0% US-MD 98.9% Total positions 96 Interviews per spot ~9 Faculty:resident 1.8 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs No Recommendation letters 2–3 Required letters Faculty, Chair Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Research, Academic, Hospitalist, Rural Preliminary positions Not offered Starts June, Negotiable Applications open 2026-09-15 Interviews begin 2025-11-01
Benefits Moving allowance, Housing stipend, 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.