Residency

Medicine/Pediatrics at University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Lexington, Kentucky
Program website
Accepts J-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “You must be Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)-certified by June 30 of the year you plan to start residency.”
  • Accepts graduates within 3 years of graduation
    “The program considers applicants who are less than three years out from medical school graduation or those who have been actively practicing clinical medicine.”
  • Minimum of two months of clinical experience with direct patient care.
    “A minimum of two months of clinical experience with direct patient care, and evaluations from those rotations.”
per medicine.uky.edu ↗
· FREIDA survey: 6 years
Residency facts
See full details on FREIDA
Resident salary
PGY-1 $64,822 PGY-2 $65,581 PGY-3 $66,575 PGY-4 $69,804
Salary paid by nonprofit No Health insurance Institution & Resident Share Cost Paid leave 30 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 65 Longest shift (Y1) 24 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 4.3% (2025 survey) DO 4.3% US-MD 91.3% Total positions 29 Interviews per spot ~16 Faculty:resident 7.0 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 Required letters Faculty, Chair, Standardized Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US or outside the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Research, Academic, Hospitalist Preliminary positions Not offered Starts July Applications open 2026-06-24 Interviews begin 2025-10-13
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.