Residency

Internal Medicine at Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Primary Care)

New Haven, Connecticut
Program website
Accepts J-1 Accepts H-1B Accepts F-1
IMG requirements · stated by the program
  • ECFMG certification required by start of residency
    “You must be eligible for an ECFMG Certificate in order to apply. We require that you submit your ECGMG certificate through ERAS BEFORE February 1. We are required to have an ECFMG certificate on file for every IMG intern who matches with our training programs.”
  • Accepts graduates within 6 years of graduation
    “In order to be considered for a position in our program, applicants from medical schools located outside the U.S. and Canada MUST have graduated from medical school in the last six years.”
  • 2 months, hands-on direct clinical experience (subinternship)
    “A minimum of two months of hands-on direct clinical experience in a U.S. or Canadian-accredited teaching hospital. We will not interview candidates who have not obtained this required clinical experience. Observerships or externship without direct clinical responsibility for patients do not meet this criteria.”
per medicine.yale.edu ↗
Residency facts
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Resident salary
PGY-1 $86,080 PGY-2 $88,950 PGY-3 $93,192
Salary paid by nonprofit Yes Health insurance Fully Paid by Institution Paid leave 182 days
Workload
Avg hours/week (Y1) 60 Longest shift (Y1) 16 hrs Night float Yes Moonlighting Allowed
Residents & selectivity
IMG residents 3.3% (2025 survey) DO 0% US-MD 96.7% Total positions 54 Interviews per spot ~9 Faculty:resident 5.0 Setting University-based NRMP main match Yes
Requirements
Prior US GME No USMLE first attempt required Yes Accepts Step 2 CK from IMGs Yes Required letters Faculty Applies via ERAS Yes
Accepted activity during gaps Clinical experience in the US
Program features & benefits
Research rotation Optional Tracks Primary care, Academic Preliminary positions Not offered Starts June, July Applications open 2026-09-01 Interviews begin 2025-10-01
Benefits On-site child care, On-call meal allowance, iPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowance

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