Internal Medicine residency program in Tacoma, Washington, sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
See how you matchVirginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program is a community-based Internal Medicine residency program in Tacoma, Washington, sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. It offers 13 first-year positions, about the same as the typical Internal Medicine program (14).
In the latest application cycle the program received 677 applications and invited about 39.6% of applicants to interview. That is a higher interview rate than most Internal Medicine programs, which interview about 10.1% of applicants.
None of the program's current residents are international medical graduates (IMGs), while the median Internal Medicine program has 46.5%. The program does not report sponsoring J-1 or H-1B visas.
Residents work about 60 hours a week in their first year.
USMLE Step 1 is pass/fail, so Step 2 CK is the score programs screen on. These are the details IMGs most often need before deciding whether to apply.
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St. Joseph Medical Center 1717 S J St M/S 01-125 Tacoma, WA 98405 Open in Google Maps
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program does not report sponsoring J-1 or H-1B visas. International applicants who need a visa should confirm with the program before applying.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program currently has no international medical graduates among its residents. For comparison, the median Internal Medicine program has 46.5% IMG residents.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program offers 13 first-year Internal Medicine positions, and 13 were filled in the latest Match.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program received 677 applications and interviewed about 39.6% of applicants. The typical Internal Medicine program interviews about 10.1%.
USMLE Step 1 is now pass/fail, so Step 2 CK is the main score programs use to screen applicants. This page has Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program's Step 2 CK minimum and score range of interviewed applicants. Unlock the screening details above to see them. Across Internal Medicine programs, the median Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 246.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program is located at St. Joseph Medical Center 1717 S J St M/S 01-125 Tacoma, WA 98405. Its sponsoring institution is Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
The program director is Joseph Parker. The program coordinator, Karley Whitehall, is the usual contact for application questions.