Surgery 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 Surgery residency program in Tacoma, Washington, sponsored by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. It offers 2 first-year positions, lower than the typical Surgery program (5).
In the latest application cycle the program received 487 applications and invited about 10.3% of applicants to interview. That is close to the typical Surgery interview rate of 9.1%.
None of the program's current residents are international medical graduates (IMGs), while the median Surgery program has 9.1%. 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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1708 Yakima Ave Suite 115 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 Surgery program has 9.1% IMG residents.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program offers 2 first-year Surgery positions, and 2 were filled in the latest Match.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program received 487 applications and interviewed about 10.3% of applicants. The typical Surgery program interviews about 9.1%.
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 score range of interviewed applicants. Unlock the screening details above to see it. Across Surgery programs, the median Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 253.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health/St Joseph's Hospital Program is located at 1708 Yakima Ave Suite 115 Tacoma, WA 98405. Its sponsoring institution is Virginia Mason Franciscan Health.
The program director is Shalini Kanneganti. The program coordinator, Claudia Serrano, is the usual contact for application questions.