Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Health Education ServicesHealth Education Services is an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency program in Hattiesburg, MS. It has 8 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 26 residents in training. It reports 48% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $53,000. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.
Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.
Overview
Accredited since 2017 · 4 years · Last ACGME review 2024
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “Health Education Services-TN”.
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Training tracks
No tracks listed
No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.
Residents
Cohort composition
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Resident roster
Resident roster — data pending
Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.
Schedule & Culture
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Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Community Health Systems is one of the nation's leading healthcare providers. With healthcare delivery systems in 33 distinct markets across 13 states, CHS operates 64 affiliated hospitals with more than 9,000 beds and more than 900 other sites of care, including physician practices, urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, imaging centers, cancer centers, and ambulatory surgery centers.
Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.
Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 12 of 12 timely & effective care measures.
Primary teaching site: Health Education Services · Franklin, TN
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
Health Education Services
PrimaryUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center
Merit Health Wesley
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $53,000 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 4.4% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$1,600/mo · 64 days on market25% rental listings MoM
Specials
Specials
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Williamson County, Tennessee (US Census ACS).
County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).
Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.
People
Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is Health Education Services located?
- Health Education Services is located in Hattiesburg, MS.
- Is Health Education Services ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — Health Education Services holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at Health Education Services?
- Health Education Services has approximately 26 residents in training.
- How much is rent near Health Education Services?
- Median rent near Hattiesburg, MS is ~$1,218/month for a 1BR and ~$1,173/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does Health Education Services accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 48% of Health Education Services's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- Does Health Education Services sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Health Education Services reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
- What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Health Education Services require?
- Health Education Services does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- What is the resident salary at Health Education Services?
- Health Education Services reports a PGY-1 salary of $53,000. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
- How do I apply to Health Education Services?
- US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Health Education Services to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does Health Education Services have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
- Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Emergency Medicine residency program positions as they appear.