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Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Rutgers Health
New Brunswick, NJ
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Rutgers Health is an ACGME-accredited university-based Emergency Medicine residency program in New Brunswick, NJ. It has 9 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 27 residents in training. It reports 16.7% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $73,133. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

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Overview

Positions / year
9
27 residents · 27 approved
PGY-1 salary
$73.1k
IMG percentage
16.7%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2918110C0

Accredited since 2009 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2024

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
1–4
Incl. faculty, specialty
Visa
J-1
Application service
Main match

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Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2918110C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
initial
SOAP eligible
Yes
via Residency CAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via Residency CAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Rutgers-R W Johnson Medical School-NJ”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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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

IMG
17%
x
US MD
21%
x
DO
63%
x
Women
21%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

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

Hours / week
53
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
16
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
1.2
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
37
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

One of the nation’s leading academic medical centers, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital provides state-of-the-art care across the full range of health care services. Specialties include cardiac care from screening to heart surgery and transplantation, cancer care, emergency medicine, pediatrics and maternal-fetal medicine. Quality, Awards and Honors The hospital has earned significant national recognition for clinical quality and patient safety. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has ranked among U.S. News and World Report's "America's Best Hospitals for four consecutive years. The American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer has rated RWJUH among the nation's best comprehensive cancer centers. The Leapfrog Group rated RWJUH as one of the 50 exceptional U.S. hospitals, as published in Consumers Digest magazine. Harvard University researchers, in a study commissioned by The Commonwealth Fund, identified RWJUH as one of the top 10 hospitals in the nation for clinical quality. RWJUH is also a recipient of the prestigious Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence for more than 10 consecutive years. Affiliations RWJUH is the principal teaching hospital of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey’s Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. It is also the hub of a clinically-integrated medical campus that includes the NCI-designated Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey and The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital.

Star Rating
Overall hospital rating
Beds
626
Tertiary care
Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
31,574
ED visits
86,238
Inpatient surgeries
8,383
Outpatient surgeries
13,521
Births
2,638
Daily census
524
Full-time staff
4,003

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital · New Brunswick, NJ

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Primary
New Brunswick, NJ626 beds

Monmouth Medical Center

Long Branch, NJ301 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$2,957/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~40.7% of pay
Take-home$2,957/mo
Rent (1BR)$2,482/mo
State tax$655/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $73,133 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 10.75% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

State Income Tax
10.75%
Top marginal rate · 2025

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Grant Wei, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Program Director

Mrs. Nirali Kelly

Residency Coordinator

Coordinator

Meigra Chin, MD

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Associate Program Director

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Rutgers Health located?
Rutgers Health is located in New Brunswick, NJ.
What type of program is Rutgers Health?
Rutgers Health is a university-based residency program.
Is Rutgers Health ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Rutgers Health holds ACGME accreditation (continued, with warning).
How many residents are at Rutgers Health?
Rutgers Health has approximately 27 residents in training.
How much is rent near Rutgers Health?
Median rent near New Brunswick, NJ is ~$2,482/month for a 1BR and ~$2,982/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Rutgers Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 16.7% of Rutgers Health'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 Rutgers Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Rutgers Health 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 Rutgers Health require?
Rutgers Health 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 Rutgers Health?
Rutgers Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $73,133. 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 Rutgers Health?
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 Rutgers Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Rutgers Health 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.