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Internal Medicine Residency Program

Legacy Health
Portland, OR
Continued AccreditationACGME #1404011353Community

Legacy Health is an ACGME-accredited community-based Internal Medicine residency program in Portland, OR. It has 18 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 53 residents in training. It reports 3.7% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $79,830. 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

Positions / year
18
53 residents · 60 approved
PGY-1 salary
$79.8k
IMG percentage
3.7%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1594140C0

Accredited since 1958 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2008

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
3
Incl. chair
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1594140C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Legacy Emanuel/Good Samaritan-OR”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Other

Other

Academic or clinician educator

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
4%
x
US MD
20%
x
DO
76%
x
Women
43%
x

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

Hours / week
60
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
14
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
7
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.3
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.3
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit
Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care2 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 1 worse
Readmission0 better · 7 same · 1 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$56K
Research
$0
Payments
26

Top payer: Insulet Corporation ($26K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

NIH Research Funding (FY2026)
Total awarded
$9.6M
Active projects
~5

Source: NIH RePORTER — federal research grants awarded to this teaching hospital (last 3 fiscal years).

Primary teaching site: Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center · Portland, OR

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center

Primary
Portland, OR

Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center

Portland, OR236 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,355/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~24.6% of pay
Take-home$4,355/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,639/mo
State tax$659/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $79,830 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 9.9% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Multnomah County, Oregon (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
9.9%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$86,247
+$8k vs US median
Avg Commute
25 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

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

Paula A Folger, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Nelson Helland, BS

Program coordinator

Coordinator

Mr. Eben Yemoh, BS, MPA

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Legacy Health located?
Legacy Health is located in Portland, OR.
What type of program is Legacy Health?
Legacy Health is a community-based residency program.
Is Legacy Health ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Legacy Health holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Legacy Health?
Legacy Health has approximately 53 residents in training.
How much is rent near Legacy Health?
Median rent near Portland, OR is ~$1,639/month for a 1BR and ~$3,004/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Legacy Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 3.7% of Legacy 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 Legacy Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Legacy Health does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Legacy Health require?
Legacy 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 Legacy Health?
Legacy Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $79,830. 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 Legacy 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 Legacy Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Legacy 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 Internal Medicine residency program positions as they appear.