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Surgery Residency Program

Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Continued AccreditationACGME #4401221397UniversityJ1J-1

Morehouse School of Medicine is an ACGME-accredited university-based Surgery residency program in Atlanta, GA. It has 10 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 21 residents in training. It reports 47.4% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $68,526. 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
10
21 residents · 26 approved
PGY-1 salary
$68.5k
IMG percentage
47.4%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2099440C0

5 years · Last ACGME review 2016

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
3–4
Incl. chair, faculty, specialty
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2099440C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Morehouse Sch of Med-GA”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

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
47%
x
US MD
37%
x
DO
16%
x
Women
47%
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
60
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.8
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
Yes
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Born in Atlanta, that means something at Grady. A downtown icon since day one. Elevating healthcare by doing what we love - caring for our city. For over 135 years, we have been a beacon of hope to the community. We do this by working shoulder-to-shoulder with amazing people. Smart people. Dedicated people. All serving a critical need in the community - in our Hospital, Correll Pavilion, 10 neighborhood, Ponce de Leon and Park Place centers, and Grady EMS. Grady cares the most for the community in all the ways Atlanta needs us. Grady is: • Atlanta's only nationally verified Level 1 trauma center • Georgia's only Burn Center for adult and pediatric patients • Advanced Comprehensive Marcus Stroke and Neuroscience Center • State-of-the-art Heart and Vascular Center with an award-winning heart failure program • World’s first 24/7 sickle cell center • One of the nation's top HIV/AIDS centers • One of the nation's most advanced hospital-based 911 EMS services • Georgia's first cancer center for excellence • Georgia's largest Mental Health provider • Georgia's only poison control center • Home to more than 60 specialty care centers - including orthopedics, diabetes, women's, eye, and G.I. • Ten neighborhood-based primary and specialty health centers around Atlanta - with more to come • Home of Atlanta's Jesse Hill Market, our Food as Medicine program Grady earned American College of Surgeons accreditation for our Trauma and Cancer care, The Joint Commission for our advanced comprehensive stroke center, the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Gold Plus award, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives for our technology with Most Wired honors, Baby-Friendly, USA named us a Baby-Friendly Hospital, and accredited imaging and lab disciplines.

Star Rating
Overall hospital rating
Beds
1,014
Tertiary care
Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
27,729
ED visits
139,373
Inpatient surgeries
9,073
Outpatient surgeries
5,046
Births
2,205
Daily census
866
Full-time staff
3,268

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Grady Health System · Atlanta, GA

Verified May 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Grady Health System

Primary
Atlanta, GA1,014 beds

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Decatur, GA285 beds

Emory Decatur Hospital

Decatur, GA410 beds

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite

Atlanta, GA

Piedmont Hospital

Atlanta, GA534 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,753/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~28.9% of pay
Take-home$3,753/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,650/mo
State tax$308/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $68,526 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 5.39% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Fulton County, Georgia (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
5.39%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$91,490
+$13k vs US median
Avg Commute
28 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

Kimberly Miller-Hammond, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Mrs. Dollmesha Greene, MBA

Director of Surgical Education

Coordinator

Roberto Cortez, MD

Associate Program Director

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Morehouse School of Medicine located?
Morehouse School of Medicine is located in Atlanta, GA.
What type of program is Morehouse School of Medicine?
Morehouse School of Medicine is a university-based residency program.
Is Morehouse School of Medicine ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Morehouse School of Medicine holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Morehouse School of Medicine?
Morehouse School of Medicine has approximately 21 residents in training.
How much is rent near Morehouse School of Medicine?
Median rent near Atlanta, GA is ~$1,650/month for a 1BR and ~$1,950/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Morehouse School of Medicine accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 47.4% of Morehouse School of Medicine'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 Morehouse School of Medicine sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Morehouse School of Medicine 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 Morehouse School of Medicine require?
Morehouse School of Medicine 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 Morehouse School of Medicine?
Morehouse School of Medicine reports a PGY-1 salary of $68,526. 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 Morehouse School of Medicine?
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 Morehouse School of Medicine to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Morehouse School of Medicine 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 Surgery residency program positions as they appear.