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Public Health and General Preventive Medicine Residency Program

Griffin Hospital
Derby, CT
Continued AccreditationACGME #3800888119J1J-1

Griffin Hospital is an ACGME-accredited Public Health and General Preventive Medicine residency program in Derby, CT. It has 1 PGY-1 position per year and approximately 2 residents in training. It reports 50% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $70,664. 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
1
2 residents · 10 approved
PGY-1 salary
$70.7k
IMG percentage
50%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1977380A0

Accredited since 1997 · 2 years · Last ACGME review 2012

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
2–4
Incl. chair, faculty, specialty
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS
Main match

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Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1977380A0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Griffin Hospital-CT”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Other

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
50%
x
US MD
50%
x
DO
0%
x
Women
0%
x

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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
80
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
16
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
6.5
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Griffin Hospital is a 160-bed acute care community hospital serving more than 100,000 residents of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Region. Griffin Hospital also serves as the flagship hospital for Planetree, an international leader in patient-centered care and has received national recognition for creating a facility and approach to patient care that is responsive to the needs of patients. Many healthcare facilities around the world send visitors to Griffin Hospital and incorporate its concepts into their healthcare models. Griffin Hospital is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt subsidiary of the Griffin Health Services Corporation. Griffin Hospital has more than 280 active and courtesy physicians who have admitting privileges. Griffin Hospital is affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine and accredited by The Joint Commission. Griffin is recognized for having industry-leading patient satisfaction ratings and has received numerous quality and clinical excellence awards. It is the only hospital to be named on FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" list for ten consecutive years.

Star Rating
4 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
111
Community size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 5 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 7 same · 2 worse

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

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 11 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeA
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$1K
Research
$0
Payments
3

Top payer: AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP ($1K)

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

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
6,511
ED visits
31,736
Inpatient surgeries
1,641
Outpatient surgeries
4,109
Births
473
Daily census
92
Full-time staff
1,232

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Griffin Hospital · Derby, CT

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Griffin Hospital

Primary
Derby, CT111 beds

Yale-New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT1,481 beds

State of Connecticut Department of Public Health

Hartford, CT

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,077/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~23.8% of pay
Take-home$4,077/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,400/mo
State tax$412/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $70,664 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 6.99% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

State Income Tax
6.99%
Top marginal rate · 2025

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

People

Leadership

Vivek Dhungana, MD, MPH

Program Director, Preventive Medicine Residency Training Program

Program Director

Ms. Monica P Sanchez

Residency Coordinator

Coordinator

Kristie Kijek

Assistant Residency Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Griffin Hospital located?
Griffin Hospital is located in Derby, CT.
Is Griffin Hospital ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Griffin Hospital holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Griffin Hospital?
Griffin Hospital has approximately 2 residents in training.
How much is rent near Griffin Hospital?
Median rent near Derby, CT is ~$1,400/month for a 1BR and ~$1,875/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Griffin Hospital accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 50% of Griffin Hospital'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 Griffin Hospital sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Griffin Hospital 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 Griffin Hospital require?
Griffin Hospital 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 Griffin Hospital?
Griffin Hospital reports a PGY-1 salary of $70,664. 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 Griffin Hospital?
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 Griffin Hospital to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Griffin Hospital 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 Public Health and General Preventive Medicine residency program positions as they appear.