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Internal Medicine Residency Program

Hackensack Meridian Health
Perth Amboy, NJ
Continued AccreditationACGME #1403321466

Hackensack Meridian Health is an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency program in Perth Amboy, NJ. It has 8 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 25 residents in training. It reports 100% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $76,037. 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
8
25 residents · 28 approved
PGY-1 salary
$76.0k
IMG percentage
100%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
3043140C0

Accredited since 1979 · 3 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
3
Incl. faculty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
3043140C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “HMH-JFK Univ Med Ctr-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
100%
x
US MD
0%
x
DO
0%
x
Women
50%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

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
16
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
10
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.6
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.5
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

For more than 100 years, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy has provided a full continuum of health care services to residents of Central Jersey. Raritan Bay Perth Amboy prides itself on patient and family centered care, an approach to the planning, delivery and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among health care providers, patients and families. A state designated primary stroke center, we offer the kinds of services you expect from a high quality regional community academic medical center specializing in cardiovascular disease – including emergent and elective angioplasty, stroke care, emergency services, diagnostic imaging, maternal and fetal medicine, orthopedic surgery, behavioral health, physical medicine and rehabilitation and comprehensive wound care. At 113 beds, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center Old Bridge has provided acute inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical care for nearly 40 years. Raritan Bay Old Bridge prides itself on patient and family centered care, an approach to the planning, delivery and evaluation of health care that is grounded in mutually beneficial partnerships among health care providers, patients and families. A state designated stroke center, Raritan Bay Old Bridge is home to a fully integrated medical and surgical pavilion containing physician offices, a surgical suite and outpatient testing; truly a single destination for every health care need. An additional medical arts building houses physicians in family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, infectious disease, orthopedics and more.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
236
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care2 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 6 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.

Leapfrog Safety GradeA
Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
20,320
ED visits
59,546
Inpatient surgeries
1,547
Outpatient surgeries
3,670
Births
1,018
Daily census
157
Full-time staff
1,123

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: HMH-Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy · Perth Amboy, NJ

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Clinical sites

HMH-Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy

Primary
Perth Amboy, NJ236 beds

Jewish Renaissance Medical Center

Perth Amboy, NJ

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,857/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~28.4% of pay
Take-home$3,857/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,798/mo
State tax$681/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $76,037 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 10.75% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Middlesex County, New Jersey (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
10.75%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$109,028
+$30k vs US median
Avg Commute
32 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

Mayer Ezer, MD

Program DIrector

Program Director

Mrs. Nancy Weber

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Matthew Yotsuya, MD

0.5 APD, CIF, Director of Hospital Medicine

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Hackensack Meridian Health located?
Hackensack Meridian Health is located in Perth Amboy, NJ.
Is Hackensack Meridian Health ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Hackensack Meridian Health holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Hackensack Meridian Health?
Hackensack Meridian Health has approximately 25 residents in training.
How much is rent near Hackensack Meridian Health?
Median rent near Perth Amboy, NJ is ~$1,798/month for a 1BR and ~$2,200/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Hackensack Meridian Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 100% of Hackensack Meridian 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 Hackensack Meridian Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Hackensack Meridian 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 Hackensack Meridian Health require?
Hackensack Meridian 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 Hackensack Meridian Health?
Hackensack Meridian Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $76,037. 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 Hackensack Meridian 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 Hackensack Meridian Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Hackensack Meridian 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.