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Internal Medicine Residency Program

Health Education Services
Powell, TN
Continued AccreditationACGME #1404700003J1J-1

Health Education Services is an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency program in Powell, TN. It has 13 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 26 residents in training. It reports 92.3% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $61,000. 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
13
26 residents · 39 approved
PGY-1 salary
$61.0k
IMG percentage
92.3%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2335140C5

Accredited since 2023 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2025

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, faculty, specialty
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2335140C5
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Health Education Services-TN”.

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
92%
x
US MD
0%
x
DO
8%
x
Women
77%
x

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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
12
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
10
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.4
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

Unknown

North Knoxville Medical Center is an acute care hospital. The Powell hospital and medical center offers private patient rooms with dedicated family areas. In addition, the hospital has technologically advanced information and communications systems, decentralized nursing stations for better efficiency and patient care, and noise-reduction materials to provide patients with a more comfortable experience. Nursing Care North Knoxville Medical Center features workstations outside each patient room, which allows nurses to closely monitor every patient. Each floor has a business center for record management. Nurses are able to enter data and comments into the electronic medical record while observing their patients through a window at each room. The rooms are all identically sized with the same layout — the beds, bathrooms, furniture and medical equipment are in the same location in every room. This consistency allows nurses and other clinicians to work more efficiently, especially during emergencies when time is of the essence. Patient Comfort The medical center has family-focused rooms with dedicated family areas, including a sleep sofa, wireless internet access and a second TV. North Knoxville Medical Center also offers meals on demand. Patients are able to order customized meals allowed under their diet plan, and receive freshly prepared meals — just like hotel room service.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
220
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care3 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 7 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 9 same · 0 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
Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
9,494
ED visits
32,909
Inpatient surgeries
2,517
Outpatient surgeries
3,865
Births
0
Daily census
142
Full-time staff
777

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: North Knoxville Medical Center · Powell, TN

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Clinical sites

North Knoxville Medical Center

Primary
Powell, TN220 beds

Turkey Creek Medical Center

Knoxville, TN120 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,908/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~23.1% of pay
Take-home$3,908/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,175/mo
State tax$0/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $61,000 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 0% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Knox County, Tennessee (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
None
No tax on wages
Median Income
$71,662
−$7k vs US median
Avg Commute
22 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

Michael Leahy, MD

0.50 PD + Site 1 Director + CCC Chair + GLC Chair + PEC Member

Program Director

Ms. Bethany Chumley

1.0 FTE Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Ms. Alicia Wilson, MEd

0.3 FTE Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Health Education Services located?
Health Education Services is located in Powell, TN.
Is Health Education Services ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Health Education Services holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Health Education Services?
Health Education Services has approximately 26 residents in training.
How much is rent near Health Education Services?
Median rent near Powell, TN is ~$1,175/month for a 1BR and ~$1,700/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Health Education Services accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 92.3% of Health Education Services'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 Health Education Services sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Health Education Services 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 Health Education Services require?
Health Education Services 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 Health Education Services?
Health Education Services reports a PGY-1 salary of $61,000. 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 Health Education Services?
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 Health Education Services to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Health Education Services 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.