Internal Medicine Residency Program
UPMC Medical EducationUPMC Medical Education is an ACGME-accredited Internal Medicine residency program in Pittsburgh, PA. It has 21 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 63 residents in training. It reports 85.7% IMG residents, J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $68,895. 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
Accredited since 1958 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2010
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “UPMC Mercy Hospital-PA”.
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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
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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
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Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
UPMC Mercy Health Center is a medical practice company based out of 1515 LOCUST ST, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. A $24 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates more than 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a more than 4 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.5 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $900 million in federal, state and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation’s best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals. For more information, go to UPMC.com.
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.
Top payer: INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. ($91K)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: UPMC Mercy · Pittsburgh, PA
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
UPMC Mercy
PrimaryLocation
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $68,895 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 3.07% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$1,412/mo · 76 days on market13.04% rental listings MoM







SpecialsListings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.
People
Leadership
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is UPMC Medical Education located?
- UPMC Medical Education is located in Pittsburgh, PA.
- Is UPMC Medical Education ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — UPMC Medical Education holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at UPMC Medical Education?
- UPMC Medical Education has approximately 63 residents in training.
- How much is rent near UPMC Medical Education?
- Median rent near Pittsburgh, PA is ~$1,628/month for a 1BR and ~$2,011/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does UPMC Medical Education accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 85.7% of UPMC Medical Education'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 UPMC Medical Education sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Yes — UPMC Medical Education reports sponsoring both J-1 and H-1B visas. 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 UPMC Medical Education require?
- UPMC Medical Education 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 UPMC Medical Education?
- UPMC Medical Education reports a PGY-1 salary of $68,895. 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 UPMC Medical Education?
- 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 UPMC Medical Education to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does UPMC Medical Education 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.