FAMILY MEDICINE

St Mary Medical Center Program

Bensalem, Pennsylvania

At the heart of our program is a mission to serve the needs of underrepresented individuals in healthcare be it in the exam room, on the medical wards

Program Type

Community-based

Application Deadline

December 1, 2025

Year 1 Seats

8

Interviews Last Year

44
28%

Interview Ratio

5.5

% US MD

4

% IMG

72
J-1 VisaAccepts
H-1B VisaNo
F-1 VisaNo
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Application Criteria

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Graduation Year Requirement

5

Min Letters of Recommendation

2

Max Letters of Recommendation

--

Chair Letter Required

No

Faculty Letter Required

Yes

Specialty Letter Required

No

Medical Education Gap Policy

Clinical experience in the US

Offers Prematch

--

USMLE Requirements

Minimum USMLE requirements for IMG applicants

USMLE Step 1 (IMG)

Yes

USMLE Step 2 CK (IMG)

Yes

Minimum USMLE Scores

Step 1
196
Step 2 CK
218

Compensation Trend

PGY-1
$67,783
PGY-2
$70,505
PGY-3
$73,620

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

216-251

Silver Signal → Invite

--

Gold Signal → Invite

--

No Signal → Invite

20%

US IMG → Invite

3%

Non-US IMG → Invite

0%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

8

Year 3 Size

8

Offers Preliminary Positions

No

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

24

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

0.2

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

60

Contact Details

Direct points of contact for this program

Contact Person

Contact Phone

Contact Email

Program Director

Director Phone

Director Email

Characteristics

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% DO Residents

24 %

Total Physician Faculty

7

Night Float (PGY-1)

Yes

Compensation & Leaves

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PGY-1 Vacation Days

0 days

PGY-2 Vacation Days

0 days

PGY-3 Vacation Days

0 days

Max Consecutive Hours (PGY-1)

24 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

2.5

Medical Insurance

Fully Paid by Institution

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-10-01 to 2026-02-01

Interview Period (2026–27)

2026-10-01 to 2027-02-01

Start Dates

July

Grad Year Limit N/A

No

Contact Information

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Director Degrees

Program Location

Teaching Site

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Primary Teaching Site

St Mary Medical Center

Sponsor Institution

St Mary Medical Center

Primary Institution

St Mary Medical Center

Participant Institutions

Nazareth Hospital

Annual Hospital Admissions

17321

Annual ED Visits

53744

Program Offerings

Benefits, perks, and curriculum offerings for residents

Additional Benefits

On-site child careFree parkingOn-call meal allowanceiPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowancePlacement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

Resident / Fellow Curriculum

  • Integrative medicine curriculum
  • Curriculum to develop health systems leadership skills (e.g., QI project leadership, community/organizational advocacy)
  • Formal program to foster interprofessional teamwork
  • Instruction in medical Spanish or other non-English language
  • Alternative/complementary medicine curriculum
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • Academic support for USMLE Step 3 preparation
  • International experience/global health
  • Resident/fellow retreats
  • Off-campus electives
  • Hospice/home care experience

PGY-1 Residents

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China 1

Jie Cao, MD

Henan University School of Medicine in China

Kaifeng, Henan, China

Venezuela 1

Mario Castro, MD

Zulia University School of Medicine (Maracaibo, Venezuela)

Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela

Russian Federation 1

Alexey Gokadze, MD

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (Moscow)

Moscow, Russian Federation

Philippines 1

Kristine Mercene, MD

University of Santo Tomas (Philippines)

Manila, Philippines

Kenya 1

Linet Mesesi, MD

Kenyatta University School of Health Science (Nairobi, Kenya)

Nairobi, Kenya

USA 2

Raffiu Mohammed, DO

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia, PA, USA

Blerona Shaipi, MD

Medical University of Tirana, Albania

Tirana, USA

Brazil 1

Caio Sant'Anna Marinho, MD

Fundacao Technico Educacional Souza Marques (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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