INTERNAL MEDICINE

Scripps Mercy Hospital Program

San Diego, California

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Program Type

Community-based university affiliated

Application Deadline

December 31, 2025

Year 1 Seats

14

Interviews Last Year

233
83%

Interview Ratio

16.6

% US MD

54.3

% IMG

6.5
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H-1B VisaNo
F-1 VisaNo
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Application Criteria

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Graduation Year Requirement

4

Min Letters of Recommendation

2

Max Letters of Recommendation

--

Chair Letter Required

Yes

Faculty Letter Required

Yes

Specialty Letter Required

Yes

Medical Education Gap Policy

Research or other medical education pursuits (clinical experience not required)

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
$80,078
PGY-2
$81,725
PGY-3
$85,053

Signal Data

Interview invite rates by applicant signal type

Step 2 CK (All Invited)

235-265

Silver Signal → Invite

47%

Gold Signal → Invite

40%

No Signal → Invite

1%

US IMG → Invite

3%

Non-US IMG → Invite

0%

Highlights

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Year 2 Size

14

Year 3 Size

15

Offers Preliminary Positions

No

Night Float

Yes

Moonlighting Allowed

Yes

Total Positions

43

Accredited Length

3

Faculty:Resident Ratio

0.3

Avg Hours/Week (PGY-1)

50

Contact Details

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Contact Person

Contact Phone

Contact Email

Program Director

Director Phone

Director Email

Characteristics

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% DO Residents

39.1 %

Total Physician Faculty

15

Night Float (PGY-1)

Yes

Compensation & Leaves

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PGY-1 Vacation Days

20 days

PGY-2 Vacation Days

20 days

PGY-3 Vacation Days

20 days

Max Consecutive Hours (PGY-1)

16 hrs

Avg 24hr Off-Duty Periods/Week

1.6

Medical Insurance

Institution & Resident Share Cost

Application Information

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Interview Period (2025–26)

2025-11-03 to 2025-12-31

Interview Period (2026–27)

2026-11-02 to 2027-01-29

Start Dates

June

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

Scripps Mercy Hospital

Sponsor Institution

Scripps Mercy Hospital

Primary Institution

Scripps Mercy Hospital

Participant Institutions

Naval Medical Center (San Diego) | University of California (San Diego) Medical Center

Annual Hospital Admissions

27197

Annual ED Visits

109670

Program Offerings

Benefits, perks, and curriculum offerings for residents

Additional Benefits

Housing stipendFree parkingOn-call meal allowanceiPads, tablets, etc., or technology allowancePlacement assistance upon completion of program into practice, fellowship or academia

Resident / Fellow 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
  • Economics of health care systems curriculum
  • Debt management/financial counseling
  • Academic support for USMLE Step 3 preparation
  • Resident/fellow retreats
  • Off-campus electives
  • Hospice/home care experience

Residency Programs by Year

Quota vs Filled positions over the years

PGY-1 Residents

Country-wise distribution and profile cards

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Sara Akhlaghi, M.D.

CA Univ of Science & Medicine SOM

Amaan Azeemullah, M.D

Chicago Medical School Rosalind Franklin Univ of Med & Science

Brittany Ballew, M.D

University of Queensland SOM

Cole Carlson, M.D

CA Univ of Science & Medicine SOM

Ryan Clydesdale, M.D

Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. SOM

Mohammadreza Farshchi, M.D

UC San Diego SOM

Sam Mool “Julie” Lee, M.D

Virginia Commonwealth Univ SOM

Jace Lehnhof, M.D

CA Univ of Science & Medicine SOM

Erica Levy-Licorish, M.D

Loma Linda SOM

Hu-An “Vivian” Lin, M.D

Renaissance School of Medicine Stony Brook University

Danielle Ortiz, M.D

University of New Mexico SOM

Jonathan Ruiz, M.D

UC Davis SOM

Amal Shafi, D.O

Western Univ of Health Sciences - COMP

Lac Ta, M.D

Univ of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Joseph Delly, M.D

Chicago Medical School Univ of Medicine and Science

Sevag Hamamah, D.O.

Western University of Health Sciences COMP

Natalie Hirmez, D.O

University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine

Parker Kim, M.D

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Kevin Kozakowski, D.O.

Des Moines University COOM

Shauheen Ladjevardi, M.D

Stony Brook University SOM

Taejun Lee, M.D

Loma Linda University SOM

Abraham Lopez, M.D

University of Washington SOM

Abigail MacKenzie, M.D

Nova Southeastern Univ Coll of Allopathic Medicine

Jadzia Nguyen-Khoa, D.O

Touro University COOM - CA

Samuel Pajuleras, D.O

Western University of Health Sciences COMP

Audrey Shawley, M.D.

University of Queensland SOM

Sarah Tanner, M.D

University of Queensland SOM

Basil Wendel, M.D

University of Washington SOM

Annaelle Akcam, D.O.

Western University of Health SciencesCOMP

Wesley Chow, M.D.

Creighton University School Medicine

Jared Dang, M.D

University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine

Katherine Dupas, D.O

Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine

Krystal Hirayama, M.D

University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine

Luke Irwin, M.D.

California University of Science & Medicine School of Medicine

Catherine Kay, D.O

Pacific Northwest Univ of Health Sciences Coll of Osteopathic Med

Karen Rodriguez, M.D

Medical College of Wisconsin

Havi Rosen, M.D.

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Nupur Savalia, M.D

University of Queensland

Luke Shenton, M.D.

Drexel University College of Medicine

Ganeev Singh, M.D.

Tufts University School Of Medicine

Spencer Wheeler, M.D.

University of Washington School of Medicine

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