Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Program
About This Program
We serve a wide diversity of patients from many countries and cultures presenting with a wide array of pathologies. We see a high volume of patients with over 100000 visits last year. University Hospital is a Level 1 trauma center seeing high volumes of blunt and penetrating trauma. As a tertiary care center, our services also include a liver transplant service, comprehensive stroke center, Heart center with a cardiac catheterization lab, medical control responding to over 120000 calls annually
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Ariel Sena, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Primary Program Contact
Cassandra Struck, MD
Rutgers New Jersey Med Sch
Locations
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Med Science Bldg MSB E609
185 S Orange Ave
Newark, NJ 07103-2757
65 Bergen St
Newark, NJ 07103
385 Tremont Ave
East Orange, NJ 07018
Application Information
Participates In
Doesn't Participate In
- Advanced or Fellowship Match of NRMP
- ERAS®
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match
- Urology Match
U.S. MD Applicants
IMG Applicants
DO Applicants
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
- Specialty-specific standardized letter(s) of evaluation
Medical School Graduation Timeline
Graduation from medical school must have occurred within the past 5 year(s).
Gap Experience Requirement
PGY-1 applicants to this program with a gap of 1 year or more between medical school graduation and entry to residency must have the following experience occur during the gap: Clinical experience in the US
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
NA = Not Applicable
NGO = Negotiable
OTH = Other
Visa Status
This program will consider an appropriately qualified applicant with the following visa or visa status. Contact the program for additional information.
Program Size
Key Dates & Timelines
2026 - 2027
Application Due
Sep 24, 2025
Interview Period Starts
Sep 23, 2025 - Feb 10, 2026
2027 - 2028
Application Due
Sep 23, 2026
Interview Period Starts
Sep 25, 2026 - Feb 10, 2027
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Employment Policies & Benefits
Educational Benefits
Tracks & Educational Features
Evaluations
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for HIV
- Group life insurance
Salary Compensation
PGY-1 through PGY-4
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 20 Vacation Days and 12 Sick Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
For more information, view the program's leave policy on their website.