ID: 2804121096
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh) Program
Pittsburgh, PA
Data Last updated: 6/28/2025
Overview
Program & Work Schedule
Program & Work Schedule
Program & Work Schedule
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Requires previous GME | No |
Offers preliminary positions | |
Participates in the Main Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) | |
Participates in the Advanced or Fellowship Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) | |
Latest date for applications for 2026-2027 | 12/1/2025 |
Interview period 2026-2027 | - |
Earliest date for applications for 2027-2028 | |
Latest date for applications for 2027-2028 | |
Interview period 2027-2028 | - |
Applicants may interview remotely via video conferencing | |
Interviews conducted last year for first year positions | 49 |
Ratio of interviews to first year positions | 9.9 to 1 |
Participates in another matching program | |
Required letters of recommendation | 3 |
Osteopathic Recognition |
Step 1 required | |
Minimum score | |
Applicants must have passed Step 1 to be considered | |
Step 2 required | |
Minimum score | |
Applicants must have passed Step 2 to be considered |
Level 1 required | No, require USMLE scores for all applicants |
Minimum score | |
DO applicants must have passed Level 1 to be considered | |
Level 2 required | No Answer |
Minimum score | |
DO applicants must have passed Level 2 to be considered |
PGY1 applicants to this program must have graduated from medical school within the past number of years | No cap on the number of years |
J-1 visa sponsorship through ECFMG | Yes |
H-1B visa | No |
F-1 visa (OPT 1st year) | No |
Program Faculty
Full-time paid
Physician
28
Non-physician
0
Part-time paid
Physician
17
Non-physician
0
Total
Physician
28
Non-physician
17
Percentage of full-time paid female physician faculty | 25.0 |
Ratio of full-time equivalent paid faculty to positions | 1.1 to 1 |
Avg. hrs/wk on duty during first year (including patient care, all call, night float, research, conferences, etc) | 70 |
Maximum consecutive hours on duty during first year (excluding beeper call) | 16 |
Average number of 24-hour off duty periods per week during first year | 2 |
Program allows moonlighting (beyond GY1) | |
Night float system (Residents participate during first year) |
Resident/Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
% USMD
% IMG
% DO
% Female
% Male
Call schedule
Year 1
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Two times per week
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
0
Year 2
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Two times per week
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
0
Year 3
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Two times per week
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
12
Year 4
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
Two times per week
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
12
Year 5
Most taxing schedule and frequency per year
N/A
Beeper or home call (weeks/year)
12