Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium Program
About This Program
Program Length
5 Years
First Year Positions
1 Position
Application Deadline
--
Avg Work Hours
50 Hours/Week
Program Setting
Community/University
Application Service
--
Program Statistics
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Contact Information
Program Director
Benjamin Contrella, MD, BH
Allegheny Health Network
Primary Program Contact
Melissa Laity, MD
Allegheny Health Network
Survey Received: 7/16/2025
Program ID: 4164100008
Locations
320 E North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Allegheny General Hospital
320 E North Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4772
West Penn Hospital
4800 Friendship Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15224-1793
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
45th & Penn Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Forbes Hospital
2570 Haymaker Rd
Monroeville, PA 15146
Application Information
Applicant Interview Format
Virtual
Interviews Conducted Last Year
25 Interviews
Interviews/First Year Positions
25:1
Participates In
Advanced or Fellowship Match of NRMP
Code: --
Doesn't Participate In
- Main Match of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)
- ERAS®
- San Francisco Match
- Military Match
- Urology Match
U.S. MD Applicants
Must Have Passed Step 1
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Must Have Passed Step 2
--
IMG Applicants
Must Have Passed Step 1
--
Must Have Passed Step 2
--
DO Applicants
Must Have Passed COMLEX Level 1
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Must Have Passed COMLEX Level 2
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Must Have Passed Step 1
--
Must Have Passed Step 2
--
Total required letters of recommendation (excludes MSPE and Dean's letter)
Minimum
3 Letters
Maximum
--
Required specialty-specific letters of evaluation within total letters of recommendation
- Specialty-specific standardized letter(s) of evaluation
- Letter(s) from someone within the specialty (e.g., faculty, attending)
Requires Previous GME
Yes
Number of previous GME years required
1 year(s)
Offers Preliminary Positions
No
Required Specialty-Specific Away Rotations
No
Required Supplemental Information
No
Osteopathic Recognition
No
Medical School Graduation Timeline
Data not provided by program
Gap Experience Requirement
Data not provided by program
Resident / Fellow Characteristics
Three year averages. Medical school type does not include graduates of Canadian schools.
Types of Graduates
Resident Gender
Program Faculty
Faculty/Resident Ratio
0:1
Program Faculty
--
Female Faculty
--
Faculty Distribution
Work Environment
Program Start Dates
July 1
Avg Hours/Week on Duty (During First Year)
50 Hours
Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty (During First Year)
10 Hours
Avg Number of 24 Hour Off Duty Periods Per Week (During First Year)
--
Program Allows Moonlighting (Beyond PGY-1)
Yes
Night Float System
Yes
Most Taxing Schedule & Frequency Per Year
Beeper or Home Call (Weeks / Year)
Year 1 - $
0
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.
J-1 visa sponsorship through ECFMG
Yes
H-1B visa
No
F-1 visa (OPT 1st year)
No
Program Size
5
Current Residents
Average PGY-1 Educational Environment
Structured Didactic Activities
0
Hospital Outpatient
0%
Non-Hospital Ambulatory Care
0%
Employment Policies & Benefits
Free parking
On-call meal allowance
Educational Benefits
Resident/fellow retreats
Yes
Research rotation
Optional
Integrative medicine curriculum
No
Curriculum to develop health systems leadership skills (e.g., QI project leadership, community/organizational advocacy)
No
Formal program to foster interprofessional teamwork
No
Instruction in medical Spanish or other non-English language
No
Alternative/complementary medicine curriculum
No
Economics of health care systems curriculum
No
Debt management/financial counseling
No
Academic support for USMLE Step 3 and/or COMLEX-USA Level 3 preparation
No
International experience/global health
No
Off-campus electives
No
Hospice/home care experience
No
MPH, MBA, PhD or other advanced degree training
No
Tracks & Educational Features
Data not provided by program
Evaluations
Aggregate resident Milestone achievements
No
Graduates’ board certification pass rates
No
Performance-based assessment scores (e.g. OSCE, patient or computer simulations)
No
Patient surveys
No
Portfolio system
Yes
Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE)
No
Medical Insurance Coverage
- Major medical for residents
- Major medical for dependents
- Major medical for domestic partners
- Outpatient mental health
- Inpatient mental health
- Group life insurance
- Dental insurance
- Disability insurance
- Disability insurance for HIV
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Salary Compensation
$70k-$80k
PGY-2 through PGY-6
PGY-2
$69,561
PGY-3
$71,458
PGY-4
$74,699
PGY-5
$78,651
PGY-6
$79,994
Salary paid by a non-profit institution.
Vacation & Sick Days
Residents receive 15 Vacation Days and 2 Sick Days annually to support work-life balance and personal well-being.
Maximum # of paid days
NGO
Maximum # of unpaid days
NGO