Geisinger Health System (Wilkes Barre)

Geisinger Health System

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Orthopaedic surgeryCommunity-basedWilkes-barre, PA

Size

4 / year · 16 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

60 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK241–269
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal
    28%
  • None
    0%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    30%
  • US DO
    8%
  • US IMG
    0%
  • Non-US IMG
    0%

Applications per year

454
2022
521
2023
438
2024
397
2025
357
2026

Compensation

$65,603 (+3%)

Cost of living

$1,028/mo (−7%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$65,60315—
Year 2$68,30715—
Year 3$70,51915—
Year 4$72,83915—
Year 5$75,92215—

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD83%
  • DO8%
  • IMG8%

Sex

  • Female25%
  • Male75%

Tracks & recognition

Rural

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree
  • US MD

    92%
  • US DO

    8%
  • US IMG

    0%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
By signal
  • Sent

    100%
  • Did Not Send

    0%
Applicants by signal
  • Sent

    71%
  • Did Not Send

    29%
Student type
This program Ortho avg
  • US MD Graduates

    81%
    79%
  • US-IMG

    6%
    1%
  • Non-US IMG

    6%
    1%
  • US DO Graduates

    6%
    19%
Sex
This program Ortho avg
  • Men

    75%
    77%
  • Women

    25%
    23%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program Ortho avg
  • White

    63%
    70%
  • Other

    25%
    25%
  • Asian

    13%
    17%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    6%
    1%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    6%
    10%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
  • Black or African American

    0%
    6%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    1%
Home state
  • Out-of-State

    72%
  • In-State

    28%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    76%
  • In-State

    24%
Top medical schools
  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

    13%
  • Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

    13%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    100%
  • Ever Failed

    0%

Training sites

  • GEISINGER WYOMING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

    WILKES BARRE, PA

    Primary
    • 246 staffed beds
    • 20,592 discharges
    • Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · 574k (2024)
    • Level 1 trauma center; home-call in-person consultations only at this site.

    From published listing

  • GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

    SCRANTON, PA

    Participating
    • 244 staffed beds
    • 16,004 discharges
    • Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA · 574k (2024)
    • Level 2 trauma center.

    From published listing

Population is the Census city or metro of the hospital location, not a hospital catchment.

Program Details

Schedule
  • Avg hours/week (Y1)60
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)16
  • Night floatNo
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1608260C1
  • ACGME ID2604100217
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterNo
  • Specialty letterNo
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
  • H-1B Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeIn person
  • Video interviewNo