Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson

Rutgers Health

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SurgeryUniversity BasedNew Brunswick, NJ

Size

18 / year · 55 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

75 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK240–267
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal11×
    22%
  • None
    2%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    13%
  • US DO
    4%
  • US IMG
    1%
  • Non-US IMG
    1%

Applications per year

1,219
2022
1,584
2023
1,610
2024
1,553
2025
1,637
2026

Compensation

$73,133 (−5%)

Cost of living

$2,655/mo (+12%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$73,1332012
Year 2$76,0452012
Year 3$80,3222012
Year 4$85,0142012
Year 5$87,2712012

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD79%
  • DO9%
  • IMG12%

Sex

  • Female51%
  • Male49%

Tracks & recognition

Research / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree
  • US MD

    88%
  • US DO

    5%
  • Non-US IMG

    4%
  • US IMG

    3%
By signal
  • Sent

    81%
  • Did Not Send

    19%
Applicants by signal
  • Did Not Send

    73%
  • Sent

    27%
Student type
This program Surgery avg
  • US MD Graduates

    83%
    61%
  • US-IMG

    12%
    9%
  • US DO Graduates

    3%
    21%
  • Non-US IMG

    2%
    9%
Sex
This program Surgery avg
  • Men

    50%
    50%
  • Women

    50%
    50%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

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

    44%
    59%
  • Asian

    39%
    23%
  • Black or African American

    9%
    8%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    9%
    12%
  • Other

    3%
    3%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    3%
    3%
  • Did Not Report

    2%
    2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    2%
    0%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%
Geographic preference
  • Aligned

    88%
  • No Preference

    8%
  • Not Aligned

    4%
Home state
  • Out-of-State

    59%
  • In-State

    41%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    74%
  • In-State

    26%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    0%
Top medical schools
  • Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    15%
  • New York Medical College

    5%
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University

    3%
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

    3%
  • Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

    3%
  • Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University

    3%
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

    3%
  • Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine

    3%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    98%
  • Ever Failed

    3%

Training sites

  • ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

    Primary
    • 483 staffed beds
    • 34,646 discharges
    • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
    • Flagship; Clinical Scholar Track spends the majority of time here.

    From published listing

  • Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center

    New Brunswick, NJ

    Participating

    From published listing

  • CHILDREN'S SPECIALIZED HOSPITAL

    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

    Participating
    • 68 staffed beds
    • 533 discharges
    • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
    • Freestanding children's hospital adjacent to RWJUH.

    From published listing

  • MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER

    LONG BRANCH, NJ

    Participating
    • 186 staffed beds
    • 20,772 discharges
    • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)
    • Professional Practice Track spends the majority of time here.

    From published listing

  • Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center

    Plainsboro, NJ

    Participating

    From published listing

  • SAINT PETER'S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ

    Participating
    • 262 staffed beds
    • 17,709 discharges
    • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · 19.9M (2024)

    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)75
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)24
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingNo
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes2918440C0, 2918440P0
  • ACGME ID4403321187
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterYes
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterNo
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodNov 11, 2026 – Jan 13, 2027