Hackensack University Medical Center (Mountainside)

Hackensack University Medical Center

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Family medicineCommunity-based university affiliatedVerona, NJ

Size

7 / year · 21 total

Training length

3 yr

Schedule

70 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK218–249
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal1×
    28%
  • None
    28%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    74%
  • US DO
    50%
  • US IMG
    19%
  • Non-US IMG
    1%

Applications per year

1,495
2022
1,190
2023
816
2024
740
2025
704
2026

Compensation

$61,000 (−18%)

Cost of living

(+9%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$61,00023Negotiable
Year 2$63,50023Negotiable
Year 3$66,00023Negotiable

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD33%
  • DO14%
  • IMG52%

Sex

  • Female29%
  • Male71%

Tracks & recognition

Primary careWomen’s health

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree
  • US IMG

    42%
  • US MD

    30%
  • US DO

    28%
  • Non-US IMG

    1%
By signal
  • Did Not Send

    92%
  • Sent

    8%
Applicants by signal
  • Did Not Send

    92%
  • Sent

    8%
Student type
This program FM avg
  • US-IMG

    52%
    19%
  • US DO Graduates

    24%
    34%
  • US MD Graduates

    19%
    31%
  • Non-US IMG

    5%
    16%
Sex
This program FM avg
  • Men

    71%
    44%
  • Women

    29%
    55%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program FM avg
  • Asian

    48%
    30%
  • White

    29%
    47%
  • Black or African American

    19%
    11%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    5%
    2%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    5%
    1%
  • Other

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    0%
    11%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Geographic preference
  • Aligned

    90%
  • Not Aligned

    5%
  • No Preference

    5%
Home state
  • Out-of-State

    57%
  • In-State

    43%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    86%
  • In-State

    14%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    68%
Top medical schools
  • St. George's University School of Medicine

    57%
  • Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine

    10%
  • Tufts University School of Medicine

    5%
  • Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

    5%
  • Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    5%
  • Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

    5%
  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-Harlem

    5%
  • Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine-Middletown

    5%
  • Universidad Central del Caribe School of Medicine

    5%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    81%
  • Ever Failed

    19%

Training sites

  • HACKENSACK MERIDIAN MOUNTAINSIDE MEDICAL

    MONTCLAIR, NJ

    Primary
    • 173 staffed beds
    • 8,821 discharges
    • On the Montclair/Glen Ridge border; 365-bed hospital

    From published listing

  • ESSEX COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER

    CEDAR GROVE, NJ

    Participating
    • 180 staffed beds
    • 138 discharges
    • Continuity clinic 2.5 miles from the hospital campus

    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)70
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)24
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1393120C0, 1393120C1
  • ACGME ID1203311193
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3
  • Chair letterYes
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterYes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodOct 12, 2026 – Jan 29, 2027