Tower Health/Reading Hospital

Tower Health

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PsychiatryCommunity-based university affiliatedWest Reading, PA

Size

8 / year · 26 total

Training length

4 yr

Schedule

80 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK226–260
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal3.1×
    56%
  • None
    18%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    46%
  • US DO
    12%
  • US IMG
    0%
  • Non-US IMG
    0%

Applications per year

861
2022
800
2023
804
2024
809
2025
718
2026

Compensation

$63,545 (−4%)

Cost of living

$1,237/mo (−4%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$63,5451510
Year 2$65,4611510
Year 3$67,4221510
Year 4$69,4271510

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD55%
  • DO45%
  • IMG0%

Sex

  • Female45%
  • Male55%

Tracks & recognition

HospitalistResearch / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree
  • US MD

    79%
  • US DO

    21%
  • US IMG

    0%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
By signal
  • Did Not Send

    74%
  • Sent

    26%
Applicants by signal
  • Did Not Send

    90%
  • Sent

    10%
Student type
This program Psych avg
  • US MD Graduates

    69%
    53%
  • US DO Graduates

    31%
    26%
  • US-IMG

    0%
    12%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
    10%
Sex
This program Psych avg
  • Men

    50%
    46%
  • Women

    50%
    53%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    1%
Race / ethnicity
This program Psych avg
  • Asian

    54%
    33%
  • White

    42%
    48%
  • Other

    12%
    12%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    4%
    2%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    4%
    12%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
  • Black or African American

    0%
    10%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Geographic preference
  • Aligned

    91%
  • Not Aligned

    6%
  • No Preference

    3%
Home state
  • Out-of-State

    58%
  • In-State

    42%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    67%
  • In-State

    33%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    0%
Top medical schools
  • Drexel University College of Medicine

    31%
  • Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Erie

    19%
  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    8%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    97%
  • Ever Failed

    3%

Training sites

  • READING HOSPITAL

    WEST READING, PA

    Primary
    • 509 staffed beds
    • 34,024 discharges
    • Reading, PA · 439k (2024)
    • Primary teaching site; inpatient training for primary care, neurology, emergency psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, and consultation/liaison psychiatry.

    From published listing

  • TOWER BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

    READING, PA

    Participating
    • 144 staffed beds
    • 2,865 discharges
    • Reading, PA · 439k (2024)
    • 3 months

    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)80
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)12
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1661400C0
  • ACGME ID4004100280
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterNo
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodOct 1, 2026 – Feb 12, 2027