Carolinas Medical Center

Carolinas Medical Center

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SurgeryCommunity-based university affiliatedCharlotte, NC

Size

6 / year · 31 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

70 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK233–272
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal17×
    17%
  • None
    1%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    8%
  • US DO
    2%
  • US IMG
    0%
  • Non-US IMG
    0%

Applications per year

1,421
2022
1,637
2023
1,585
2024
1,517
2025
1,335
2026

Compensation

$70,528 (+7%)

Cost of living

$1,538/mo (−3%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$70,52820Negotiable
Year 2$73,68220Negotiable
Year 3$76,71820Negotiable
Year 4$80,33820Negotiable
Year 5$83,84020Negotiable

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD97%
  • DO0%
  • IMG3%

Sex

  • Female52%
  • Male49%

Tracks & recognition

Research / fellowRural

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree
  • US MD

    95%
  • US DO

    5%
  • US IMG

    0%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
By signal
  • Sent

    93%
  • Did Not Send

    7%
Applicants by signal
  • Did Not Send

    67%
  • Sent

    33%
Student type
This program Surgery avg
  • US MD Graduates

    94%
    61%
  • US-IMG

    6%
    9%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
    9%
  • US DO Graduates

    0%
    21%
Sex
This program Surgery avg
  • Women

    56%
    50%
  • Men

    44%
    50%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

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

    71%
    59%
  • Black or African American

    15%
    8%
  • Asian

    12%
    23%
  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    9%
    12%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    6%
    1%
  • Did Not Report

    3%
    3%
  • Other

    0%
    0%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    0%
    3%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

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

    80%
  • In-State

    20%
Med school state
  • Out-of-State

    82%
  • In-State

    18%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    17%
Top medical schools
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

    12%
  • Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

    9%
  • University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville

    9%
  • Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    6%
  • Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

    6%
  • University of California, San Diego School of Medicine

    6%
  • East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine

    6%
Exam history
  • Never Failed

    100%
  • Ever Failed

    0%

Training sites

  • CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER

    CHARLOTTE, NC

    Primary
    • 1,132 staffed beds
    • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · 2.88M (2024)
    • 80% of training

    From published listing

  • Atrium Health Cabarrus Programs Carolinas Medical Center

    Charlotte, NC

    Participating

    From program website

  • ATRIUM HEALTH PINEVILLE

    CHARLOTTE, NC

    Participating
    • 312 staffed beds
    • 22,752 discharges
    • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · 2.88M (2024)
    • 185-bed adult tertiary acute care hospital; additional general surgery service starting in the second year.

    From published listing

  • Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital

    Charlotte, NC

    Participating

    From published listing

  • Atrium Health Cabarrus

    Concord, NC

    Participating
    • 457-bed Level III trauma center; bariatric, hepatobiliary, and acute care surgery.

    From published listing

  • ATRIUM HEALTH UNIVERSITY CITY

    CHARLOTTE, NC

    Participating
    • 87 staffed beds
    • 8,078 discharges
    • Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC · 2.88M (2024)
    • 130-bed; PGY-2 and PGY-3 emergency general surgery rotations.

    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
  • MoonlightingNo
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1527440C0, 1527440P0
  • ACGME ID4403612246
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterNo
  • Specialty letterNo
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo