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Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

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SurgeryUniversity BasedPhiladelphia, PA

Size

12 / year · 39 total

Training length

5 yr

Schedule

80 hrs / week

EMR

Epic

USMLE Step 2 CK241–267
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal16×
    32%
  • None
    2%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    14%
  • US DO
    0%
  • US IMG
    0%
  • Non-US IMG
    0%

Applications per year

1,606
2022
1,709
2023
1,680
2024
1,391
2025
1,364
2026

Compensation

$70,860 (avg)

Cost of living

$1,520/mo (+4%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$70,86015Negotiable
Year 2$73,69420Negotiable
Year 3$76,64220Negotiable
Year 4$79,70820Negotiable
Year 5$82,89620Negotiable
Year 6$86,21220Negotiable

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD96%
  • DO0%
  • IMG4%

Sex

  • Female55%
  • Male45%

Tracks & recognition

Research / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree

  • US MD

    100%

  • US DO

    0%

  • US IMG

    0%

  • Non-US IMG

    0%
By signal

  • Sent

    84%

  • Did Not Send

    16%
Applicants by signal

  • Did Not Send

    76%

  • Sent

    24%
Student type
This program Surgery avg

  • US MD Graduates

    98%
    61%

  • Non-US IMG

    2%
    9%

  • US-IMG

    0%
    9%

  • US DO Graduates

    0%
    21%
Sex
This program Surgery avg

  • Women

    58%
    50%

  • Men

    42%
    50%

  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program Surgery avg

  • White

    58%
    59%

  • Asian

    27%
    23%

  • Other

    10%
    10%

  • Black or African American

    8%
    8%

  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    8%
    12%

  • Middle Eastern or North African

    4%
    3%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%

  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%

  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Geographic preference

  • Aligned

    82%

  • No Preference

    10%

  • Not Aligned

    7%
Home state

  • Out-of-State

    67%

  • In-State

    33%
Med school state

  • Out-of-State

    67%

  • In-State

    33%
Career plans

  • Practice Full-time

    0%
Top medical schools

  • Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

    21%

  • Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

    10%

  • Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    8%

  • Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

    6%

  • Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine

    4%

  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine

    4%

  • University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

    4%
Exam history

  • Never Failed

    100%

  • Ever Failed

    0%

Training sites

  • THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

    PHILADELPHIA, PA

    Primary
    • 691 staffed beds
    • 37,771 discharges
    • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 6.33M (2024)
    • Most rotations are at TJUH unless otherwise noted.

    From published listing

  • NEMOURS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, DELAWARE

    WILMINGTON, DE

    Participating
    • 116 staffed beds
    • 7,559 discharges
    • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · 6.33M (2024)
    • 2 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)24
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes1630440C0, 1630440P0, 1630440P1
  • ACGME ID4404121301
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterYes
  • Faculty letterYes
  • Specialty letterNo
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
  • H-1B Yes
  • F-1 Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodOct 9, 2026 – Jan 16, 2027