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Health Education Service/Merit Health Wesley

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Transitional yearCommunity-based university affiliatedHattiesburg, MS

Size

12 / year · 12 total

Training length

1 yr

Schedule

60 hrs / week

EMR

Cerner / Oracle Health

Other · MERIT HEALTH WESLEY

USMLE Step 2 CK222–261
200280

Interview rate by signal

  • Signal5.3×
    16%
  • None
    3%

Interview rate by degree

  • US MD
    26%
  • US DO
    40%
  • US IMG
    2%
  • Non-US IMG
    10%

Applications per year

291
2022
282
2023
320
2024
415
2025
592
2026

Compensation

$55,000 (−8%)

Cost of living

$888/mo (−11%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$55,0002814

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD8%
  • DO25%
  • IMG67%

Sex

  • Female42%
  • Male58%

Interview Pool Demographics

By degree

  • Non-US IMG

    54%

  • US DO

    24%

  • US MD

    19%

  • US IMG

    3%
By signal

  • Sent

    93%

  • Did Not Send

    7%
Applicants by signal

  • Sent

    69%

  • Did Not Send

    31%
Student type
This program TY avg

  • Non-US IMG

    91%
    7%

  • US DO Graduates

    9%
    24%

  • US-IMG

    0%
    6%

  • US MD Graduates

    0%
    63%
Sex
This program TY avg

  • Men

    73%
    56%

  • Women

    27%
    44%

  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
Race / ethnicity
This program TY avg

  • Asian

    82%
    30%

  • Middle Eastern or North African

    18%
    8%

  • Other

    0%
    0%

  • White

    0%
    47%

  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%

  • Black or African American

    0%
    10%

  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    0%
    1%

  • Hispanic, Latino, or of Spanish Origin

    0%
    12%

  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Geographic preference

  • Aligned

    51%

  • Not Aligned

    33%

  • No Preference

    16%
Home state

  • Out-of-State

    76%

  • In-State

    24%
Med school state

  • Out-of-State

    83%

  • In-State

    17%
Career plans

  • Practice Full-time

    0%
Exam history

  • Never Failed

    93%

  • Ever Failed

    7%

Training sites

  • MERIT HEALTH WESLEY

    HATTIESBURG, MS

    Primary
    • 79 staffed beds
    • 6,715 discharges
    • Hattiesburg, MS · 157k (2024)
    • All listed rotations except OB/GYN are sited at Merit Health Wesley

    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)60
  • Max hours on duty (Y1)12
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingNo
Application
  • Application systemERAS
  • NRMP codes2174999P0
  • ACGME ID9992700001
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3–4
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterNo
  • Specialty letterNo
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo
  • Interview periodSep 15, 2026 – Jan 31, 2027