UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh)

UPMC Medical Education

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Emergency medicineUniversity BasedTrauma 1Pittsburgh, PA

Size

16 / year · 47 total

Training length

3 yr

Schedule

60 hrs / week

EMR

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Applications per year

1,223
2022
931
2023
909
2024
1,000
2025
—
2026

Compensation

$68,695 (+6%)

Cost of living

$1,077/mo (−6%)

By year
Yr Pay Vac Sick
Year 1$68,69520Negotiable
Year 2$71,30720Negotiable
Year 3$73,80220Negotiable

Trainee mix

Degree

  • US MD98%
  • DO2%
  • IMG0%

Sex

  • Female48%
  • Male50%

Tracks & recognition

Academic / clinician educatorResearch / fellow

Interview Pool Demographics

Student type
This program EM avg
  • US MD Graduates

    98%
    43%
  • US DO Graduates

    2%
    39%
  • US-IMG

    0%
    12%
  • Non-US IMG

    0%
    6%
Sex
This program EM avg
  • Men

    51%
    55%
  • Women

    49%
    45%
  • Another Gender

    0%
    0%
  • Did Not Report

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

    85%
    65%
  • Asian

    13%
    19%
  • Other

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

    4%
    12%
  • Black or African American

    2%
    7%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native

    2%
    1%
  • Did Not Report

    0%
    0%
  • Middle Eastern or North African

    0%
    2%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

    0%
    0%
Career plans
  • Practice Full-time

    25%
Top medical schools
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

    9%
  • West Virginia University School of Medicine

    6%
  • Northeast Ohio Medical University

    4%
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine

    4%
  • University of Illinois College of Medicine

    4%
  • The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences

    4%
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

    4%
  • Robert Larner, M.D., College of Medicine at the University of Vermont

    4%
  • State University of New York Upstate Medical University Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine

    4%

Training sites

  • UPMC MERCY

    PITTSBURGH, PA

    Participating
    • 285 staffed beds
    • 11,435 discharges
    • Pittsburgh, PA · 2.43M (2024)

    From program website

  • ST CLAIR HOSPITAL

    PITTSBURGH, PA

    Elective
    • 255 staffed beds
    • 13,053 discharges
    • Pittsburgh, PA · 2.43M (2024)

    From program website

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)16
  • Night floatYes
  • MoonlightingYes
Application
  • Application systemResidencyCAS
  • NRMP codes1652110C0
  • ACGME ID1104112055
Requirements

Letters of rec

  • Letters3
  • Chair letterNo
  • Faculty letterNo
  • Specialty letterYes
Visas
  • J-1 through ECFMG Yes
  • H-1B Yes
Interviews
  • Interview typeVirtual
  • Video interviewNo