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Family Medicine Residency Program

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program
Fort Wayne, IN
Continued AccreditationACGME #1201721121Community

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is an ACGME-accredited community-based Family Medicine residency program in Fort Wayne, IN. It has 8 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 24 residents in training. It reports 20.8% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $65,000. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
8
24 residents · 24 approved
PGY-1 salary
$65.0k
IMG percentage
20.8%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1178120C0

Accredited since 1972 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2010

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
2–4
Reference letters needed
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1178120C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Ft Wayne Med Ed Prog-IN”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Other

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
21%
x
US MD
33%
x
DO
46%
x
Women
50%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Affiliated medical schools

Medical schools affiliated with this program's sponsoring institution (FREIDA).

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
55
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
14
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.4
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
2
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
2
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown

lutheran is a spine and total joint hospital that is part of the cleveland clinic

Star Rating
2 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
407
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care4 better · 2 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 1 worse
Readmission0 better · 8 same · 0 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 11 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Leapfrog Safety GradeB
Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
19,383
ED visits
186,577
Inpatient surgeries
11,019
Outpatient surgeries
16,923
Births
887
Daily census
295
Full-time staff
1,870

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Lutheran Hospital of Indiana · Fort Wayne, IN

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Lutheran Hospital of Indiana

Primary
Fort Wayne, IN407 beds

St Joseph Hospital

Fort Wayne, IN182 beds

Parkview Hospital Randallia-Parkview Health

Fort Wayne, IN738 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,954/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~24% of pay
Take-home$3,954/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,300/mo
State tax$163/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $65,000 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 3% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Allen County, Indiana (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
3%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$68,839
−$10k vs US median
Avg Commute
22 min
US avg 27 min
Foreign-born share
County vs US average
Largest immigrant communities

County foreign-born residents by country of birth (ACS).

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

Zachry L Waterson, DO

CEO/DIO & Program Director Family Medicine Residency

Program Director

Ms. Rowan Wambach, BS

Director of GME & Institutional Coordinator

Coordinator

Brianne Spellman, BS

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Fort Wayne Medical Education Program located?
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is located in Fort Wayne, IN.
What type of program is Fort Wayne Medical Education Program?
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is a community-based residency program.
Is Fort Wayne Medical Education Program ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Fort Wayne Medical Education Program holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Fort Wayne Medical Education Program?
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program has approximately 24 residents in training.
How much is rent near Fort Wayne Medical Education Program?
Median rent near Fort Wayne, IN is ~$1,300/month for a 1BR and ~$1,865/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Fort Wayne Medical Education Program accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 20.8% of Fort Wayne Medical Education Program's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does Fort Wayne Medical Education Program sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program does not currently report J-1 or H-1B visa sponsorship to FREIDA. That means no sponsorship is listed at the source rather than that the program has ruled it out — confirm directly with the program if visa status decides your list.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does Fort Wayne Medical Education Program require?
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at Fort Wayne Medical Education Program?
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program reports a PGY-1 salary of $65,000. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to Fort Wayne Medical Education Program?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save Fort Wayne Medical Education Program to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Fort Wayne Medical Education Program have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.