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Family Medicine Residency Program

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Continued AccreditationACGME #1203621611

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center is an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency program in Wilmington, NC. It has 8 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 19 residents in training. It reports 5.9% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $65,685. 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
19 residents · 24 approved
PGY-1 salary
$65.7k
IMG percentage
5.9%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1534120C0

Accredited since 1996 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2008

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
2–3
Incl. faculty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1534120C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “New Hanover Reg Med Ctr-NC”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Rural

Rural

Women's health

Other

Research track/fellowship (non-ACGME accredited)

Research

Other

Other

Academic or clinician educator

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
6%
x
US MD
41%
x
DO
53%
x
Women
77%
x

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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
60
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
16
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
4
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
1.5
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

Non-Profit

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center is a not-for-profit health care system serving southeastern North Carolina and northeastern South Carolina. A teaching hospital, regional referral center, and Level 2 Trauma Center, NHRMC is dedicated to providing a wide range of health care services. Our mission is Leading Our Community to Outstanding Health, a bold statement that reinforces our goal to reach far beyond the walls of our hospitals and into the communities that rely on us for their care.

Star Rating
2 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
767
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care2 better · 5 same · 1 worse
Mortality0 better · 3 same · 4 worse
Readmission1 better · 10 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.

Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$57K
Research
$0
Payments
47

Top payer: Stryker Corporation ($26K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
36,190
ED visits
140,898
Inpatient surgeries
10,742
Outpatient surgeries
24,953
Births
4,453
Daily census
638
Full-time staff
5,935

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center · Wilmington, NC

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Clinical sites

Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Primary
Wilmington, NC767 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,849/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~25.4% of pay
Take-home$3,849/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,392/mo
State tax$233/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $65,685 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 4.25% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for New Hanover County, North Carolina (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
4.25%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$72,892
−$6k vs US median
Avg Commute
21 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

Stephen H Schultz, MD

Director, Family Medicine Residency Program

Program Director

Ms. Heather Hawkins

Program Administrator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center located?
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center is located in Wilmington, NC.
Is Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center?
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center has approximately 19 residents in training.
How much is rent near Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center?
Median rent near Wilmington, NC is ~$1,392/month for a 1BR and ~$1,607/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 5.9% of Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center'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 Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center 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 Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center require?
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center 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 Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center?
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center reports a PGY-1 salary of $65,685. 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 Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center?
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 Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center 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.