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Family Medicine Residency Program

Aurora Health Care
Milwaukee, WI
Continued AccreditationACGME #1205621348

Aurora Health Care is an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency program in Milwaukee, WI. It has 12 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 36 residents in training. It reports 8.6% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $70,000. 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
12
36 residents · 36 approved
PGY-1 salary
$70.0k
IMG percentage
8.6%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1789120C0

Accredited since 1973 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2012

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
3
Incl. chair, faculty, specialty
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1789120C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Aurora St Lukes Medical Ctr-WI”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Other

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
9%
x
US MD
40%
x
DO
51%
x
Women
60%
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
52
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
16
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.7
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.9
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
3
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

Aurora St. Luke’s has earned a reputation as Wisconsin’s leading medical center not only for providing exceptional medical treatment, but also for treating each patient with compassion and care. As the only hospital in Wisconsin with a 24/7 on-site heart-care team, you can expect to receive premiere cardiac services. Thank you for participating and engaging with Aurora Health Care on social media. Comments and engagement on our social media platforms are welcomed and encouraged, but we ask that you treat others with respect. Posts we deem to violate these guidelines may be deleted. Read our social media community engagement guidelines: https://bit.ly/40o6JXM

Star Rating
4 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
642
Tertiary care
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care2 better · 3 same · 3 worse
Mortality3 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 10 same · 1 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
$25K
Research
$0
Payments
9

Top payer: National Marrow Donor Program ($12K)

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

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
23,889
ED visits
66,354
Inpatient surgeries
8,162
Outpatient surgeries
11,119
Births
0
Daily census
496
Full-time staff
5,486

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Aurora St Luke's Medical Center · Milwaukee, WI

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Clinical sites

Aurora St Luke's Medical Center

Primary
Milwaukee, WI642 beds

Children's Wisconsin

Milwaukee, WI203 beds

Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Milwaukee, WI230 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,537/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~14.6% of pay
Take-home$4,537/mo
Rent (1BR)$850/mo
State tax$446/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $70,000 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 7.65% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
7.65%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$62,118
−$16k 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

Wilhelm Lehmann, MD, MPH

Family Medicine Program Director

Program Director

Ms. Esmeralda Santana, C-TAGME

Medical Education Coordinator Lead

Coordinator

Mrs. Stephanie Malusic, C-TAGME

Medical Education Coordinator

Coordinator

Samantha Ladin, C-TAGME

Medical Education Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Aurora Health Care located?
Aurora Health Care is located in Milwaukee, WI.
Is Aurora Health Care ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Aurora Health Care holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Aurora Health Care?
Aurora Health Care has approximately 36 residents in training.
How much is rent near Aurora Health Care?
Median rent near Milwaukee, WI is ~$850/month for a 1BR and ~$1,000/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Aurora Health Care accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 8.6% of Aurora Health Care'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 Aurora Health Care sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Aurora Health Care 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 Aurora Health Care require?
Aurora Health Care 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 Aurora Health Care?
Aurora Health Care reports a PGY-1 salary of $70,000. 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 Aurora Health Care?
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 Aurora Health Care to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Aurora Health Care 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.
Family Medicine Residency Program at Aurora Health Care