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Internal Medicine Residency Program

North East Medical Services
Daly City, CA
Continued AccreditationACGME #1400500925CommunityJ1J-1

North East Medical Services is an ACGME-accredited community-based Internal Medicine residency program in Daly City, CA. It has 5 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 15 residents in training. It reports 90% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $78,400. 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
5
15 residents · 15 approved
PGY-1 salary
$78.4k
IMG percentage
90%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2349140M0

Accredited since 2022 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2024

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. faculty
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS
Main match

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Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2349140M0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “North East Medical Services-CA”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
90%
x
US MD
0%
x
DO
10%
x
Women
10%
x

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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
50
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
12
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
4
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
1.8
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.5
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit

North East Medical Services (NEMS) is one of the largest community health centers in the United States targeting the medically underserved Asian population. Based in San Francisco, the non-profit community health center offers comprehensive health care services to a variety of patients, a majority of whom are uninsured or low-income. NEMS offers linguistically-competent and culturally-sensitive health care services in many languages and dialects, including Cantonese, Mandarin, Toishan, Vietnamese, Burmese, Korean, French, and Hindi. NEMS operates several clinics throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, spanning three counties. Our main clinic is located at 1520 Stockton Street in Chinatown/North Beach; with additional clinics in San Francisco's Portola, Visitacion Valley, Richmond, Tenderloin and Sunset districts; as well as Daly City and San Jose. NEMS employs over 700 health care and clinical support professionals and serves over 70,000 patients each year.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care0 better · 2 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 3 same · 0 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 8 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Primary teaching site: North East Medical Services-Stockton · San Francisco, CA

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Clinical sites

North East Medical Services-Stockton

Primary
San Francisco, CA

Seton Medical Center

Daly City, CA446 beds

North East Medical Services-PACE Center

San Francisco, CA

Bicycle Health-Veterans Blvd

Redwood City, CA

Location

Purchasing power

~$2,669/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~45.8% of pay
Take-home$2,669/mo
Rent (1BR)$2,995/mo
State tax$869/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $78,400 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 13.3% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for San Francisco County, California (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
13.3%
Includes 1% mental-health surtax over $1M.
Median Income
$141,446
+$63k vs US median
Avg Commute
31 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

George E Ishak, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Marie Carmelo, MHA

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is North East Medical Services located?
North East Medical Services is located in Daly City, CA.
What type of program is North East Medical Services?
North East Medical Services is a community-based residency program.
Is North East Medical Services ACGME-accredited?
Yes — North East Medical Services holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at North East Medical Services?
North East Medical Services has approximately 15 residents in training.
How much is rent near North East Medical Services?
Median rent near Daly City, CA is ~$2,995/month for a 1BR and ~$4,200/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does North East Medical Services accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 90% of North East Medical Services'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 North East Medical Services sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
North East Medical Services reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does North East Medical Services require?
North East Medical Services 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 North East Medical Services?
North East Medical Services reports a PGY-1 salary of $78,400. 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 North East Medical Services?
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 North East Medical Services to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does North East Medical Services 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 Internal Medicine residency program positions as they appear.