Internal Medicine Residency Program
UNC Health Blue RidgeUNC Health Blue Ridge is an ACGME-accredited community-based Internal Medicine residency program in Morganton, NC. It has 9 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 25 residents in training. It reports 36% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $56,903. 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
Accredited since 2015 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2018
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
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Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “UNC Health Blue Ridge-NC”.
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Training tracks
Primary care
Primary CareRural
RuralHospitalist
OtherResidents
Cohort composition
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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
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Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
On October 1, 2021, we became UNC Health Blue Ridge and joined the UNC Health family. The organizations share a unique and special commitment to rural healthcare in the Mountain Region of North Carolina and are jointly committed to enhancing and growing access to high-quality healthcare close to home for generations to come. UNC Health Blue Ridge is a comprehensive healthcare system, providing advanced healthcare and wellness services from nearly 50 locations across a three-county region of Western North Carolina. The system includes one hospital with two locations, a wellness center, and a continuing care retirement community. Nearly 120 primary care physicians, physician specialists, and extenders in the Blue Ridge Medical Group combine with other physicians on the Medical Staff to serve patients in the region. Blue Ridge provides graduate medical education programs for medical school graduates and students in osteopathic medicine.
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.
Top payer: Becton, Dickinson and Company ($408)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: UNC Health Blue Ridge · Morganton, NC
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Clinical sites
UNC Health Blue Ridge
PrimaryCarolinas Medical Center
WG (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $56,903 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 4.25% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$1,400/mo · 60 days on market16% rental listings MoM
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Burke County, North Carolina (US Census ACS).
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
Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is UNC Health Blue Ridge located?
- UNC Health Blue Ridge is located in Morganton, NC.
- What type of program is UNC Health Blue Ridge?
- UNC Health Blue Ridge is a community-based residency program.
- Is UNC Health Blue Ridge ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — UNC Health Blue Ridge holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at UNC Health Blue Ridge?
- UNC Health Blue Ridge has approximately 25 residents in training.
- How much is rent near UNC Health Blue Ridge?
- Median rent near Morganton, NC is ~$1,242/month for a 1BR and ~$1,250/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does UNC Health Blue Ridge accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 36% of UNC Health Blue Ridge'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 UNC Health Blue Ridge sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- UNC Health Blue Ridge 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 UNC Health Blue Ridge require?
- UNC Health Blue Ridge 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 UNC Health Blue Ridge?
- UNC Health Blue Ridge reports a PGY-1 salary of $56,903. 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 UNC Health Blue Ridge?
- 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 UNC Health Blue Ridge to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does UNC Health Blue Ridge 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.