Cardiovascular Disease Residency Program
Wright Center for Graduate Medical EducationWright Center for Graduate Medical Education is an ACGME-accredited community-based Cardiovascular disease residency program in Scranton, PA. It has 3 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 6 residents in training. It reports 83.3% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $64,937. 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 2010 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2022
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Match data pending
Multi-year applicants, interviews, and positions filled.
Training tracks
No tracks listed
No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.
Residents
Cohort composition
Verified May 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
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Regional Hospital of Scranton is a 186-bed, acute care hospital nationally recognized for quality especially in the areas of orthopedics, robotic surgery, cardiac care, stroke care and neurology. Offering all private rooms, Regional is the first hospital in Pennsylvania to earn all four orthopedic certifications by The Joint Commission - hip fracture, and knee, hip and shoulder replacement as well as advanced certification. The hospital has 354 on staff.
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: Boston Scientific Corporation ($3K)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: Regional Hospital of Scranton · Scranton, PA
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
Regional Hospital of Scranton
PrimaryVeterans Affairs Medical Center (Wilkes-Barre)
Geisinger Community Medical Center
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $64,937 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 3.07% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$1,225/mo · 42 days on market0% rental listings MoM
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (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 Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education located?
- Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education is located in Scranton, PA.
- What type of program is Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education?
- Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education is a community-based residency program.
- Is Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education?
- Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education has approximately 6 residents in training.
- How much is rent near Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education?
- Median rent near Scranton, PA is ~$1,050/month for a 1BR and ~$1,185/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 83.3% of Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education'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 Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education 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 Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education require?
- Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education 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 Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education?
- Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education reports a PGY-1 salary of $64,937. 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 Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education?
- 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 Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education 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 Cardiovascular disease residency program positions as they appear.