Surgery Residency Program
UMass Chan Medical SchoolUMass Chan Medical School is an ACGME-accredited university-based Surgery residency program in Worcester, MA. It has 12 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 45 residents in training. It reports 13.2% IMG residents, J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $70,940. 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 1950 · 5 years · Last ACGME review 2012
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
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Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “UMass Chan Medical School-MA”.
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Training tracks
Research track/fellowship (non-ACGME accredited)
ResearchOther
OtherAcademic or clinician educator
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
The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing offers Post-Master’s Certificates, PhD, DNP and MS degrees; and Continuing Education classes. The Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing at UMass Chan Medical School: prepares nurses who embrace diversity and promote health equity to improve the quality of life and human health in the Commonwealth and beyond by leading and innovating in education, research, health care delivery and public service.
Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.
Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 10 of 12 timely & effective care measures.
Top payer: Solventum Corporation ($120K)
Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.
Primary teaching site: UMass Chan Medical School · Worcester, MA
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Clinical sites
UMass Chan Medical School
PrimaryUMass Memorial Health (Memorial Campus)
Health Alliance Hospital-Leominster
UMass Memorial Health (University Campus)
Milford Whitinsville Hospital
Location
Rental market & livability
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Livability
County figures for Worcester County, Massachusetts (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 UMass Chan Medical School located?
- UMass Chan Medical School is located in Worcester, MA.
- What type of program is UMass Chan Medical School?
- UMass Chan Medical School is a university-based residency program.
- Is UMass Chan Medical School ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — UMass Chan Medical School holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at UMass Chan Medical School?
- UMass Chan Medical School has approximately 45 residents in training.
- Does UMass Chan Medical School accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 13.2% of UMass Chan Medical School'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 UMass Chan Medical School sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Yes — UMass Chan Medical School reports sponsoring both J-1 and H-1B visas. 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 UMass Chan Medical School require?
- UMass Chan Medical School 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 UMass Chan Medical School?
- UMass Chan Medical School reports a PGY-1 salary of $70,940. 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 UMass Chan Medical School?
- 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 UMass Chan Medical School to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does UMass Chan Medical School 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 Surgery residency program positions as they appear.