Surgery Residency Program
St John's Episcopal Hospital-South ShoreSt John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore is an ACGME-accredited community-based Surgery residency program in Far Rockaway, NY. It has 4 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 19 residents in training. It reports 42.9% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $89,475. 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 2019 · 5 years · Last ACGME review 2026
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
Episcopal Health Services Inc., (EHS) is a health system located on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, New York. The system provides emergency and ambulatory care to the densely populated, culturally and economically diverse, and medically underserved Rockaways and Five Towns populations. The system provides people of all faiths with comprehensive preventive, diagnostic treatment, and rehabilitative services, regardless of their ability to pay. St. John’s Episcopal Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission’s Health Facilities Accreditation Program and is approved by the New York State Department of Health. The hospital is a recipient of the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Stroke Quality Achievement Award and the Gold-Plus Get with the Guidelines®-Heart Failure Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association.
Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.
Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 9 of 12 timely & effective care measures.
Source: FREIDA facility profile.
Primary teaching site: St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore · Far Rockaway, NY
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore
PrimaryTrinitas Regional Medical Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Nassau University Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $89,475 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 10.9% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.
Rental market & livability
Area median rent ~$3,200/mo · 68 days on market19.05% rental listings MoM
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Queens County, New York (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 St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore located?
- St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore is located in Far Rockaway, NY.
- What type of program is St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore?
- St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore is a community-based residency program.
- Is St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore holds ACGME accreditation (continued, with warning).
- How many residents are at St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore?
- St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore has approximately 19 residents in training.
- How much is rent near St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore?
- Median rent near Far Rockaway, NY is ~$2,425/month for a 1BR and ~$2,800/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 42.9% of St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore'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 St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore 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 St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore require?
- St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore 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 St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore?
- St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore reports a PGY-1 salary of $89,475. 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 St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore?
- 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 St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore 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.