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Transitional Year Residency Program

St Joseph's Health
Syracuse, NY
Continued AccreditationACGME #9993500084CommunityJ1J-1

St Joseph's Health is an ACGME-accredited community-based Transitional Year residency program in Syracuse, NY. It has 6 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 6 residents in training. It reports 0% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $64,869. 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
6
6 residents · 8 approved
PGY-1 salary
$64.9k
IMG percentage
0%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1518999P0

Accredited since 1983 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2010

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
2
Incl. faculty
Visa
J-1
Application service
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1518999P0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “St Josephs Health-NY”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Primary care

Primary Care

Rural

Rural

Women's health

Other

Hospitalist

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
0%
x
US MD
100%
x
DO
0%
x
Women
100%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

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
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
7
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
3.4
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.5
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit
Star Rating
2 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
451
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care3 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Mortality1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 5 same · 4 worse

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.

Leapfrog Safety GradeB
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$14K
Research
$0
Payments
6

Top payer: Stryker Corporation ($8K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
24,084
ED visits
86,977
Inpatient surgeries
6,112
Outpatient surgeries
12,243
Births
1,681
Daily census
297
Full-time staff
2,640

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: St Joseph's Health · Syracuse, NY

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Clinical sites

St Joseph's Health

Primary
Syracuse, NY451 beds

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, NY

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,607/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~22.4% of pay
Take-home$3,607/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,210/mo
State tax$589/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $64,869 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 10.9% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Onondaga County, New York (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
10.9%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$74,740
−$4k vs US median
Avg Commute
20 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

Matthew L Picone, MD, MSEd

Transitional Program Director; Core Faculty, Family Medicine Residency, Director of Inpatient Medicine

Program Director

Rachael M Jones, BBA

Director, Medical Education

Coordinator

Ms. Sutira Srakhao, MA

Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is St Joseph's Health located?
St Joseph's Health is located in Syracuse, NY.
What type of program is St Joseph's Health?
St Joseph's Health is a community-based residency program.
Is St Joseph's Health ACGME-accredited?
Yes — St Joseph's Health holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at St Joseph's Health?
St Joseph's Health has approximately 6 residents in training.
How much is rent near St Joseph's Health?
Median rent near Syracuse, NY is ~$1,210/month for a 1BR and ~$1,428/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does St Joseph's Health accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
St Joseph's Health reports that none of its current residents are International Medical Graduates. That is a snapshot of the current cohort as reported to FREIDA, not a stated policy, and it can change year to year. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does St Joseph's Health sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
St Joseph's Health 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 St Joseph's Health require?
St Joseph's Health 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 Joseph's Health?
St Joseph's Health reports a PGY-1 salary of $64,869. 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 Joseph's Health?
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 Joseph's Health to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does St Joseph's Health 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 Transitional Year residency program positions as they appear.