Transitional Year Residency Program
Mercy Catholic Medical CenterMercy Catholic Medical Center is an ACGME-accredited community-based Transitional Year residency program in Darby, PA. It has 12 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 13 residents in training. It reports 25% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $72,536. 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 1983 · 1 years · Last ACGME review 2009
IMG Fit
IMG-friendliness score
Application requirements
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Match & Tracks
NRMP match trend
Listed in the NRMP directory as “Mercy Catholic Med Ctr-PA”.
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Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
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 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
Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this
Hospital & Location
Hospital quality
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, located in Darby, Pa., opened in 1933 and has been providing quality care to the DelCo community for almost 90 years.
Primary teaching site: Mercy Philadelphia Hospital · Philadelphia, PA
Verified May 2026 · how we source this
Clinical sites
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital
PrimaryMercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Location
Purchasing power
Estimate: PGY-1 salary $72,536 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 ~$1,385/mo · 51 days on market18.18% rental listings MoM
Listings and market data via Realtor.com. Directional — verify before signing a lease.
Livability
County figures for Philadelphia 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 Mercy Catholic Medical Center located?
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center is located in Darby, PA.
- What type of program is Mercy Catholic Medical Center?
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center is a community-based residency program.
- Is Mercy Catholic Medical Center ACGME-accredited?
- Yes — Mercy Catholic Medical Center holds continued ACGME accreditation.
- How many residents are at Mercy Catholic Medical Center?
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center has approximately 13 residents in training.
- How much is rent near Mercy Catholic Medical Center?
- Median rent near Darby, PA is ~$1,088/month for a 1BR and ~$1,343/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
- Does Mercy Catholic Medical Center accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
- Yes — 25% of Mercy Catholic Medical Center'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 Mercy Catholic Medical Center sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center 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 Mercy Catholic Medical Center require?
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center 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 Mercy Catholic Medical Center?
- Mercy Catholic Medical Center reports a PGY-1 salary of $72,536. 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 Mercy Catholic Medical Center?
- 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 Mercy Catholic Medical Center to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
- Does Mercy Catholic Medical Center 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.