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Family Medicine Residency Program

Sovah Health-Danville
Danville, VA
Continued AccreditationACGME #1205100717Community

Sovah Health-Danville is an ACGME-accredited community-based Family Medicine residency program in Danville, VA. It has 6 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 17 residents in training. It reports 38.9% IMG residents and a PGY-1 salary of $60,770. 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
17 residents · 18 approved
PGY-1 salary
$60.8k
IMG percentage
38.9%
x
Visa sponsorship
None
Not currently sponsoring
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
2145120C0

Accredited since 2017 · 3 years · Last ACGME review 2020

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
3–4
Reference letters needed
Visa
Not sponsored
Application service
ERAS
Main match

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Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
2145120C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “Sovah Health-Danville-VA”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

No tracks listed

No tracks recorded for this program yet. The categorical track is implied for most IM residencies.

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
39%
x
US MD
6%
x
DO
56%
x
Women
56%
x

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Affiliated medical schools

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
52
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
6
Protected didactic / week
Night float
Yes
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
Yes
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.5
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.9
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
No
Offered by this program
Non-physician staff
1
Support team size

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Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Non-Profit
Star Rating
2 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
250
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care1 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 9 same · 1 worse

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.

Leapfrog Safety GradeB
Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$359
Research
$0
Payments
1

Top payer: Medline Industries LP ($359)

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

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
7,871
ED visits
22,900
Inpatient surgeries
1,590
Outpatient surgeries
3,801
Births
1,071
Daily census
149
Full-time staff
1,171

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: Sovah Health-Danville · Danville, VA

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

Sovah Health-Danville

Primary
Danville, VA250 beds

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center

Johnstown, PA510 beds

Children's Hospital

Richmond, VA36 beds

Piedmont Access to Health Services Inc

Danville, VA

Pittsylvania-Danville Health Department

Danville, VA

Location

Purchasing power

~$3,825/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~18.7% of pay
Take-home$3,825/mo
Rent (1BR)$948/mo
State tax$291/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $60,770 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 5.75% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Danville city, Virginia (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
5.75%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$42,778
−$36k vs US median
Avg Commute
21 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

Amber L Stephens, DO

Program Director

Program Director

Dara Johnson

FM Residency Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Sovah Health-Danville located?
Sovah Health-Danville is located in Danville, VA.
What type of program is Sovah Health-Danville?
Sovah Health-Danville is a community-based residency program.
Is Sovah Health-Danville ACGME-accredited?
Yes — Sovah Health-Danville holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at Sovah Health-Danville?
Sovah Health-Danville has approximately 17 residents in training.
How much is rent near Sovah Health-Danville?
Median rent near Danville, VA is ~$948/month for a 1BR and ~$914/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does Sovah Health-Danville accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 38.9% of Sovah Health-Danville'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 Sovah Health-Danville sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Sovah Health-Danville 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 Sovah Health-Danville require?
Sovah Health-Danville 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 Sovah Health-Danville?
Sovah Health-Danville reports a PGY-1 salary of $60,770. 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 Sovah Health-Danville?
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 Sovah Health-Danville to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does Sovah Health-Danville 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 Family Medicine residency program positions as they appear.