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Family Medicine Residency Program

UPMC Medical Education
McKeesport, PA
Continued AccreditationACGME #1204112271J1J-1H1BH-1B

UPMC Medical Education is an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine residency program in McKeesport, PA. It has 8 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 20 residents in training. It reports 57.1% IMG residents, J-1 and H-1B visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $68,895. 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
8
20 residents · 21 approved
PGY-1 salary
$68.9k
IMG percentage
57.1%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1, H-1B
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1620120C0

Accredited since 1978 · 3 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
1
Incl. faculty, specialty
Visa
J-1, H-1B
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1620120C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “UPMC McKeesport-PA”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Other

Other

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
57%
x
US MD
10%
x
DO
33%
x
Women
52%
x

Verified Jun 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

Hours / week
64
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
5
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
1.5
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

UPMC Mercy Health Center is a medical practice company based out of 1515 LOCUST ST, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. A $24 billion health care provider and insurer, Pittsburgh-based UPMC is inventing new models of patient-centered, cost-effective, accountable care. The largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania, UPMC integrates more than 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a more than 4 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. In the most recent fiscal year, UPMC contributed $1.5 billion in benefits to its communities, including more care to the region’s most vulnerable citizens than any other health care institution, and paid more than $900 million in federal, state and local taxes. Working in close collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC shares its clinical, managerial and technological skills worldwide through its innovation and commercialization arm, UPMC Enterprises, and through UPMC International. U.S. News consistently ranks UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside among the nation’s best hospitals in many specialties and ranks UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh on its Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals. For more information, go to UPMC.com.

Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
155
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care0 better · 5 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 4 same · 0 worse
Readmission0 better · 8 same · 0 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
$6K
Research
$0
Payments
3

Top payer: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc ($5K)

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

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
5,971
ED visits
25,959
Inpatient surgeries
248
Outpatient surgeries
1,124
Births
0
Daily census
117
Full-time staff
636

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: UPMC McKeesport · Mckeesport, PA

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Clinical sites

UPMC McKeesport

Primary
Mckeesport, PA155 beds

UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA303 beds

UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh, PA377 beds

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC

Pittsburgh, PA321 beds

UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital

Pittsburgh, PA

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,765/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~13.9% of pay
Take-home$4,765/mo
Rent (1BR)$800/mo
State tax$176/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $68,895 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 3.07% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

County figures for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (US Census ACS).

State Income Tax
3.07%
Top marginal rate · 2025
Median Income
$76,393
−$2k vs US median
Avg Commute
26 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

Linda Haynes, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Mr. Michael T Mattis

GME Academic Manager

Coordinator

Mr. Dylan J Rappold, BA

Administrative Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is UPMC Medical Education located?
UPMC Medical Education is located in McKeesport, PA.
Is UPMC Medical Education ACGME-accredited?
Yes — UPMC Medical Education holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at UPMC Medical Education?
UPMC Medical Education has approximately 20 residents in training.
How much is rent near UPMC Medical Education?
Median rent near McKeesport, PA is ~$800/month for a 1BR and ~$1,000/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does UPMC Medical Education accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 57.1% of UPMC Medical Education'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 UPMC Medical Education sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
Yes — UPMC Medical Education 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 UPMC Medical Education require?
UPMC Medical Education 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 UPMC Medical Education?
UPMC Medical Education reports a PGY-1 salary of $68,895. 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 UPMC Medical Education?
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 UPMC Medical Education to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does UPMC Medical Education 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.