Meritus Medical Center Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Meritus Medical Center Program

Meritus Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Hagerstown, Maryland, directed by Stacy O. Ross, MD and coordinated by Kiersten Greever. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at kiersten.greever@meritushealth.com or (301) 790-9240. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

A community-based residency at Meritus Medical Center, a 327-bed regional referral hospital in Hagerstown, western Maryland, with a Level III trauma center and a Level II special care nursery. It takes six residents a year for a complement of eighteen and now sits alongside internal medicine, psychiatry and general surgery residencies sponsored by Meritus Health. The continuity clinic is organized around integrated specialty sessions covering procedures, osteopathic manipulative medicine, lifestyle medicine, breast health and medication-assisted treatment. The program describes a flexible, individualized curriculum with inpatient, outpatient and procedural training plus a dedicated nutrition and metabolic health curriculum, and it offers osteopathic education to both DO and MD residents.

Who it fits

An applicant wanting full-spectrum community training with an unusual emphasis on nutrition, metabolic health and osteopathic care.

Research intensity

Low; the program pages emphasize clinical breadth and individualized curriculum rather than research output or a formal scholarly requirement.

Career orientation

Primary Care / Community Practice.

Important

The program sponsors no J-1, H-1B or other visas, asks for three letters of recommendation with one preferably from a family physician, expects medical school graduation within three years of the intended start, and reviews applicants needing more than two attempts at USMLE or COMLEX case by case.

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Family Medicine

Deadline 12/31/2026

66 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

SCORE

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SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

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GRADUATION CUT OFF

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ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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