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Rutgers Health-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at CentraState Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Aug 11, 2025

Rutgers Health-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at CentraState Program

Rutgers Health-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at CentraState Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Freehold, New Jersey, directed by Maria F. Ciminelli, MD and coordinated by Christine Easton. The program accepts applications through December 1, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at ceaston@centrastate.com or (732) 294-4009. 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

This is a community-based Family Medicine residency operating under Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School's academic affiliation but housed at CentraState Medical Center, a community hospital in Freehold, NJ serving Monmouth County. The program's identity blends university curricular oversight with a community hospital's clinical environment, positioning it to train broadly competent family physicians for outpatient and community-based practice rather than subspecialty or high-acuity tertiary care. The provided source material does not describe this program's curriculum, faculty, clinical sites, or resident outcomes in any detail, so specific distinguishing features (tracks, procedural volume, research infrastructure) cannot be verified from available evidence. What can be reasonably inferred from the community hospital/academic-affiliate structure is an emphasis on generalist, whole-patient primary care training grounded in a local, non-tertiary patient population.

Who it fits
An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on generalist primary care commitment, community service, and continuity-of-care relationships in a suburban/community setting rather than subspecialty fellowship ambition.
Research intensity
Low - no evidence of a research mandate or infrastructure; research appears, at most, available rather than central.
Career orientation
Primary Care

Family Medicine

Name/ID

IMG %

Deadline

State

Accreditation Status

Rutgers Health-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at CentraState Program
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IMG % IMG %

12/01/2026
56 days left

NJ

N/A

Deadline 12/01/2026 56 days left
Accreditation Status N/A
SCORE
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 1
USMLE STEP 2
USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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CURRENT RESIDENTS
Residents
Current Residents.pdf
Program Director
Name: Maria F. Ciminelli, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Christine Easton Email: ceaston@centrastate.com Phone: (732) 294-4009 Address: 1001 W Main St,Freehold
Program Website
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