Saint Joseph Health System Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Aug 31, 2026

Saint Joseph Health System Program

Saint Joseph Health System Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Mishawaka, Indiana, directed by Martin F. Wieschhaus, MD and coordinated by Renee Nichols. The program accepts applications through October 31, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or 574-335-6550. 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 sponsored by Saint Joseph Health System in Mishawaka, Indiana, ACGME accredited since 1971 and structured 9-9-9. Continuity care is based at the Family Medicine Center, where resident clinic time rises from one half-day per week in the first year to three by the third. The program reports an average of more than 300 deliveries a year at its Family Birthplace. Rotations span emergency medicine, pediatrics, surgery, geriatrics, gynecology, cardiology and rural medicine at system hospitals, and procedural training includes casting, ultrasound, laceration repair and joint procedures. Residents may use up to two months of elective time for global health. The health system also sponsors a sports medicine fellowship, and graduates have entered obstetrics, geriatrics and palliative care fellowships as well as rural, urban, private, direct primary care and academic practice.

Who it fits
An applicant seeking broad-scope community family medicine with heavy obstetric and procedural exposure plus rural and global health electives.
Research intensity
Low; the program page centers on clinical volume and procedural breadth and states no research requirement.
Career orientation
Primary Care / Community Practice.
Important
Applicants must have graduated within the past five years, pass USMLE or COMLEX Steps 1 and 2, submit three letters, and be authorized to work full time in the United States. International graduates must hold ECFMG certification before applying, and J-1 visas are accepted.
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Name/ID

IMG %

Deadline

State

Accreditation Status

Saint Joseph Health System Program
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IMG % IMG %

10/31/2027
352 days left

IN

N/A

Deadline 10/31/2027 352 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

CURRENT RESIDENTS
Residents
Current Residents.pdf
Program Director
Name: Martin F. Wieschhaus, MD
Program Coordinator
Name: Renee Nichols Email: [email protected] Phone: 574-335-6550 Address: 5215 Holy Cross Pkwy,Mishawaka
Program Website
https://www.sjmed.com/careers/graduate-medical-education/family-medicine-residency
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