AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 16, 2026

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Program

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Atlantic City, New Jersey, directed by Aileen Hocbo, MD, MBA and coordinated by Elizabeth Vazquez. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at EAVAZQUEZ@atlanticare.org or (609) 441-8074. 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

AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center's Internal Medicine Residency is a community-based teaching program in Atlantic City operating across two campuses (City and Mainland) with continuity clinic at the Bressler FQHC, reflecting a safety-net, underserved-population orientation. The program combines a structured 4+1 ambulatory-block model with subspecialty exposure through its Heart and Vascular, Neurosciences, and Cancer Care Institutes and a Level 2 Trauma Center, and offers an ACGME osteopathic recognition track alongside the standard allopathic pathway. Scholarly activity is present and encouraged (journal club, resident research, QI projects) but not positioned as central to program identity; roughly half of PGY3 residents pursue fellowship, with the remainder entering hospitalist or primary care practice, and alumni panels explicitly support both pathways. The program values residents invested in continuity care for underserved and diverse community populations, practical clinical training over heavy research output, and engagement with both osteopathic and allopathic educational philosophies.

Who it fits

A well-rounded IMG or DO applicant who values hands-on community-based training with a safety-net patient population, has some scholarly/QI exposure but not a research-heavy trajectory, and is open to either hospitalist/primary care practice or fellowship without a fixed subspecialty commitment.

Research intensity

Moderate - research and QI participation is encouraged and visible among residents (case reports, QI projects, journal club) but not positioned as a defining institutional priority.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship.

Important

The program participates in ERAS program signaling and preferentially reviews applications from those who signal the program, though non-signaling applicants meeting criteria are still considered. It offers a distinct osteopathic recognition track open to both DO and MD residents interested in Osteopathic Principles and Practice. It also requires a Department of Medicine Summary Letter of Evaluation format for one letter of recommendation, with a clinical IM letter in lieu of the SLOE, and an optional third letter from a US clinical experience or scholarly project mentor.

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Internal Medicine

Deadline 12/31/2026

64 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

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VISA POLICY

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GRADUATION CUT OFF

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ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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