Mass General Brigham-Salem Hospital Program

Internal Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 4, 2026

Mass General Brigham-Salem Hospital Program

Mass General Brigham-Salem Hospital Program is a residency program specializing in Internal Medicine, located in Salem, Massachusetts, directed by Rebecca Mazurkiewicz, MD, MPH and coordinated by Laura Johnson. The program accepts applications through November 30, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at ljohnson0@mgb.org or (978) 354-4021. 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

Salem Hospital's Internal Medicine Residency is a Mass General Brigham/Tufts-affiliated community teaching program in a 395-bed North Shore Massachusetts hospital, with a small categorical class of 24 residents plus 3 preliminary interns emphasizing close faculty mentorship over high-volume tertiary care. The 4+1 curriculum builds structured continuity-clinic panels alongside ICU, hospitalist-run inpatient rotations, and specialty exposure via MGH neurology and consult rotations, POCUS training, and simulation-based skills work, reflecting a hospital-medicine and primary-care orientation rather than a subspecialty-fellowship pipeline. Research is supported through abstract-writing mentorship and a formal process-improvement/Kaizen curriculum rather than bench or grant-funded investigation, and recent graduate outcomes show a mix of hospitalist, primary care, and fellowship placements (sleep, ID, heme-onc, pulm-crit care). The program explicitly values resident voice, wellness, teaching ability, and adaptability among IMGs transitioning into US training, positioning itself as a mission-driven, community-rooted site that prepares well-rounded generalist internists.

Who it fits

An IMG or US-trained applicant seeking a smaller, mentorship-rich community-academic hybrid program where they can build strong clinical fundamentals and pursue either primary care, hospitalist practice, or a fellowship without needing a heavy independent-research profile.

Research intensity

Moderate - research and QI/process-improvement participation are structured into training and supported (abstract mentorship, Kaizen curriculum) but not positioned as central to program identity.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Fellowship, Primary Care

Important

The program states it offers structured transition support (at-elbow shadowing, personalized faculty sessions) specifically for residents coming from a diverse pool of international medical schools, and requires three letters of recommendation from physicians who supervised the applicant in a clinical setting.

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Internal Medicine

Deadline 11/30/2026

56 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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