University of Maryland Program

Thoracic Surgery-Integrated Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

University of Maryland Program

University of Maryland Program is a residency program specializing in Thoracic Surgery-Integrated, located in Baltimore, Maryland, directed by Shelby J. Stewart, MD and coordinated by Shameka Williams. 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 (410) 328-1827. 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

The University of Maryland Integrated Cardiothoracic Surgery (I-6) Residency is a 6-8 year academic pathway explicitly designed to train "surgeon-scientists," built around a dedicated two-year block for basic or translational research or pursuit of a graduate degree (MPH, MBA, MS, or PhD). Clinical training occurs at UMMC, a high-acuity quaternary referral center recognized for the sickest patients in the region, with distinctive programmatic strengths in heart and lung transplantation, ECMO/lung healing center, TAVR, aortic surgery, and congenital cardiac surgery, alongside full-spectrum thoracic surgery (open, VATS, robotic). The curriculum uses a mentored, single-faculty rotation model in cardiac surgery to build focused technical relationships, and case logs show substantial early operative volume with structured progression to complex cardiac cases (transplant, VAD, redo valve) by senior years. The program's stated mission and dedicated research years signal that it values residents oriented toward academic surgical careers involving discovery and innovation, not solely operative volume.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated research productivity or a stated interest in academic cardiothoracic surgery, who has pursued dedicated research time or advanced degrees and articulates a surgeon-scientist trajectory aligned with high-acuity transplant/ECMO/aortic subspecialization.

Research intensity

Central - a mandatory two-year dedicated research or graduate-degree block is embedded in the program structure and framed as core to its surgeon-scientist mission.

Career orientation

Academic Medicine

Important

The program does not accept international medical students for its sub-internship rotations.

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