Residency Advisor

East Alabama Medical Center Program

Opelika, AL

Community YOG 1 STEP 235 - 267

Community YOG 1 STEP 235 - 267

Specialty:Transitional year

ACGME Code:9990100004

NRMP Code:2265999P0

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation3

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

Program

Program Size

0, 0, 0 (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: April 7, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

--

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.2X^[1]

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: No Limit^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 15 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $61,500^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 80 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 60 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 235–267^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:--^[2]

YOG Cutoff:1^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Signals

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Hometown State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Medical School State

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 1 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Step 2 Fail

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Applicant Type

Number of Applicants

Number of Applicants Interviewed

Note: The AIR (Applicant Interview Rate) is calculated as the percentage of applicants in each category who were offered interviews. A higher AIR suggests stronger alignment with program preferences, indicating a greater likelihood of the program favoring applicants in this category.

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score ^[2]

USMLE STEP 2 CK Score Box Plot Statistics

Category

Minimum

Q1 (25th Percentile)

Median (50th Percentile)

Q3 (75th Percentile)

Maximum

All Applicants Invited

235

243

252

257

267

DO Applicants Invited

235

243

253

254

265

MD Applicants Invited

235

243

252

261

272

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 2265999P0

2026

3 of 4

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

Opelika, AL ^[5]

Population

30,995

Median income

$58,763On par

Education

33.5%Above

Employment

57.7%Below

Health

9.2%Above

Age

39On par

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices ^[6]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Opelika, AL

State - Alabama

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$802

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$806

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$805

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$806

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$803

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$805

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$806

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$809

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$810

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$811

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$812

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$812

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$813

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$817

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$819

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$821

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$837

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$838

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$838

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$838

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$849

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$869

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$870

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$863

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$866

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$869

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$876

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$881

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$883

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$881

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$886

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$890

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$898

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$898

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$900

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$899

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$901

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$903

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$906

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$909

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$913

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$916

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$919

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$922

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$923

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$928

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$949

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$954

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$956

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$959

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$962

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$966

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$968

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$973

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$975

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$979

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$982

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$987

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$991

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$1,003

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$1,000

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$1,005

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$1,010

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$1,011

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$1,014

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$1,014

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$1,023

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$1,026

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,035

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$1,041

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$1,051

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$1,056

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$1,060

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$1,068

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$1,077

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$1,087

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$1,108

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$1,124

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$1,138

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$1,156

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$1,168

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$1,202

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$1,207

$1,777

12/31/2021

N/A

$1,208

$1,791

1/31/2022

N/A

$1,213

$1,800

2/28/2022

N/A

$1,238

$1,820

3/31/2022

N/A

$1,231

$1,829

4/30/2022

N/A

$1,264

$1,841

5/31/2022

N/A

$1,271

$1,852

6/30/2022

N/A

$1,283

$1,861

7/31/2022

N/A

$1,271

$1,868

8/31/2022

N/A

$1,279

$1,872

9/30/2022

N/A

$1,285

$1,875

10/31/2022

N/A

$1,266

$1,873

11/30/2022

N/A

$1,284

$1,875

12/31/2022

N/A

$1,286

$1,874

1/31/2023

N/A

$1,290

$1,877

2/28/2023

N/A

$1,296

$1,879

3/31/2023

N/A

$1,294

$1,884

4/30/2023

N/A

$1,321

$1,886

5/31/2023

N/A

$1,325

$1,886

6/30/2023

N/A

$1,329

$1,886

7/31/2023

N/A

$1,331

$1,891

8/31/2023

N/A

$1,331

$1,908

9/30/2023

N/A

$1,336

$1,912

10/31/2023

N/A

$1,366

$1,916

11/30/2023

N/A

$1,373

$1,918

12/31/2023

N/A

$1,394

$1,921

1/31/2024

N/A

$1,418

$1,928

2/29/2024

N/A

$1,430

$1,932

3/31/2024

N/A

$1,431

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,337

$1,429

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,355

$1,436

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,383

$1,444

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,397

$1,460

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,406

$1,466

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,376

$1,465

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,367

$1,461

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,375

$1,467

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,414

$1,473

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,441

$1,473

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,452

$1,489

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,459

$1,485

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,462

$1,487

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,455

$1,490

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,457

$1,492

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,457

$1,496

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,462

$1,507

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,495

$1,513

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,510

$1,506

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,523

$1,492

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,510

$1,502

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,517

$1,502

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,526

$1,499

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Opelika, AL

State - Alabama

United States

4/1/2021

101

73

41

5/1/2021

107

86

46

6/1/2021

107

81

44

7/1/2021

112

86

47

8/1/2021

114

84

45

9/1/2021

96

82

43

10/1/2021

99

87

44

11/1/2021

102

80

39

12/1/2021

116

83

40

1/1/2022

114

85

42

2/1/2022

110

78

39

3/1/2022

116

88

45

4/1/2022

110

92

45

5/1/2022

130

99

49

6/1/2022

127

96

47

7/1/2022

150

99

49

8/1/2022

126

93

48

9/1/2022

118

92

46

10/1/2022

121

91

46

11/1/2022

103

83

41

12/1/2022

130

94

50

1/1/2023

125

91

44

2/1/2023

115

79

39

3/1/2023

113

92

44

4/1/2023

123

85

45

5/1/2023

144

103

49

6/1/2023

145

95

47

7/1/2023

121

100

49

8/1/2023

122

98

48

9/1/2023

115

91

46

10/1/2023

126

94

47

11/1/2023

106

83

41

12/1/2023

118

87

47

1/1/2024

110

79

40

2/1/2024

119

77

39

3/1/2024

128

87

43

4/1/2024

119

85

44

5/1/2024

121

96

48

6/1/2024

142

91

46

7/1/2024

153

98

48

8/1/2024

161

93

46

9/1/2024

123

89

45

10/1/2024

115

86

44

11/1/2024

97

78

40

12/1/2024

121

84

42

1/1/2025

98

77

37

2/1/2025

107

71

34

3/1/2025

95

81

41

4/1/2025

110

83

41

5/1/2025

104

89

44

6/1/2025

112

83

43

7/1/2025

118

91

45

8/1/2025

121

86

43

9/1/2025

123

83

41

10/1/2025

92

77

40

11/1/2025

110

72

37

12/1/2025

103

73

35

1/1/2026

99

66

32

2/1/2026

64

54

27

3/1/2026

12

12

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Living in Opelika, AL

Crime Rate and Safety

Opelika has a moderate crime rate compared to national averages. The city's law enforcement works diligently to ensure the safety of residents.

Fun Activities

Opelika offers a range of activities such as outdoor recreation, local events, shopping, and dining options. The city has parks and natural areas for leisure.

Climate

Opelika has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Residents experience all four seasons with occasional snowfall.

Races and Population

Opelika has a diverse population with residents from various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Education

The city has a few educational institutions, including public schools and colleges. Residents have access to quality education options.

Cost of Living

Opelika has an affordable cost of living compared to many cities in the United States. Housing costs and everyday expenses are moderate.

Neighboring Cities

Opelika is close to larger cities like Montgomery and Birmingham. Driving to Montgomery takes about 1.5 hours, while Birmingham is approximately 2.5 hours away. Both cities offer more extensive amenities, nightlife, and cultural attractions.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
diverse population
access to nature
proximity to larger cities.

Cons

Limited entertainment options
moderate crime rate.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/9990100004

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/cd77c34a-9c1d-1759-70e4-19e7c5c9f532

3. ACGME - Accreditation Data System (ADS) - https://apps.acgme.org/ads/Public/Programs/Search

4. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US0157048

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr