Howard University Program

Washington, DC

Specialty:Family medicine

ACGME Code:1201021081

NRMP Code:2193120C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Howard University Family Medicine Residency Training Program in Washington, D.C. offers comprehensive training that is designed to develop highly competent family physicians. Established in 1970, this program is recognized as one of the first family medicine residency programs in the nation and has expanded significantly since its inception. Initially starting with only two residents, the program has grown to accommodate a total of 18 residents across three years (6-6-6 residency structure) 1.

The program has a strong focus on serving a diverse population, particularly the underserved communities within the D.C. metropolitan area. Residents are trained to manage medical problems comprehensively and longitudinally, ensuring they are well-prepared for various practice environments after graduation. The graduates from this program have successfully transitioned into numerous career paths including outpatient care, hospitalist medicine, and specializations in fellowship training in diverse fields such as geriatrics, hospice and palliative care, and sports medicine 1.

Curriculum

The curriculum of the Howard University Family Medicine Residency Program is grounded in the Program Requirements for Residency Education in Family Medicine as outlined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The intent is to ensure residents are eligible to sit for the Family Medicine Specialty Boards upon completion of the program. An annual In-Service examination provided by the American Board of Family Medicine is utilized to measure progress against national peers 1.

Rotations

Residents will undergo a structured rotation schedule, which includes both block rotations and longitudinal experiences, ensuring a well-rounded education:

Year 1 Rotations

Family Medicine Inpatient: 4-5 blocks
Pediatrics Outpatient: 1 block
OB: 1 block
MICU: 1 block
Surgery: 1 block
Dermatology: 3 weeks
Radiology: 2 weeks
Night Float: 1-2 blocks
Nursery: 1 block

Year 2 Rotations

Family Medicine Inpatient: 2 blocks
Obstetrics: 1 block
Geriatrics/Psychiatry: 1 block
Practice Management: 1 block
Gynecology: 1 block
Emergency Department: 1 block
Pediatrics ED: 1 block
Sports Medicine: 1 block
Cardiology: 3 weeks

Year 3 Rotations

Family Medicine Inpatient: 2 blocks
Ambulatory Surgery: 1 block
Orthopedics: 1 block
Urology: 2 weeks
Pediatrics Outpatient: 1 block
Research: 3 weeks
Community Medicine: 1 block
Electives: 3 blocks

Longitudinal experiences begin from the first year and continue through all years, focusing on aspects like Family Health Center training, behavioral medicine, continuity of care in obstetrics, and home visits 1.

Research and Community Engagement

The program emphasizes community engagement and research involvement. Residents are encouraged to participate in community programs as a means of delivering care to underserved populations while also enriching their educational experience 1.

Visa Support and Application Process

The Howard University Family Medicine Residency Program accepts international applicants, specifically those who possess J1 visas sponsored by the ECFMG. Requirements for acceptance of international medical graduates include having a current ECFMG certificate, finishing clinical experiences in the United States or Canada, and maintaining certain application criteria concerning USMLE attempts and graduation timelines 4.

Special application requirements specify that candidates who graduated from medical school must have done so within a certain time frame without exceeding two attempts at any USMLE examination. Furthermore, it is preferred that applicants have passed both USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 on their first attempt with minimum passing scores 4.

Competitiveness

Admission into the Howard University Family Medicine Residency Program is competitive, and the program strives to attract candidates who have demonstrated an earnest interest in family medicine and have participated in relevant community service or research experiences 4.

Web sources

1. Family Medicine | Howard University College of Medicine 2. Current Residents | Howard University College of Medicine 3. Faculty and Staff | Howard University College of Medicine 4. How to Apply | Howard University College of Medicine 5. Program Director's Welcome | Howard University College of Medicine 6. Program Overview | Howard University College of Medicine 7. Recent Graduates | Howard University College of Medicine

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation0

Full accreditation2

Continued22

Warning1

Probationary Accreditation2

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Probation	Jan 17, 2000
02	2001 - 2002	Probation	Jan 17, 2000
03	2002 - 2003	Full Accreditation	Sep 23, 2002
04	2003 - 2004	Full Accreditation	Sep 23, 2002
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	May 24, 2004
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	May 24, 2004
07	2006 - 2007	Continued Full Accreditation	May 24, 2004
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Sep 24, 2007
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Sep 24, 2007
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Sep 24, 2007

Program

Program Size

6, 6, 6 (3 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 28, 2026)

Composition ^[2]

MD · 21%

U.S. IMG · 29%

Non-U.S. IMG · 50%

Training

Fellowship Rate:22%^[2]

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:0.2X^[1]

Residents Career Path ^[2]

Full-time Practice · 22%

Fellowship · 22%

Other · 56%

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 21 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 21 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $63,786^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 24 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 70 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:1^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

* Multiple schools share the same admissions rate.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

No data available for USMLE STEP 2 CK Score

No 2026 Applicant & Interview Insights available for this program.

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]

No data available for USMLE
STEP 2 CK Score

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 2193120C0

2020

6 of 6

2021

6 of 6

2022

6 of 6

2023

6 of 6

2024

6 of 6

2025

6 of 6

2026

6 of 6

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Publications

29 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

29 Publications (5 yr)

Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions2026

Diversifying the Interventional Cardiology Workforce: Why It Matters and How to Achieve It.

Anezi Uzendu,¹Triston B B J Smith,²Jason Galo,³Deepali Tukaye,⁴

PMID: 42051898doi.org/10.1016/j.jscai.2025.104011

Digestive diseases and sciences2026

Comparing Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) vs. Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the Etiological Evaluation of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis (IAP): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Jahnavi Udaikumar,¹Rithish Nimmagadda,²Vineeth Potluri,³Ravi Medarametla,⁴

PMID: 41015654doi.org/10.1007/s10620-025-09408-x

Location

Washington, DC ^[5]

Population

689,545

Median income

$108,210Above

Education

65.9%Above

Employment

68.2%Above

Health

2.7%Below

Age

34On 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 - Washington, DC

State - District of Columbia

United States

1/31/2015

$1,861

$1,193

2/28/2015

$1,871

$1,199

3/31/2015

$1,875

$1,206

4/30/2015

$1,892

$1,213

5/31/2015

$1,901

$1,228

6/30/2015

$1,904

$1,905

$1,233

7/31/2015

$1,901

$1,235

8/31/2015

$1,892

$1,893

$1,241

9/30/2015

$1,902

$1,903

$1,245

10/31/2015

$1,911

$1,912

$1,253

11/30/2015

$1,918

$1,919

$1,259

12/31/2015

$1,921

$1,922

$1,263

1/31/2016

$1,928

$1,275

2/29/2016

$1,939

$1,279

3/31/2016

$1,936

$1,937

$1,282

4/30/2016

$1,938

$1,285

5/31/2016

$1,935

$1,291

6/30/2016

$1,938

$1,939

$1,294

7/31/2016

$1,944

$1,945

$1,295

8/31/2016

$1,955

$1,303

9/30/2016

$1,959

$1,960

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,957

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,961

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,965

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,974

$1,975

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,985

$1,324

3/31/2017

$2,000

$2,001

$1,335

4/30/2017

$2,008

$2,009

$1,346

5/31/2017

$2,006

$2,007

$1,353

6/30/2017

$2,006

$2,007

$1,357

7/31/2017

$2,003

$2,004

$1,359

8/31/2017

$2,006

$1,363

9/30/2017

$2,011

$1,406

10/31/2017

$2,018

$1,414

11/30/2017

$2,023

$2,024

$1,413

12/31/2017

$2,030

$1,420

1/31/2018

$2,028

$1,422

2/28/2018

$2,024

$1,427

3/31/2018

$2,022

$1,429

4/30/2018

$2,031

$1,434

5/31/2018

$2,040

$1,438

6/30/2018

$2,048

$2,049

$1,444

7/31/2018

$2,056

$1,449

8/31/2018

$2,064

$1,455

9/30/2018

$2,063

$1,461

10/31/2018

$2,067

$2,068

$1,465

11/30/2018

$2,076

$1,473

12/31/2018

$2,086

$2,087

$1,482

1/31/2019

$2,093

$2,094

$1,492

2/28/2019

$2,094

$2,095

$1,495

3/31/2019

$2,100

$2,101

$1,503

4/30/2019

$2,100

$2,101

$1,509

5/31/2019

$2,107

$1,514

6/30/2019

$2,111

$2,112

$1,519

7/31/2019

$2,118

$2,119

$1,526

8/31/2019

$2,120

$2,121

$1,531

9/30/2019

$2,130

$1,534

10/31/2019

$2,135

$2,136

$1,541

11/30/2019

$2,137

$2,138

$1,545

12/31/2019

$2,137

$2,138

$1,552

1/31/2020

$2,143

$2,144

$1,560

2/29/2020

$2,154

$2,155

$1,565

3/31/2020

$2,163

$1,565

4/30/2020

$2,158

$1,566

5/31/2020

$2,142

$1,563

6/30/2020

$2,121

$2,122

$1,562

7/31/2020

$2,105

$1,571

8/31/2020

$2,088

$2,089

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,586

10/31/2020

$2,045

$2,046

$1,593

11/30/2020

$2,033

$1,602

12/31/2020

$2,024

$2,025

$1,606

1/31/2021

$2,028

$1,613

2/28/2021

$2,030

$2,031

$1,620

3/31/2021

$2,034

$2,035

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,039

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,054

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,083

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,110

$2,111

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,136

$2,137

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,159

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,186

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,205

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,217

$2,218

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,221

$2,222

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,226

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,236

$2,237

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,249

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,258

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,261

$2,262

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,266

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,272

$2,273

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,279

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,279

$2,280

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,285

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,293

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,301

$2,302

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,306

$2,307

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,312

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,315

$2,316

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,323

$2,324

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,324

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,332

$2,333

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,340

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,348

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,354

$2,355

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,355

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,356

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,354

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,359

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,362

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,372

$2,373

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,381

$2,382

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,395

$2,396

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,403

$2,404

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,408

$2,409

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,414

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,422

$2,423

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,430

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,440

$2,441

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,445

$2,446

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,454

$2,455

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,460

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,459

$2,460

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,457

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,454

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,450

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,447

$2,448

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,443

$2,444

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,437

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,432

$2,433

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,423

$2,424

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,418

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,405

$2,406

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Washington, DC

State - District of Columbia

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

148

9/1/2021

151

10/1/2021

159

11/1/2021

132

12/1/2021

132

1/1/2022

145

2/1/2022

126

3/1/2022

126

4/1/2022

135

5/1/2022

144

6/1/2022

133

7/1/2022

139

8/1/2022

153

9/1/2022

144

10/1/2022

140

11/1/2022

142

12/1/2022

131

1/1/2023

148

2/1/2023

136

3/1/2023

159

4/1/2023

163

5/1/2023

165

6/1/2023

190

7/1/2023

212

8/1/2023

192

9/1/2023

174

10/1/2023

195

11/1/2023

180

12/1/2023

162

1/1/2024

157

2/1/2024

151

3/1/2024

151

4/1/2024

159

5/1/2024

185

6/1/2024

189

7/1/2024

180

8/1/2024

165

9/1/2024

161

10/1/2024

168

11/1/2024

149

12/1/2024

148

1/1/2025

136

2/1/2025

126

3/1/2025

145

4/1/2025

141

5/1/2025

167

6/1/2025

151

7/1/2025

155

8/1/2025

134

9/1/2025

142

10/1/2025

143

11/1/2025

137

12/1/2025

118

1/1/2026

113

2/1/2026

107

3/1/2026

Living in Washington, DC

Crime Rate and Safety

Washington, DC has a mix of neighborhoods with varying levels of safety. While some areas are considered safe, others may have higher crime rates. It's essential to research specific neighborhoods before choosing where to live.

Fun Activities

Washington, DC is rich in culture and history. Residents can enjoy visiting museums, exploring national monuments, attending events on the National Mall, and trying different cuisines in the city's diverse restaurants.

Climate

Washington, DC experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, while winters can be cold with occasional snowfall. Spring and fall offer pleasant weather, making them popular seasons for outdoor activities.

Races and Population

Washington, DC is a diverse city with a significant African American population. Residents can find communities representing various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Education

Washington, DC is home to several universities and colleges, providing opportunities for further education and research. Residents can access a range of educational resources and cultural institutions.

Cost of Living

Washington, DC has a relatively high cost of living, especially in terms of housing. Rent and property prices can be expensive, but residents may find varying costs in different neighborhoods.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Nearby bigger cities include Baltimore, Maryland, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Baltimore is approximately 45 miles away from Washington, DC, while Philadelphia is around 140 miles away. These cities offer their own unique attractions, nightlife, and cultural experiences.

Pros and Cons

Pros of living in Washington, DC include access to national landmarks, cultural events, and diverse communities. However, cons may include the higher cost of living, traffic congestion, and potential safety concerns in certain areas.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1201021081

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/35d6c47c-0c47-8dda-8bc8-ced95bd9e752

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=160XX00US1150000

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

Howard University Program

Overview

Curriculum

Rotations

Year 1 Rotations

Year 2 Rotations

Year 3 Rotations

Research and Community Engagement

Visa Support and Application Process

Competitiveness

Web sources

SmartPick

Program data

Program

Training

Quality of Life

Admission

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Incoming Schools

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

Match History Matched positions of the program in previous years [4]

Roster

Publications

Diversifying the Interventional Cardiology Workforce: Why It Matters and How to Achieve It.

Comparing Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) vs. Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the Etiological Evaluation of Idiopathic Acute Pancreatitis (IAP): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Location

Living in Washington, DC

Crime Rate and Safety

Fun Activities

Climate

Races and Population

Education

Cost of Living

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Pros and Cons

FAQ

Ready to Find Your Ideal Residency Program?

Nearby programs

Other specialties near Washington, DC

References

Match History ^[4]