Residency Advisor

Imperial County Behavioral Health Services Program

El Centro, CA

Community STEP 219 - 260 J1 H1B F1

Community STEP 219 - 260 J1 H1B F1

Specialty:Psychiatry

ACGME Code:4000500015

NRMP Code:2469400C0

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 (4 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: April 25, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

--

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:0.4X^[1]

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

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

First Year Paid Vacation: No Limit^[1]

First Year Salary: --

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

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 50 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 219–260^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:H1B, J1, F1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Rotation Duration Chart Data

Category

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Required/Optional

Imperial County Behavioral Health Adult and Older Adult Services

N/A

1.5 months

5.8 months

4.6 months

Required

East Campus Medical Center at University of California San Diego Health

5 months

5 months

N/A

N/A

Required

Hillcrest Medical Center at University of California San Diego Health

1 month

1 month

N/A

N/A

Required

Innercare - El Centro

3 months

N/A

N/A

N/A

Required

Imperial County Behavioral Health Services - Mental Health Triage & Engagement Services

1 month

1.6 months

2.6 months

N/A

Required

Imperial County Behavioral Health Services - Substance Use Disorder Treatment

1 month

0.9 month

N/A

N/A

Required

Imperial County Behavioral Health Services - Children and Adolescent Outpatient Services

N/A

1.9 months

2.6 months

N/A

Required

El Centro Regional Medical Center

0.9 month

N/A

N/A

1 month

Required

Sun Valley Behavioral Health Medical Center

N/A

N/A

2 months

1 month

Required

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

219

231

240

252

260

DO Applicants Invited

223

231

237

246

263

MD Applicants Invited

228

235

243

254

261

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

US IMG Applicants Invited

201

214

221

240

259

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 2469400C0

2026

4 of 4

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

El Centro, CA ^[5]

Population

--

Median income

$56,093

Education

15.8%

Employment

53.8%

Health

6%

Age

--

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 - El Centro, CA

State - California

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,615

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,623

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,658

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,678

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,736

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,750

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,737

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,758

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,775

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,780

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,792

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,793

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,827

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,834

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,835

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,833

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,876

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,885

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,884

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,904

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,910

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,916

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,923

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,928

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,940

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,955

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,980

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,989

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,997

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$2,009

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$2,010

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$2,010

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$2,023

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$2,031

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$2,033

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$2,051

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$2,058

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$2,070

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$2,070

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$2,078

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$2,083

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$2,091

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$2,099

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$2,106

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$2,113

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$2,119

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$2,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$2,159

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$2,170

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$2,173

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$2,197

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$2,209

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$2,215

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$2,223

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$2,235

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$2,242

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$2,249

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$2,256

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$2,257

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$2,263

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$2,275

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$2,281

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$2,284

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$2,291

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$2,279

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$2,275

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$2,277

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$2,282

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$2,295

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$2,304

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$2,316

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$2,327

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$2,336

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$2,348

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$2,351

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$2,368

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$2,393

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$2,417

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$2,446

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$2,479

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$2,511

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$2,525

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$2,551

$1,777

12/31/2021

N/A

$2,557

$1,791

1/31/2022

N/A

$2,579

$1,800

2/28/2022

N/A

$2,600

$1,820

3/31/2022

N/A

$2,623

$1,829

4/30/2022

N/A

$2,641

$1,841

5/31/2022

N/A

$2,651

$1,852

6/30/2022

N/A

$2,662

$1,861

7/31/2022

N/A

$2,665

$1,868

8/31/2022

N/A

$2,669

$1,872

9/30/2022

N/A

$2,670

$1,875

10/31/2022

N/A

$2,676

$1,873

11/30/2022

N/A

$2,682

$1,875

12/31/2022

N/A

$2,684

$1,874

1/31/2023

N/A

$2,672

$1,877

2/28/2023

N/A

$2,665

$1,879

3/31/2023

N/A

$2,663

$1,884

4/30/2023

N/A

$2,676

$1,886

5/31/2023

N/A

$2,666

$1,886

6/30/2023

N/A

$2,666

$1,886

7/31/2023

N/A

$2,680

$1,891

8/31/2023

N/A

$2,683

$1,908

9/30/2023

N/A

$2,688

$1,912

10/31/2023

N/A

$2,697

$1,916

11/30/2023

N/A

$2,696

$1,918

12/31/2023

N/A

$2,705

$1,921

1/31/2024

N/A

$2,703

$1,928

2/29/2024

N/A

$2,707

$1,932

3/31/2024

N/A

$2,712

$1,935

4/30/2024

N/A

$2,722

$1,942

5/31/2024

N/A

$2,731

$1,946

6/30/2024

N/A

$2,741

$1,973

7/31/2024

N/A

$2,745

$1,958

8/31/2024

N/A

$2,752

$1,992

9/30/2024

N/A

$2,763

$1,993

10/31/2024

N/A

$2,762

$1,995

11/30/2024

N/A

$2,767

$1,999

12/31/2024

N/A

$2,770

$2,003

1/31/2025

N/A

$2,805

$2,006

2/28/2025

N/A

$2,820

$2,007

3/31/2025

N/A

$2,836

$2,016

4/30/2025

N/A

$2,846

$2,019

5/31/2025

N/A

$2,849

$2,022

6/30/2025

N/A

$2,849

$2,026

7/31/2025

N/A

$2,854

$2,029

8/31/2025

N/A

$2,862

$2,027

9/30/2025

N/A

$2,834

$2,030

10/31/2025

N/A

$2,894

$2,052

11/30/2025

N/A

$2,907

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,570

$2,907

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,554

$2,925

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,558

$2,926

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - El Centro, CA

State - California

United States

4/1/2021

77

77

41

5/1/2021

91

91

46

6/1/2021

84

84

44

7/1/2021

91

91

47

8/1/2021

87

87

45

9/1/2021

84

84

43

10/1/2021

88

88

44

11/1/2021

79

79

39

12/1/2021

76

76

40

1/1/2022

133

97

42

2/1/2022

149

92

39

3/1/2022

174

106

45

4/1/2022

135

103

45

5/1/2022

164

109

49

6/1/2022

149

109

47

7/1/2022

144

113

49

8/1/2022

151

113

48

9/1/2022

146

109

46

10/1/2022

132

107

46

11/1/2022

116

93

41

12/1/2022

151

104

50

1/1/2023

154

108

44

2/1/2023

109

90

39

3/1/2023

154

101

44

4/1/2023

136

104

45

5/1/2023

164

112

49

6/1/2023

161

108

47

7/1/2023

169

116

49

8/1/2023

168

113

48

9/1/2023

123

109

46

10/1/2023

140

117

47

11/1/2023

164

98

41

12/1/2023

157

104

47

1/1/2024

116

97

40

2/1/2024

157

93

39

3/1/2024

162

100

43

4/1/2024

151

101

44

5/1/2024

143

106

48

6/1/2024

175

106

46

7/1/2024

130

109

48

8/1/2024

135

106

46

9/1/2024

141

104

45

10/1/2024

139

102

44

11/1/2024

126

91

40

12/1/2024

145

94

42

1/1/2025

101

85

37

2/1/2025

123

77

34

3/1/2025

108

90

41

4/1/2025

121

91

41

5/1/2025

137

98

44

6/1/2025

111

93

43

7/1/2025

154

100

45

8/1/2025

111

97

43

9/1/2025

114

91

41

10/1/2025

142

93

40

11/1/2025

112

85

37

12/1/2025

140

81

35

1/1/2026

108

76

32

2/1/2026

93

64

27

3/1/2026

56

22

8

Living in El Centro, CA

El Centro, California, is a city located in the southeastern part of the state, known for its distinct desert climate and proximity to the Mexican border. Below are some aspects of living in El Centro:

Crime Rate and Safety

El Centro has a moderate crime rate, which can be variable depending on the neighborhood. It is advisable to stay informed about local safety and community resources.

Fun Activities

There are various outdoor activities available, including state parks, desert hiking, and local festivals. The city also hosts a number of cultural events highlighting the rich history influenced by its proximity to Mexico.

Climate

El Centro has a hot desert climate, characterized by scorching summers with temperatures often exceeding 100°F (38°C) and mild winters. Rainfall is minimal, and residents can expect sunny weather most of the year.

Race and Population

The city has a diverse population, predominantly Hispanic/Latino, contributing to a rich cultural tapestry. As of recent estimates, the population is around 44,000 residents.

Education

El Centro hosts several public schools and a community college. For higher education, residents may travel to nearby universities in larger cities.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in El Centro is generally lower than the California average, making it more affordable for residents. Housing costs are comparatively reasonable and many amenities are accessible within a short distance.

Nearby Cities

The nearest larger city is Imperial, CA, located about 15 minutes away by car. Further, San Diego, CA, is around a 2-hour drive from El Centro, providing access to more extensive urban amenities, entertainment, and attractions.

Pros

Affordable cost of living

Cons

Higher summer temperatures may be challenging for some

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/4000500015

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/88123cb2-0ee0-97d4-03b6-5da5c69ae47f

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=160XX00US0621782

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