Indiana University School of Medicine (Merrillville) Program

Merrillville, IN

Specialty:Family medicine

ACGME Code:1201700004

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[3]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2024 - 2025	Application	--
02	2025 - 2026	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2025
03	2026 - 2027	Initial Accreditation	Jul 1, 2025

Program

Program Size

4, 4, 4 (3 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: July 1, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:--

Residents Career Path

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: --

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: --

First Year Average Weekly Hours: --

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: --

Visa Sponsorship:--

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

Benchmarks

Roster

Location

Merrillville, IN ^[5]

Population

36,444

Median income

$64,791Above

Education

25.2%Above

Employment

57.2%Below

Health

5.3%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 - Merrillville, IN

State - Indiana

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$850

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$829

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$824

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$854

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$857

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$857

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$854

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$857

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$861

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$863

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$868

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$870

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$871

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$871

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$870

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$873

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$898

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$901

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$890

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$897

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$906

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$908

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$908

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$909

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$911

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$914

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$918

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$919

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$924

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$879

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$882

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$906

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$888

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$891

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$892

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$897

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$902

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$904

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$893

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$905

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$906

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$907

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$911

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$917

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$921

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$924

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$940

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$946

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$946

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$947

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$952

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$957

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$962

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$966

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$969

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$970

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$973

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$977

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$982

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$984

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$987

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$990

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$995

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$998

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$997

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$999

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$1,003

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$998

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,024

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$1,036

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$1,042

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$1,036

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$1,050

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$1,069

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$1,069

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$1,052

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$1,082

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$1,095

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$1,110

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$1,125

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$1,150

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$1,148

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,282

$1,165

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,309

$1,184

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,302

$1,204

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,314

$1,208

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,294

$1,208

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,287

$1,221

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,276

$1,231

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,270

$1,232

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,250

$1,234

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,247

$1,232

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,263

$1,238

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,284

$1,242

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,290

$1,246

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,279

$1,253

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,284

$1,259

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,282

$1,267

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,291

$1,267

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,300

$1,259

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,307

$1,265

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,320

$1,266

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,323

$1,270

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,337

$1,273

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,339

$1,278

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,356

$1,299

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,363

$1,291

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,376

$1,327

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,382

$1,342

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,390

$1,330

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,408

$1,335

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,421

$1,341

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,441

$1,346

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,452

$1,351

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,462

$1,358

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,473

$1,364

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,480

$1,369

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,476

$1,372

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,473

$1,371

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,474

$1,368

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,487

$1,368

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,490

$1,377

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,488

$1,389

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,489

$1,385

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,485

$1,397

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,485

$1,381

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,493

$1,383

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,493

$1,390

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,497

$1,394

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,500

$1,398

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,511

$1,405

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,518

$1,401

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,519

$1,414

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,527

$1,385

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Merrillville, IN

State - Indiana

United States

4/1/2021

102

5/1/2021

107

6/1/2021

103

7/1/2021

112

8/1/2021

111

9/1/2021

107

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

5/1/2022

102

6/1/2022

112

7/1/2022

109

8/1/2022

106

9/1/2022

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

107

12/1/2022

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

115

3/1/2023

106

4/1/2023

115

5/1/2023

116

6/1/2023

117

7/1/2023

118

101

8/1/2023

103

9/1/2023

100

10/1/2023

11/1/2023

106

12/1/2023

123

1/1/2024

100

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

103

5/1/2024

112

6/1/2024

105

7/1/2024

109

8/1/2024

100

9/1/2024

10/1/2024

11/1/2024

100

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

113

4/1/2025

120

5/1/2025

6/1/2025

7/1/2025

8/1/2025

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Merrillville, IN

Crime Rate and Safety

Merrillville has a moderate crime rate compared to other cities. However, it is advisable to take necessary precautions as in any urban area.

Fun Activities

Merrillville offers a variety of entertainment options including shopping malls, restaurants, parks, and cultural attractions.

Climate

Merrillville experiences all four seasons with warm summers and cold winters.

Races and Population

The population of Merrillville is diverse with a mix of different races and ethnicities.

Education

Merrillville has good schools and educational opportunities for families with children.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Merrillville is relatively affordable compared to big cities.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Merrillville is about 45 minutes drive away from Chicago, which offers more diverse opportunities for entertainment, dining, and cultural experiences.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
proximity to big city amenities
diverse population.

Cons

Moderate crime rate
traffic congestion during rush hours.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1201700004

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/8d477be4-9b2e-093e-9250-4ac21871c4da

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=160XX00US1848528

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