Residency Advisor

JFK Medical Center Program

Edison, NJ

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 3 STEP 240 - 268 J1

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 3 STEP 240 - 268 J1

Specialty:Surgery

ACGME Code:4403300005

NRMP Code:3043440C0

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

2, 2, 2, 2, 2 (5 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: January 16, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

--

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:2.7X^[1]

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

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

First Year Paid Vacation: 25 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $76,037^[1]

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

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 80 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 240–268^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

YOG Cutoff:3^[1]

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

Year 5

Required/Optional

JFK Medical Center

10 months

10 months

12 months

8 months

12 months

Required

Hackensack University Medical Center

2 months

2 months

N/A

4 months

N/A

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

240

248

256

263

268

DO Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

MD Applicants Invited

231

245

254

263

267

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

241

253

260

263

268

US IMG Applicants Invited

241

249

254

270

275

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

No data available for COMLEX Level 2 Score

No data available for COMLEX
Level 2 Score

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 3043440C0

2026

2 of 2

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Publications

9 Publications (5 yr)

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

9 Publications (5 yr)

Stroke (Hoboken, N.J.)2025

Identifying Cerebral Spinal Fluid Leaks by Catheter Targeted Dynamic Myelograms with Directed Intrathecal Enhancement Tomography (DIET) Technique.

Thomas Snyder,¹Matthew Tangel,²Haralabos Zacharatos,¹Brian T Jankowitz,³

PMID: 41573413doi.org/10.1161/SVIN.124.001683

PMID: 41573413doi.org/10.1161/SVIN.124.001683

Surgical neurology international2025

Utilizing virtual reality for resection of recurrent ventral, extramedullary cervical meningioma.

Rithikaa Rajendran,¹Ilona Cazorla-Morales,²Yevgenia Shekhtman,³

PMID: 40353154doi.org/10.25259/SNI_148_2025

PMID: 40353154doi.org/10.25259/SNI_148_2025

Location

Edison, NJ ^[5]

Population

--

Median income

$77,719Above

Education

36.2%Above

Employment

60.6%Below

Health

7.9%Above

Age

--On 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 - Edison, NJ

State - New Jersey

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,601

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,653

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,672

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,674

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,680

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,674

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,685

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,686

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,704

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,705

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,719

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,723

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,791

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,791

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,791

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,799

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,765

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,766

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,721

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,729

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,736

$1,307

10/31/2016

$1,826

$1,750

$1,311

11/30/2016

$1,826

$1,784

$1,312

12/31/2016

$1,803

$1,722

$1,313

1/31/2017

$1,808

$1,761

$1,317

2/28/2017

$1,798

$1,768

$1,324

3/31/2017

$1,784

$1,767

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,789

$1,769

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,811

$1,778

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,831

$1,785

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,836

$1,789

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,845

$1,822

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,845

$1,795

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,839

$1,841

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,851

$1,845

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,856

$1,858

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,856

$1,924

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,859

$1,909

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,859

$1,911

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,862

$1,915

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,860

$1,918

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,863

$1,924

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,868

$1,930

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,865

$1,937

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,853

$1,940

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,862

$1,942

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,872

$1,945

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,885

$1,953

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,872

$1,958

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,875

$1,963

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,890

$1,969

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,892

$1,980

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,895

$1,988

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,893

$1,993

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,893

$2,001

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,898

$2,006

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,907

$2,012

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,912

$2,011

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,909

$2,005

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,912

$1,973

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,933

$2,007

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,943

$2,009

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,928

$2,013

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,890

$2,006

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,890

$1,981

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,899

$1,978

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,911

$1,977

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,917

$1,968

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,926

$1,961

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,929

$1,962

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,948

$1,967

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,962

$1,970

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,965

$1,954

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,952

$1,956

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,969

$1,962

$1,629

4/30/2021

$2,001

$1,967

$1,649

5/31/2021

$2,025

$1,982

$1,663

6/30/2021

$2,023

$1,997

$1,686

7/31/2021

$2,024

$2,017

$1,707

8/31/2021

$2,028

$2,040

$1,729

9/30/2021

$2,038

$2,067

$1,752

10/31/2021

$2,053

$2,074

$1,767

11/30/2021

$2,068

$2,095

$1,777

12/31/2021

$2,079

$2,126

$1,791

1/31/2022

$2,098

$2,123

$1,800

2/28/2022

$2,115

$2,125

$1,820

3/31/2022

$2,124

$2,162

$1,829

4/30/2022

$2,146

$2,161

$1,841

5/31/2022

$2,169

$2,206

$1,852

6/30/2022

$2,200

$2,235

$1,861

7/31/2022

$2,218

$2,246

$1,868

8/31/2022

$2,248

$2,274

$1,872

9/30/2022

$2,267

$2,280

$1,875

10/31/2022

$2,315

$2,288

$1,873

11/30/2022

$2,323

$2,298

$1,875

12/31/2022

$2,342

$2,303

$1,874

1/31/2023

$2,338

$2,291

$1,877

2/28/2023

$2,371

$2,311

$1,879

3/31/2023

$2,415

$2,306

$1,884

4/30/2023

$2,451

$2,322

$1,886

5/31/2023

$2,461

$2,321

$1,886

6/30/2023

$2,474

$2,342

$1,886

7/31/2023

$2,497

$2,349

$1,891

8/31/2023

$2,503

$2,364

$1,908

9/30/2023

$2,519

$2,377

$1,912

10/31/2023

$2,496

$2,394

$1,916

11/30/2023

$2,535

$2,404

$1,918

12/31/2023

$2,532

$2,412

$1,921

1/31/2024

$2,563

$2,649

$1,928

2/29/2024

$2,570

$2,644

$1,932

3/31/2024

$2,590

$2,684

$1,935

4/30/2024

$2,582

$2,692

$1,942

5/31/2024

$2,583

$2,709

$1,946

6/30/2024

$2,592

$2,724

$1,973

7/31/2024

$2,603

$2,727

$1,958

8/31/2024

$2,609

$2,735

$1,992

9/30/2024

$2,618

$2,751

$1,993

10/31/2024

$2,624

$2,766

$1,995

11/30/2024

$2,617

$2,769

$1,999

12/31/2024

$2,647

$2,758

$2,003

1/31/2025

$2,650

$2,749

$2,006

2/28/2025

$2,659

$2,565

$2,007

3/31/2025

$2,647

$2,777

$2,016

4/30/2025

$2,656

$2,775

$2,019

5/31/2025

$2,669

$2,763

$2,022

6/30/2025

$2,674

$2,777

$2,026

7/31/2025

$2,673

$2,777

$2,029

8/31/2025

$2,680

$2,781

$2,027

9/30/2025

$2,682

$2,780

$2,030

10/31/2025

$2,695

$2,787

$2,052

11/30/2025

$2,695

$2,779

$2,095

12/31/2025

$2,684

$2,816

$2,086

1/31/2026

$2,680

$2,748

$2,160

2/28/2026

$2,674

$3,035

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Edison, NJ

State - New Jersey

United States

4/1/2021

79

61

41

5/1/2021

84

72

46

6/1/2021

82

66

44

7/1/2021

89

72

47

8/1/2021

80

70

45

9/1/2021

95

67

43

10/1/2021

92

69

44

11/1/2021

76

62

39

12/1/2021

72

62

40

1/1/2022

88

65

42

2/1/2022

84

61

39

3/1/2022

91

71

45

4/1/2022

95

71

45

5/1/2022

98

78

49

6/1/2022

94

75

47

7/1/2022

111

81

49

8/1/2022

103

78

48

9/1/2022

97

73

46

10/1/2022

94

72

46

11/1/2022

80

65

41

12/1/2022

95

73

50

1/1/2023

92

71

44

2/1/2023

73

61

39

3/1/2023

99

72

44

4/1/2023

100

70

45

5/1/2023

111

79

49

6/1/2023

108

77

47

7/1/2023

100

81

49

8/1/2023

95

77

48

9/1/2023

93

74

46

10/1/2023

99

77

47

11/1/2023

82

67

41

12/1/2023

108

73

47

1/1/2024

84

66

40

2/1/2024

81

63

39

3/1/2024

100

70

43

4/1/2024

85

70

44

5/1/2024

111

77

48

6/1/2024

109

77

46

7/1/2024

99

79

48

8/1/2024

103

76

46

9/1/2024

97

71

45

10/1/2024

88

73

44

11/1/2024

89

65

40

12/1/2024

93

66

42

1/1/2025

70

61

37

2/1/2025

63

53

34

3/1/2025

66

66

41

4/1/2025

66

66

41

5/1/2025

70

70

44

6/1/2025

70

70

43

7/1/2025

75

75

45

8/1/2025

69

69

43

9/1/2025

67

67

41

10/1/2025

62

62

40

11/1/2025

59

59

37

12/1/2025

55

55

35

1/1/2026

52

52

32

2/1/2026

44

44

27

3/1/2026

13

13

8

Living in Edison, NJ

Crime Rate and Safety

Edison has a relatively low crime rate compared to other cities in New Jersey. It is considered a safe and family-friendly town.

Fun Activities

There are various parks, shopping centers, restaurants, and cultural events in Edison. Nearby, you can also visit Six Flags Great Adventure for amusement park fun.

Climate

Edison experiences all four seasons, with hot summers and cold winters. Be prepared for snow in the winter months.

Races and Population

The population of Edison is diverse, with a mix of Asian, White, Hispanic, and Black residents. This diversity enriches the community and offers a variety of cultural experiences.

Education

Edison is home to good public schools and is in proximity to reputable universities like Rutgers University and Princeton University.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Edison is higher than the national average but still more affordable compared to nearby cities like New York City.

Nearby Cities

New York City is about 35 miles away from Edison, which can take around 45 minutes to an hour by car, depending on traffic. NYC offers endless entertainment, dining, and cultural opportunities.

Pros

Safe environment
diverse community
proximity to NYC
good educational institutions.

Cons

Higher cost of living compared to national average
traffic congestion during peak hours.

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Other specialties near Edison, NJ

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/4403300005

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/e5f5b459-354e-3267-bf6a-872ce436c34a

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=160XX00US3420260

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