Lehigh Valley Health Network Program

Allentown, PA

Specialty:Orthopaedic surgery

ACGME Code:2604100001

NRMP Code:-

Status:Initial Accreditation

Overview

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Program data

ACGME History ^[2]

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued0

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

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

Program

Program Size

4, 4, 4, 4, 4 (5 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: July 1, 2026)

Composition

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

Allentown, PA ^[4]

Population

125,845

Median income

$47,175Below

Education

20.5%On par

Employment

56.7%Above

Health

10.2%Above

Age

34On par

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

Housing — Rental prices ^[5]

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Allentown, PA

State - Pennsylvania

United States

1/31/2015

$947

$936

$1,193

2/28/2015

$946

$923

$1,199

3/31/2015

$943

$926

$1,206

4/30/2015

$935

$972

$1,213

5/31/2015

$932

$974

$1,228

6/30/2015

$939

$975

$1,233

7/31/2015

$953

$980

$1,235

8/31/2015

$960

$985

$1,241

9/30/2015

$963

$987

$1,245

10/31/2015

$958

$989

$1,253

11/30/2015

$954

$988

$1,259

12/31/2015

$956

$988

$1,263

1/31/2016

$955

$962

$1,275

2/29/2016

$962

$983

$1,279

3/31/2016

$967

$987

$1,282

4/30/2016

$974

$993

$1,285

5/31/2016

$978

$996

$1,291

6/30/2016

$974

$990

$1,294

7/31/2016

$967

$989

$1,295

8/31/2016

$968

$989

$1,303

9/30/2016

$973

$990

$1,307

10/31/2016

$982

$1,022

$1,311

11/30/2016

$988

$996

$1,312

12/31/2016

$990

$1,015

$1,313

1/31/2017

$993

$1,017

$1,317

2/28/2017

$992

$1,022

$1,324

3/31/2017

$999

$1,027

$1,335

4/30/2017

$1,001

$1,031

$1,346

5/31/2017

$1,010

$1,034

$1,353

6/30/2017

$1,013

$1,036

$1,357

7/31/2017

$1,017

$1,039

$1,359

8/31/2017

$1,019

$1,020

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,019

$1,022

$1,406

10/31/2017

$1,024

$1,026

$1,414

11/30/2017

$1,028

$1,016

$1,413

12/31/2017

$1,036

$1,420

1/31/2018

$1,035

$1,034

$1,422

2/28/2018

$1,043

$1,038

$1,427

3/31/2018

$1,049

$1,010

$1,429

4/30/2018

$1,056

$1,015

$1,434

5/31/2018

$1,053

$1,018

$1,438

6/30/2018

$1,054

$1,020

$1,444

7/31/2018

$1,060

$1,023

$1,449

8/31/2018

$1,067

$1,028

$1,455

9/30/2018

$1,071

$1,033

$1,461

10/31/2018

$1,070

$1,036

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,072

$1,473

12/31/2018

$1,076

$1,482

1/31/2019

$1,082

$1,081

$1,492

2/28/2019

$1,085

$1,140

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,086

$1,144

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,087

$1,121

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,093

$1,151

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,101

$1,157

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,105

$1,163

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,108

$1,169

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,114

$1,172

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,120

$1,174

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,126

$1,177

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,129

$1,202

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,135

$1,208

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,139

$1,238

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,151

$1,243

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,156

$1,261

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,164

$1,260

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,162

$1,238

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,167

$1,265

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,177

$1,270

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,190

$1,276

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,207

$1,275

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,216

$1,295

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,225

$1,295

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,233

$1,308

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,250

$1,316

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,265

$1,318

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,285

$1,331

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,303

$1,343

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,335

$1,357

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,361

$1,368

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,383

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,395

$1,440

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,413

$1,421

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,431

$1,423

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,445

$1,441

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,456

$1,422

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,467

$1,446

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,474

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,481

$1,472

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,487

$1,476

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,488

$1,487

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,486

$1,492

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,486

$1,499

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,490

$1,504

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,486

$1,510

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,484

$1,517

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,494

$1,533

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,507

$1,520

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,514

$1,535

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,521

$1,530

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,521

$1,543

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,528

$1,536

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,525

$1,526

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,537

$1,544

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,546

$1,543

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,552

$1,543

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,556

$1,564

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,557

$1,571

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,558

$1,564

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,561

$1,555

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,566

$1,559

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,577

$1,566

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,580

$1,574

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,585

$1,574

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,589

$1,581

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,595

$1,593

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,601

$1,594

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,610

$1,593

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,621

$1,606

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,629

$1,603

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,639

$1,616

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,640

$1,619

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,640

$1,626

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,641

$1,615

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,650

$1,634

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,654

$1,625

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,665

$1,624

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,667

$1,617

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,671

$1,623

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,672

$1,619

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,675

$1,628

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,682

$1,638

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,683

$1,614

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,690

$1,609

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,698

$1,615

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[6]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Allentown, PA

State - Pennsylvania

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

107

4/1/2022

116

5/1/2022

114

6/1/2022

124

7/1/2022

129

8/1/2022

122

9/1/2022

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

1/1/2023

120

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

112

4/1/2023

117

5/1/2023

126

6/1/2023

118

7/1/2023

132

8/1/2023

106

9/1/2023

121

10/1/2023

117

11/1/2023

105

12/1/2023

113

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

105

3/1/2024

105

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

133

6/1/2024

110

7/1/2024

123

8/1/2024

125

9/1/2024

114

10/1/2024

104

11/1/2024

101

12/1/2024

102

1/1/2025

109

2/1/2025

3/1/2025

100

4/1/2025

121

5/1/2025

129

6/1/2025

110

7/1/2025

114

8/1/2025

102

9/1/2025

10/1/2025

103

11/1/2025

12/1/2025

1/1/2026

2/1/2026

3/1/2026

Living in Allentown, PA

Crime Rate and Safety

Allentown has a moderate crime rate compared to national averages. It's important to be cautious in certain areas.

Fun Activities

Allentown offers a variety of recreational activities such as parks, museums, and cultural events. Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom is a popular amusement park nearby.

Climate

Allentown has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. Be prepared for all four seasons.

Races and Population

Allentown is diverse with a mix of different races and ethnicities in its population.

Education

Allentown has a few universities and colleges, providing educational opportunities.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Allentown is lower than the national average, making it an affordable place to reside.

Proximity to Larger Cities

Philadelphia and New York City are both approximately 1.5 to 2 hours away by car, offering access to big city amenities and entertainment.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
proximity to bigger cities
diverse population.

Cons

Moderate crime rate in some areas
varying weather conditions.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/2604100001

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

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

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US4202000

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

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