Residency Advisor

Lexington Health Program

West Columbia, SC

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 5 STEP 216 - 252

Community (Uni. Aff.)YOG 5 STEP 216 - 252

Specialty:Internal medicine

ACGME Code:1404500008

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

Program

Program Size

0, 0, 0 (3 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: September 12, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

--

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

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

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 5 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 15 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $64,859^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours ^[1]

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

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 216–252^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:--^[2]

YOG Cutoff:5^[1]

Race / Ethnicity

No race data available.

Gender

No gender data available.

Incoming Schools

No incoming school data available.

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

2026 Residency Applicant & Interview Insights

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

216

221

230

240

252

DO Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

MD Applicants Invited

217

225

235

244

259

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

US IMG Applicants Invited

216

220

230

240

251

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

Roster

Publications

2 Publications (5 yr)

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

2 Publications (5 yr)

BJUI compass2026

LUMBER: A feasible MRI-based 3D printed mould platform for ex vivo sampling of prostate cancer.

Chris Du,¹Goran Rac,²Nicholas Lanzotti,¹Jeffrey Ellis,³

PMID: 41743892doi.org/10.1002/bco2.70161

PMID: 41743892doi.org/10.1002/bco2.70161

medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences2025

Opioidergic pain relief in humans is mediated by beta and high-gamma modulation in limbic regions.

Jacob C Garrett,¹Sierra Wilson,¹Alexander Jessup,²Michael G Brandel,³

PMID: 40093233doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.03.25323046

PMID: 40093233doi.org/10.1101/2025.03.03.25323046

Location

West Columbia, SC ^[5]

Population

17,416

Median income

$54,152Below

Education

38.1%Above

Employment

60.8%Below

Health

12.2%Above

Age

37On 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 - West Columbia, SC

State - South Carolina

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,003

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,005

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,000

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,002

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,006

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,010

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,016

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,020

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,025

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,029

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,033

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,021

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,024

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,029

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,032

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,037

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,025

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,030

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,033

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,037

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,039

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,042

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,045

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,048

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,054

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,059

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,063

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,065

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,069

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$1,073

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$1,076

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$1,080

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$1,084

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$1,089

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$1,092

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$1,097

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$1,098

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$1,100

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$1,104

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$1,110

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$1,113

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$1,115

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$1,119

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$1,125

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$1,128

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$1,132

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$1,134

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$1,140

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$1,131

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$1,136

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$1,139

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$1,142

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$1,147

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$1,152

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$1,156

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$1,158

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$1,163

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$1,166

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$1,171

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$1,174

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$1,180

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$1,183

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$1,181

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$1,179

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$1,175

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$1,175

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$1,178

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$1,187

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,193

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$1,211

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$1,202

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$1,212

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$1,233

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$1,231

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$1,241

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$1,256

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$1,273

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$1,287

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$1,309

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$1,331

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$1,348

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$1,367

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$1,384

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,306

$1,392

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,303

$1,391

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,270

$1,397

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,278

$1,399

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,303

$1,416

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,305

$1,437

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,309

$1,491

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,316

$1,501

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,348

$1,508

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,359

$1,517

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,363

$1,508

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,364

$1,516

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,395

$1,526

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,417

$1,536

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,427

$1,552

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,398

$1,561

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,396

$1,568

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,421

$1,563

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,437

$1,563

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,471

$1,576

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,473

$1,579

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,489

$1,585

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,477

$1,589

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,460

$1,594

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,463

$1,600

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,476

$1,593

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,490

$1,597

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,513

$1,585

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,510

$1,590

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,524

$1,593

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,528

$1,600

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,551

$1,599

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,551

$1,600

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,572

$1,625

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,570

$1,616

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,583

$1,624

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,575

$1,637

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,575

$1,626

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,600

$1,625

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,614

$1,631

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,632

$1,636

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,626

$1,643

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,632

$1,650

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,614

$1,652

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,625

$1,657

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,616

$1,662

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,640

$1,659

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,653

$1,655

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,667

$1,662

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,671

$1,678

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,658

$1,672

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - West Columbia, SC

State - South Carolina

United States

4/1/2021

107

107

41

5/1/2021

120

120

46

6/1/2021

112

112

44

7/1/2021

113

113

47

8/1/2021

113

113

45

9/1/2021

107

107

43

10/1/2021

111

111

44

11/1/2021

97

97

39

12/1/2021

99

99

40

1/1/2022

98

98

42

2/1/2022

92

92

39

3/1/2022

105

105

45

4/1/2022

109

109

45

5/1/2022

121

121

49

6/1/2022

113

113

47

7/1/2022

112

112

49

8/1/2022

111

111

48

9/1/2022

107

107

46

10/1/2022

109

109

46

11/1/2022

96

96

41

12/1/2022

109

109

50

1/1/2023

103

103

44

2/1/2023

94

94

39

3/1/2023

98

98

44

4/1/2023

104

104

45

5/1/2023

114

114

49

6/1/2023

106

106

47

7/1/2023

110

110

49

8/1/2023

112

112

48

9/1/2023

108

108

46

10/1/2023

105

105

47

11/1/2023

98

98

41

12/1/2023

101

101

47

1/1/2024

89

89

40

2/1/2024

88

88

39

3/1/2024

93

93

43

4/1/2024

101

101

44

5/1/2024

110

110

48

6/1/2024

105

105

46

7/1/2024

106

106

48

8/1/2024

102

102

46

9/1/2024

102

102

45

10/1/2024

101

101

44

11/1/2024

92

92

40

12/1/2024

94

94

42

1/1/2025

85

85

37

2/1/2025

79

79

34

3/1/2025

93

93

41

4/1/2025

96

96

41

5/1/2025

98

98

44

6/1/2025

94

94

43

7/1/2025

98

98

45

8/1/2025

91

91

43

9/1/2025

88

88

41

10/1/2025

86

86

40

11/1/2025

81

81

37

12/1/2025

78

78

35

1/1/2026

70

70

32

2/1/2026

59

59

27

3/1/2026

9

9

8

Living in West Columbia, SC

Crime Rate and Safety

West Columbia has a moderate crime rate, but as with any city, it's essential to take precautions. The overall safety situation is relatively good.

Fun Activities

The location offers a variety of outdoor activities like hiking, biking, and water sports. There are also local events, restaurants, and shopping options to enjoy.

Climate

West Columbia has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. Be prepared for high humidity levels during the summer months.

Races and Population

The city has a diverse population with various races and ethnicities contributing to its vibrant culture.

Education

There are schools and educational institutions in the area, providing options for families with children.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in West Columbia is relatively affordable compared to other areas in the United States.

Proximity to Larger Cities

West Columbia is located near Columbia, the capital of South Carolina. Driving to Columbia takes around 10-15 minutes, offering access to more amenities, entertainment, and cultural attractions.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
proximity to Columbia
diverse population.

Cons

Moderate crime rate
high humidity in summer.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/1404500008

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/7af32b80-ccb3-3a8b-eb63-b5715b70148f

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=160XX00US4575850

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