Residency Advisor

OPTI West Program

Great Falls, MT

Specialty:Transitional year

ACGME Code:9992900001

NRMP Code:2430999P0

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 (1 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: April 7, 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: 0 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 0 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 241–270^[2]

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

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

241

247

255

260

270

DO Applicants Invited

239

248

254

264

272

MD Applicants Invited

240

245

254

259

269

Non-US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

US IMG Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

COMLEX Level 2 Score ^[2]

Match History ^[4]

Track ID: 2430999P0

2026

5 of 12

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

Great Falls, MT ^[5]

Population

--

Median income

$63,934

Education

28.3%

Employment

58.6%

Health

6.1%

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 - Great Falls, MT

State - Montana

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$783

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$797

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$803

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$809

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$811

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$810

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$807

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$810

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$813

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$823

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$822

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$825

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$820

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$823

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$824

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$823

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$822

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$825

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$831

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$835

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$837

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$837

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$838

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$838

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$842

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$844

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$847

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$848

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$849

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$850

$1,357

7/31/2017

$767

$823

$1,359

8/31/2017

$777

$826

$1,363

9/30/2017

$779

$828

$1,406

10/31/2017

$783

$829

$1,414

11/30/2017

$784

$833

$1,413

12/31/2017

$783

$832

$1,420

1/31/2018

$786

$833

$1,422

2/28/2018

$783

$834

$1,427

3/31/2018

$793

$839

$1,429

4/30/2018

$793

$841

$1,434

5/31/2018

$796

$840

$1,438

6/30/2018

$795

$842

$1,444

7/31/2018

$797

$845

$1,449

8/31/2018

$793

$846

$1,455

9/30/2018

$798

$847

$1,461

10/31/2018

$788

$844

$1,465

11/30/2018

$793

$847

$1,473

12/31/2018

$795

$852

$1,482

1/31/2019

$809

$862

$1,492

2/28/2019

$809

$862

$1,495

3/31/2019

$803

$861

$1,503

4/30/2019

$810

$866

$1,509

5/31/2019

$813

$871

$1,514

6/30/2019

$819

$874

$1,519

7/31/2019

$818

$875

$1,526

8/31/2019

$820

$878

$1,531

9/30/2019

$820

$880

$1,534

10/31/2019

$827

$886

$1,541

11/30/2019

$825

$886

$1,545

12/31/2019

$826

$887

$1,552

1/31/2020

$818

$884

$1,560

2/29/2020

$820

$887

$1,565

3/31/2020

$835

$899

$1,565

4/30/2020

$843

$901

$1,566

5/31/2020

$845

$900

$1,563

6/30/2020

$849

$902

$1,562

7/31/2020

$852

$912

$1,571

8/31/2020

$856

$924

$1,574

9/30/2020

$858

$944

$1,586

10/31/2020

$856

$953

$1,593

11/30/2020

$866

$969

$1,602

12/31/2020

$884

$974

$1,606

1/31/2021

$905

$1,151

$1,613

2/28/2021

$899

$1,157

$1,620

3/31/2021

$903

$1,164

$1,629

4/30/2021

$915

$1,184

$1,649

5/31/2021

$936

$1,205

$1,663

6/30/2021

$952

$1,233

$1,686

7/31/2021

$976

$1,255

$1,707

8/31/2021

$994

$1,271

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,009

$1,282

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,005

$1,296

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,015

$1,310

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,007

$1,323

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,021

$1,335

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,049

$1,353

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,083

$1,371

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,100

$1,384

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,110

$1,398

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,120

$1,408

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,130

$1,423

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,139

$1,433

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,150

$1,442

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,187

$1,451

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,204

$1,452

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,222

$1,457

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,215

$1,459

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,209

$1,562

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,200

$1,573

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,191

$1,467

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,177

$1,472

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,175

$1,471

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,166

$1,469

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,172

$1,468

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,177

$1,467

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,183

$1,471

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,187

$1,473

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,190

$1,483

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,195

$1,573

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,208

$1,579

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,217

$1,583

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,235

$1,686

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,238

$1,690

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,246

$1,693

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,259

$1,695

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,270

$1,713

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,270

$1,717

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,273

$1,736

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,270

$1,722

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,277

$1,725

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,287

$1,720

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,287

$1,725

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,291

$1,729

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,292

$1,735

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,308

$1,741

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,313

$1,746

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,318

$1,754

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,317

$1,750

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,323

$1,753

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,323

$1,748

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,331

$1,761

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,333

$1,671

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,335

$1,779

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,340

$1,706

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Great Falls, MT

State - Montana

United States

4/1/2021

168

96

41

5/1/2021

174

108

46

6/1/2021

196

111

44

7/1/2021

261

131

47

8/1/2021

224

115

45

9/1/2021

221

104

43

10/1/2021

180

101

44

11/1/2021

142

91

39

12/1/2021

149

93

40

1/1/2022

178

89

42

2/1/2022

129

83

39

3/1/2022

170

107

45

4/1/2022

158

95

45

5/1/2022

154

107

49

6/1/2022

182

101

47

7/1/2022

218

121

49

8/1/2022

195

114

48

9/1/2022

205

111

46

10/1/2022

192

103

46

11/1/2022

143

88

41

12/1/2022

145

94

50

1/1/2023

151

90

44

2/1/2023

125

80

39

3/1/2023

175

102

44

4/1/2023

219

104

45

5/1/2023

222

111

49

6/1/2023

175

105

47

7/1/2023

267

123

49

8/1/2023

195

109

48

9/1/2023

181

109

46

10/1/2023

203

111

47

11/1/2023

129

96

41

12/1/2023

180

104

47

1/1/2024

148

87

40

2/1/2024

149

88

39

3/1/2024

159

98

43

4/1/2024

202

96

44

5/1/2024

198

109

48

6/1/2024

209

106

46

7/1/2024

201

120

48

8/1/2024

151

100

46

9/1/2024

225

107

45

10/1/2024

192

102

44

11/1/2024

172

91

40

12/1/2024

167

99

42

1/1/2025

162

81

37

2/1/2025

154

80

34

3/1/2025

249

101

41

4/1/2025

171

93

41

5/1/2025

170

104

44

6/1/2025

204

102

43

7/1/2025

181

108

45

8/1/2025

166

98

43

9/1/2025

186

92

41

10/1/2025

169

84

40

11/1/2025

143

85

37

12/1/2025

146

76

35

1/1/2026

127

67

32

2/1/2026

37

37

27

3/1/2026

8

8

8

Living in Great Falls, MT

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/9992900001

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/91d2dede-f262-3221-f733-7e36adb2339a

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=160XX00US3032800

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