Residency Advisor

University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa Program

Tuscaloosa, AL

Community (Uni. Aff.)STEP 229 - 262 J1

Community (Uni. Aff.)STEP 229 - 262 J1

Specialty:Psychiatry

ACGME Code:4000100002

NRMP Code:2955400C0

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 (4 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: February 7, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

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Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:0.9X^[1]

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: 12 days^[1]

First Year Paid Vacation: 10 days^[1]

First Year Salary: $62,726^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 12 hours ^[1]

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

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 229–262^[2]

Visa Sponsorship:J1^[2]

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

Category

Year 1

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Required/Optional

University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa

3 months

3 months

9 months

12 months

Required

Project Horseshoe Farm

N/A

1 month

N/A

N/A

Required

DCH Regional Medical Center

8 months

6 months

N/A

2 months

Required

Bradford at Warrior

N/A

1 month

N/A

N/A

Required

Tuscaloosa County Jail

N/A

1 month

0.5 month

N/A

Required

Indian Rivers Behavioral Health - Tuscaloosa

1 month

N/A

2.5 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

229

235

244

253

262

DO Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

MD Applicants Invited

229

235

244

252

260

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: 2955400C0

2026

3 of 6

Filled Position

Unfilled Position

Roster

Location

Tuscaloosa, AL ^[5]

Population

227,036

Median income

$60,926Below

Education

32.4%Above

Employment

57.7%Above

Health

6.2%Above

Age

32On 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 - Tuscaloosa, AL

State - Alabama

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$802

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$806

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$805

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$806

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$803

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$805

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$806

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$809

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$810

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$811

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$812

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$812

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$813

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$817

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$819

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$821

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$837

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$838

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$838

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$838

$1,303

9/30/2016

$907

$849

$1,307

10/31/2016

$928

$869

$1,311

11/30/2016

$923

$870

$1,312

12/31/2016

$903

$863

$1,313

1/31/2017

$917

$866

$1,317

2/28/2017

$931

$869

$1,324

3/31/2017

$931

$876

$1,335

4/30/2017

$931

$881

$1,346

5/31/2017

$935

$883

$1,353

6/30/2017

$934

$881

$1,357

7/31/2017

$976

$886

$1,359

8/31/2017

$983

$890

$1,363

9/30/2017

$1,010

$898

$1,406

10/31/2017

$979

$898

$1,414

11/30/2017

$977

$900

$1,413

12/31/2017

$972

$899

$1,420

1/31/2018

$972

$901

$1,422

2/28/2018

$971

$903

$1,427

3/31/2018

$960

$906

$1,429

4/30/2018

$968

$909

$1,434

5/31/2018

$969

$913

$1,438

6/30/2018

$985

$916

$1,444

7/31/2018

$976

$919

$1,449

8/31/2018

$986

$922

$1,455

9/30/2018

$984

$923

$1,461

10/31/2018

$998

$928

$1,465

11/30/2018

$1,004

$949

$1,473

12/31/2018

$997

$954

$1,482

1/31/2019

$999

$956

$1,492

2/28/2019

$999

$959

$1,495

3/31/2019

$1,018

$962

$1,503

4/30/2019

$1,022

$966

$1,509

5/31/2019

$1,026

$968

$1,514

6/30/2019

$1,020

$973

$1,519

7/31/2019

$1,019

$975

$1,526

8/31/2019

$1,018

$979

$1,531

9/30/2019

$1,016

$982

$1,534

10/31/2019

$1,026

$987

$1,541

11/30/2019

$1,033

$991

$1,545

12/31/2019

$1,054

$1,003

$1,552

1/31/2020

$1,061

$1,000

$1,560

2/29/2020

$1,072

$1,005

$1,565

3/31/2020

$1,043

$1,010

$1,565

4/30/2020

$1,052

$1,011

$1,566

5/31/2020

$1,049

$1,014

$1,563

6/30/2020

$1,054

$1,014

$1,562

7/31/2020

$1,056

$1,023

$1,571

8/31/2020

$1,043

$1,026

$1,574

9/30/2020

$1,054

$1,035

$1,586

10/31/2020

$1,053

$1,041

$1,593

11/30/2020

$1,072

$1,051

$1,602

12/31/2020

$1,073

$1,056

$1,606

1/31/2021

$1,081

$1,060

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,082

$1,068

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,080

$1,077

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,078

$1,087

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,083

$1,108

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,101

$1,124

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,114

$1,138

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,136

$1,156

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,132

$1,168

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,143

$1,202

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,155

$1,207

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,174

$1,208

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,183

$1,213

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,183

$1,238

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,202

$1,231

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,213

$1,264

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,223

$1,271

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,208

$1,283

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,211

$1,271

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,212

$1,279

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,229

$1,285

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,233

$1,266

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,238

$1,284

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,240

$1,286

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,251

$1,290

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,274

$1,296

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,279

$1,294

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,289

$1,321

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,287

$1,325

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,307

$1,329

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,305

$1,331

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,319

$1,331

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,313

$1,336

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,324

$1,366

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,318

$1,373

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,328

$1,394

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,338

$1,418

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,344

$1,430

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,361

$1,431

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,361

$1,429

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,368

$1,436

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,373

$1,444

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,394

$1,460

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,396

$1,466

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,402

$1,465

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,388

$1,461

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,392

$1,467

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,404

$1,473

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,411

$1,473

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,426

$1,489

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,424

$1,485

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,433

$1,487

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,443

$1,490

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,448

$1,492

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,448

$1,496

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,454

$1,507

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,464

$1,513

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,483

$1,506

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,497

$1,492

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,496

$1,502

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,496

$1,502

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,489

$1,499

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Tuscaloosa, AL

State - Alabama

United States

4/1/2021

73

73

41

5/1/2021

86

86

46

6/1/2021

81

81

44

7/1/2021

86

86

47

8/1/2021

84

84

45

9/1/2021

143

82

43

10/1/2021

167

87

44

11/1/2021

150

80

39

12/1/2021

165

83

40

1/1/2022

193

85

42

2/1/2022

180

78

39

3/1/2022

192

88

45

4/1/2022

194

92

45

5/1/2022

217

99

49

6/1/2022

180

96

47

7/1/2022

117

99

49

8/1/2022

174

93

48

9/1/2022

169

92

46

10/1/2022

162

91

46

11/1/2022

157

83

41

12/1/2022

179

94

50

1/1/2023

167

91

44

2/1/2023

142

79

39

3/1/2023

157

92

44

4/1/2023

162

85

45

5/1/2023

175

103

49

6/1/2023

184

95

47

7/1/2023

180

100

49

8/1/2023

173

98

48

9/1/2023

169

91

46

10/1/2023

164

94

47

11/1/2023

150

83

41

12/1/2023

144

87

47

1/1/2024

143

79

40

2/1/2024

142

77

39

3/1/2024

168

87

43

4/1/2024

184

85

44

5/1/2024

190

96

48

6/1/2024

172

91

46

7/1/2024

185

98

48

8/1/2024

178

93

46

9/1/2024

156

89

45

10/1/2024

148

86

44

11/1/2024

152

78

40

12/1/2024

147

84

42

1/1/2025

144

77

37

2/1/2025

133

71

34

3/1/2025

152

81

41

4/1/2025

128

83

41

5/1/2025

149

89

44

6/1/2025

157

83

43

7/1/2025

139

91

45

8/1/2025

166

86

43

9/1/2025

152

83

41

10/1/2025

142

77

40

11/1/2025

137

72

37

12/1/2025

137

73

35

1/1/2026

116

66

32

2/1/2026

100

54

27

3/1/2026

12

12

8

Living in Tuscaloosa, AL

Crime Rate and Safety

Tuscaloosa has a moderate crime rate with efforts towards community safety.

Fun Activities

Residents can enjoy outdoor activities at Lake Tuscaloosa, explore the Tuscaloosa Museum of Art, and attend University of Alabama sports events.

Climate

Tuscaloosa has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers and mild winters.

Races and Population

The population is diverse with a mix of races adding to the cultural richness of the area.

Education

Tuscaloosa offers good educational opportunities, including the University of Alabama.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Tuscaloosa is lower compared to many other cities in the United States.

Nearby Bigger Cities

Birmingham, AL is around a 1-hour drive from Tuscaloosa and offers a larger city experience with more amenities.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
diverse population
and access to outdoor activities.

Cons

Moderate crime rate and limited options for big city entertainment.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/4000100002

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/262e08bb-f2f8-34e3-b72d-7c6f32f4ecaf

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=050XX00US01125

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