Residency Advisor

West Virginia University School of Medicine Program

Morgantown, WV

University STEP 218 - 258 J1

University STEP 218 - 258 J1

Specialty:Physical medicine and rehabilitation

ACGME Code:3405500001

NRMP Code:-

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, 0, 0 (4 years)^[1]

Accreditation Status

Initial Accreditation

(Effective: July 1, 2025)

Composition ^[2]

--

Training

Fellowship Rate:--

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.5X^[1]

Residents Career Path

--

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: --

First Year Salary: $60,786^[1]

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 80 hours ^[1]

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 60 hours^[1]

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 218–258^[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

West Virginia University Hospitals

12 months

6 months

9 months

9 months

Required

Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Morgantown

N/A

6 months

3 months

3 months

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

218

235

247

251

258

DO Applicants Invited

No data

No data

No data

No data

No data

MD Applicants Invited

214

233

248

253

262

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]

Roster

Publications

5 Publications (5 yr)

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

5 Publications (5 yr)

Cureus2026

The Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Pain Severity Scores in Patients With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis.

Zachary J Buchman,¹Josie C Lorea,¹Daniel P Oar,¹Dante DiSilvestro,¹

PMID: 41835742doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103313

PMID: 41835742doi.org/10.7759/cureus.103313

Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland)2024

Epidemiology and risk factors for phantom limb pain.

Shoji Ishigami,¹Carol Boctor,²

PMID: 39234405doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2024.1425544

PMID: 39234405doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2024.1425544

Location

Morgantown, WV ^[5]

Population

30,347

Median income

$77,719On par

Education

36.2%Above

Employment

60.6%Below

Health

7.9%Above

Age

23Below

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 - Morgantown, WV

State - West Virginia

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

N/A

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

N/A

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

N/A

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

N/A

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$904

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$902

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$909

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$914

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$919

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$923

$1,307

10/31/2016

$880

$900

$1,311

11/30/2016

$895

$908

$1,312

12/31/2016

$920

$921

$1,313

1/31/2017

$939

$933

$1,317

2/28/2017

$939

$936

$1,324

3/31/2017

$918

$932

$1,335

4/30/2017

$915

$930

$1,346

5/31/2017

$919

$936

$1,353

6/30/2017

$923

$935

$1,357

7/31/2017

$928

$942

$1,359

8/31/2017

$915

$936

$1,363

9/30/2017

$909

$935

$1,406

10/31/2017

$912

$937

$1,414

11/30/2017

$920

$944

$1,413

12/31/2017

$937

$952

$1,420

1/31/2018

$930

$950

$1,422

2/28/2018

$928

$915

$1,427

3/31/2018

$918

$908

$1,429

4/30/2018

$920

$912

$1,434

5/31/2018

$923

$912

$1,438

6/30/2018

$925

$922

$1,444

7/31/2018

$919

$918

$1,449

8/31/2018

$927

$927

$1,455

9/30/2018

$939

$926

$1,461

10/31/2018

$954

$935

$1,465

11/30/2018

$949

$934

$1,473

12/31/2018

$939

$933

$1,482

1/31/2019

$926

$932

$1,492

2/28/2019

$932

$932

$1,495

3/31/2019

$939

$933

$1,503

4/30/2019

$940

$936

$1,509

5/31/2019

$939

$938

$1,514

6/30/2019

$946

$941

$1,519

7/31/2019

$955

$946

$1,526

8/31/2019

$965

$948

$1,531

9/30/2019

$960

$952

$1,534

10/31/2019

$953

$949

$1,541

11/30/2019

$956

$953

$1,545

12/31/2019

$958

$955

$1,552

1/31/2020

$975

$960

$1,560

2/29/2020

$979

$964

$1,565

3/31/2020

$967

$964

$1,565

4/30/2020

$965

$971

$1,566

5/31/2020

$963

$975

$1,563

6/30/2020

$969

$975

$1,562

7/31/2020

$982

$982

$1,571

8/31/2020

$989

$986

$1,574

9/30/2020

$984

$990

$1,586

10/31/2020

$992

$997

$1,593

11/30/2020

$978

$1,003

$1,602

12/31/2020

$997

$1,011

$1,606

1/31/2021

$998

$1,018

$1,613

2/28/2021

$1,020

$1,024

$1,620

3/31/2021

$1,018

$963

$1,629

4/30/2021

$1,028

$1,032

$1,649

5/31/2021

$1,037

$965

$1,663

6/30/2021

$1,041

$994

$1,686

7/31/2021

$1,027

$976

$1,707

8/31/2021

$1,022

$984

$1,729

9/30/2021

$1,036

$990

$1,752

10/31/2021

$1,052

$998

$1,767

11/30/2021

$1,069

$1,003

$1,777

12/31/2021

$1,058

$1,004

$1,791

1/31/2022

$1,070

$1,015

$1,800

2/28/2022

$1,071

$1,022

$1,820

3/31/2022

$1,089

$1,034

$1,829

4/30/2022

$1,086

$1,036

$1,841

5/31/2022

$1,094

$1,045

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,099

$1,054

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,111

$1,066

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,115

$1,067

$1,872

9/30/2022

$1,125

$1,072

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,124

$1,003

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,127

$1,006

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,129

$1,012

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,126

$1,010

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,140

$1,020

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,135

$1,017

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,144

$1,025

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,143

$1,024

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,146

$1,028

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,155

$1,031

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,162

$1,039

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,168

$1,042

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,167

$1,018

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,169

$1,020

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,176

$1,117

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,184

$1,123

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,174

$1,122

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,175

$1,133

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,173

$1,170

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,177

$1,143

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,191

$1,147

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,193

$1,149

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,202

$1,152

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,198

$1,155

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,204

$1,162

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,209

$1,172

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,217

$1,181

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,220

$1,182

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,219

$1,185

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,227

$1,189

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,234

$1,147

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,237

$1,113

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,232

$1,094

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,234

$1,112

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,231

$1,136

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,238

$1,109

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,243

$1,177

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,246

$1,213

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,246

$1,204

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,249

$1,194

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,260

$1,200

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences ^[7]

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Morgantown, WV

State - West Virginia

United States

4/1/2021

74

74

41

5/1/2021

86

86

46

6/1/2021

80

80

44

7/1/2021

80

80

47

8/1/2021

84

84

45

9/1/2021

78

78

43

10/1/2021

76

76

44

11/1/2021

69

69

39

12/1/2021

71

71

40

1/1/2022

78

78

42

2/1/2022

67

67

39

3/1/2022

84

84

45

4/1/2022

84

84

45

5/1/2022

84

84

49

6/1/2022

82

82

47

7/1/2022

85

85

49

8/1/2022

84

84

48

9/1/2022

81

81

46

10/1/2022

79

79

46

11/1/2022

75

75

41

12/1/2022

77

77

50

1/1/2023

75

75

44

2/1/2023

69

69

39

3/1/2023

79

79

44

4/1/2023

78

78

45

5/1/2023

82

82

49

6/1/2023

86

86

47

7/1/2023

83

83

49

8/1/2023

81

81

48

9/1/2023

82

82

46

10/1/2023

83

83

47

11/1/2023

67

67

41

12/1/2023

74

74

47

1/1/2024

67

67

40

2/1/2024

67

67

39

3/1/2024

76

76

43

4/1/2024

76

76

44

5/1/2024

81

81

48

6/1/2024

76

76

46

7/1/2024

78

78

48

8/1/2024

80

80

46

9/1/2024

77

77

45

10/1/2024

71

71

44

11/1/2024

68

68

40

12/1/2024

67

67

42

1/1/2025

63

63

37

2/1/2025

61

61

34

3/1/2025

74

74

41

4/1/2025

69

69

41

5/1/2025

77

77

44

6/1/2025

73

73

43

7/1/2025

80

80

45

8/1/2025

77

77

43

9/1/2025

70

70

41

10/1/2025

73

73

40

11/1/2025

60

60

37

12/1/2025

57

57

35

1/1/2026

53

53

32

2/1/2026

43

43

27

3/1/2026

9

9

8

Living in Morgantown, WV

Crime Rate and Safety

Morgantown has a relatively low crime rate compared to other cities. The city is considered safe, especially in residential areas and around the university campus.

Fun Activities

Morgantown offers a variety of outdoor activities such as hiking, biking, and water sports due to its proximity to the Monongahela River and Coopers Rock State Forest. The city also has a lively downtown area with restaurants, cafes, and shops.

Climate

Morgantown experiences four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Spring and fall are pleasant with colorful foliage.

Races and Population

Morgantown has a diverse population with a mix of different races and ethnicities, including a significant student population due to West Virginia University.

Education

Morgantown is home to West Virginia University, providing opportunities for cultural events, sports, and educational resources.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Morgantown is relatively affordable, with reasonable housing prices and overall living expenses.

Nearby Cities

Pittsburgh, PA, is the nearest major city to Morgantown, located approximately 75 miles away and can be reached in about 1.5 hours by car. Pittsburgh offers a wide range of cultural attractions, dining options, and entertainment venues.

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References

1. Freida - https://freida.ama-assn.org/program/3405500001

2. Residency Explorer - https://www.residencyexplorer.org/Program/GetByIdWithMedicalSpecialty/05d4ea42-e3a9-a6e8-6cef-35e2e09b3853

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=010XX00US

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