Geisinger Health System (Lewistown) Program
Family MedicineCommunity-basedIMG: HIGH
Lewistown, PA(Lewistown, PA Metropolitan Area Metro)
18
Positions
#213
Specialty Rank
$65,603
PGY1 Salary
72.2%
IMG %
#213
Family Medicine Ranking
72nd Percentile
Top 28% of programs
Program Overview
Program Details
- ACGME Code:
- 1204100707
- NRMP Code:
- 1608120C2STEP
- Program Type:
- Community-based
- Total Positions:
- 18
- Interviews:
- 80
Contact Information
Admission Requirements
- Min Step 2 Score:
- 209
- Visa Sponsorship:
- J1
Training Details
Training Structure
- Avg Hours/Week:
- 50
- Max Hours on Duty:
- 11
- Avg 24hr Off Duty:
- 1.5
- Lecture/Conference Hours:
- 5/week
- Night Float:
- Yes
- Vacation Days:
- 15
- Faculty Ratio:
- 0.60
Faculty & Teaching Environment
- Total Physicians:
- 11
- Non-Physician Staff:
- 1
- Female Faculty:
- 54.5%
- Outpatient Clinic Hours:
- 21%
- Ambulatory Non-Hospital:
- 10%
Special Features & Unique Opportunities
We provide a creative, supportive, collaborative learning environment in which residents who share our passion for rural family medicine can flourish. Rural focused, we care for a unique patient population from the Amish & Mennonite communities. Residents participate in extensive hands-on procedural training in an unopposed environment. Finally, we offer unique & effective training through a collaboration between Geisinger and Family Practice Center while still providing rural-focused medicine.
Program Offers & Benefits
- Free parking
Educational Opportunities
- Integrative medicine curriculum
- Curriculum to develop health systems leadership skills (e.g., QI project leadership, community/organizational advocacy)
- Formal program to foster interprofessional teamwork
- Instruction in medical Spanish or other non-English language
- Alternative/complementary medicine curriculum
- Economics of health care systems curriculum
- Debt management/financial counseling
- Academic support for USMLE Step 3 preparation
- International experience/global health
- Resident/fellow retreats
- Off-campus electives
- Hospice/home care experience
- MPH, MBA, PhD or other advanced degree training
Research Opportunities
Research Rotation
Optional
Salary Progression
$65,603
PGY-1
$68,307
PGY-2
$70,519
PGY-3
Benefits Package Details
Dental Coverage:Institution & Resident Share Cost
Disability Insurance:Institution & Resident Share Cost
Group Life Insurance:Fully Paid by Institution
Major Medical Coverage:Institution & Resident Share Cost
Inpatient Mental Health:Institution & Resident Share Cost
Outpatient Mental Health:Institution & Resident Share Cost
Major Medical (Residents):Institution & Resident Share Cost
Major Medical (Dependents):Institution & Resident Share Cost
Location & Lifestyle
Location Overview
Cost of Living & Housing
- Cost of Living Index
- 84(US avg: 100)
- Median Home Price
- $269K
- Median Monthly Rent
- $1.2K/mo
- Median Household Income
- $50K
- Rent as % of Resident Salary
- 22.5%(FREIDA)
Demographics & Community
- Metropolitan Population
- 12,989,208
- Median Age
- 54 years
- Bachelor's Degree or Higher
- 0.2
- Poverty Rate
- 14.0%
- Unemployment Rate
- 8.0%
Climate & Weather
Summer
89°F
Winter
49°F
Sunny Days
226 days
Precipitation
45"
Humidity
79%
Local Cost of Goods & Services
Coffee
$5.22
Restaurant Meal
12.18
Gas (per gallon)
$4.35
Gym Membership
52
Purchasing Power AnalysisEnhanced Data
Cost data updated: 6/12/2025
Application Information
Program Details
- ACGME Code:
- 1204100707
- NRMP Code:
- 1608120C2STEP
- Total Positions:
- 18
- Interviews:
- 80
- Program Type:
- Community-based
Contact Information
- Program Director:
- Mandy Louise Maneval
- Program Website:
- Visit Website
- More Information:
- More Information
Application Timeline
- Application Period:
- 9/15/2026 - 11/30/2026
- Interview Period:
- 10/12/2026 - 1/23/2027
- Video Interviews:
- Not Available
Application Requirements
- Required Letters:
- 3
- Moonlighting Allowed:
- Yes
Examination Requirements
USMLE Requirements
- Step 1 Required:
- No
- Step 2 Required:
- No
- Min Step 1 Score:
- 194
- Min Step 2 Score:
- 209
COMLEX Requirements
- COMLEX Level 1:
- Yes
- COMLEX Level 2:
- Yes
Program Start Dates & Match Information
Start Dates
- Available Start Dates:
- June, Negotiable
Match Information
- NRMP Main Match:
- Yes
- NRMP Codes:
- 1608120C2
Institution & Program Size Details
Institution Information
- Institution:
- Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
- Primary Teaching Site:
- Geisinger Lewistown Hospital
- Contact Person:
- Sarah Cram
- Contact Email:
- lrfmresidency@geisinger.edu
Program Size by Year
- First Year Positions:
- 6
- Positions by Year:
- PGY-1:6PGY-2:6PGY-3:6
Program Policies & Additional Information
- Smoking Policy:
- No Smoking
- Salary Tax Status:
- Yes
IMG/DO Friendliness
International Medical Graduates (IMG)
- Min Step 2 Score
- 209
- Visa Sponsorship
- J-1 through ECFMG
- IMG Percentage
- 72.2%
- IMG Classification
- HIGH
- IMG Specialty Percentile
- 66th percentile
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
- DO Percentage
- 22.2%
- DO Classification
- HIGH
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