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Syr Comm Health Cntr
Syracuse, New York

PGY-1 Family Medicine Resident

Family MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Positing for Internal Administrative Processing Only.

Please note: The PGY-1 Family Medicine Resident onboarding process is Administrative only, not a recruitment or selection process, and not open to external candidates for consideration. All residents have already been selected through the NRMP Match, issued formal contracts, and approved for appointment within the residency program.

Position Summary

This position is designated for individuals who have successfully matched into the Family Medicine Residency Program at Syracuse Community Health for the 2026-2027 academic year. The PGY-1 Family Medicine Resident will participate in a structured educational program, combining supervised patient care with formal didactic learning in accordance with ACGME requirements.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide supervised patient care in ambulatory and inpatient settings.
  • Participate in residency program curriculum including didactics, rotations, and scholarly activities.
  • Attend required meetings, conferences, and training sessions.
  • Document clinical encounters in the EMR (Athenahealth).
  • Comply with institutional policies and procedures, including those related to duty hours, evaluations, and patient safety.

Qualifications

  • MD or DO degree from an accredited institution.
  • Verified Match placement into the Syracuse Community Health Family Medicine Residency Program.
  • Eligibility for New York State training license.

Work Schedule: Full-time, as scheduled per residency program requirements. Includes day, evening, weekend, and overnight shifts.

Key Responsibilities

The resident will provide supervised patient care in both ambulatory and inpatient settings while participating in the residency program's curriculum. Responsibilities also include documenting clinical encounters in the EMR and attending all required meetings and training sessions.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Clinical DocumentationMedical ResidencyInpatient CareAmbulatory Care

Family Medicine — Physician Career Context

In New York, the Family Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$250k (95 salary observations; 185 listings), vs ~$264k nationally (1,346 salary observations; 6,374 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Family Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 44% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Top Family Medicine Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution50 jobs · 38 employers

23
<$315k
4
$315k-340k
12
$340k-365k
10
$365k-390k
1
$391k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks45 jobs · 38 employers

401k / retirement match
80%
Sign-on bonus
67%
CME allowance
60%
Relocation assistance
33%
Loan repayment
27%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$346k-$391k
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$240k-$385k
#3

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$341k-$385k
#4

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$238k-$384k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.2this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Family Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,555 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Syracuse

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$219k
Typical market rent
$1,541/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.7
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Syracuse, NY metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.