Hospital Dr Alejandro Otero Lopez
The Hospital Dr Alejandro Otero Lopez Family Medicine residency in Manati, PR is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
The Manati Medical Center Family Medicine Residency began in 1985 as a satellite of the San Pablo Hospital (Bayamon) residency and has held continuous ACGME accreditation since 1991. It is a three-year program with six residents per level. The primary teaching site is the Family Medical Center in the MMC Professional Plaza; Manati Medical Center is a 235-bed private teaching hospital with affiliations to Puerto Rico's four accredited medical schools. The curriculum emphasizes a preventive, biopsychosocial, community-based approach, high inpatient family medicine volume plus obstetrics, pediatrics and intensive care, protected research time, and three months of electives in the third year.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Emphasise interest in a preventive, biopsychosocial, community-based, evidence-based model of family medicine, which the program names as its core approach.
- Ask about the high-volume inpatient experience: the program cites high family medicine inpatient census plus obstetrics, pediatrics and intensive care in a 235-bed teaching hospital.
- Highlight scholarly interest: the program offers a structured research program with protected time for resident projects.
- Ask how to use the three months of third-year electives to match your career interests.
- Board preparation is built in: a daily afternoon hour of training plus an intensive one-month ABFM review block in PGY-3, with Friday afternoon evidence-based didactics; ask about in-training exam performance.
- Standardized-patient training with faculty observation and a behavioral health coordinator; mention communication and behavioral health interests.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program coordinator
- Neyda Soto
- Address
- MMC Professional Plaza, 4th floor, Carr. #2 Int. 668, Urb. Atenas, Manati, PR 00674
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
About Family Medicine residency training
Family Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Training covers care across ages, including obstetrics, pediatrics and outpatient continuity of care.
General information about the specialty, not a statement about this program. Confirm details with the program.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the Hospital Dr Alejandro Otero Lopez Family Medicine residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the Hospital Dr Alejandro Otero Lopez Family Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years. Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the Hospital Dr Alejandro Otero Lopez Family Medicine residency offer?
The directory records 6 position(s) per year. Positions can change from year to year, so confirm for the cycle you are applying to.
What does the Hospital Dr Alejandro Otero Lopez Family Medicine residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.