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UHCP D/B/A UPMC MEDICAL EDUCATION

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UHCP D/B/A UPMC MEDICAL EDUCATION. Filed 600 disclosures between FY2016 and FY2021 from worksites with a PA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2021

Certified

87.0%

unconditional · FY2021

Withdrawn

13.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2021

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2021

Summary

UHCP D/B/A UPMC Medical Education is a Pennsylvania-based healthcare employer affiliated with UPMC's medical education division. Between 2016 and 2021, the employer filed 600 H-1B visa petitions, with peak activity in 2018 (241 filings) and declining volume in recent years—23 filings in 2021.

The employer's H-1B portfolio is heavily concentrated in physician roles. General Internal Medicine Physicians account for 244 filings (41% of total), followed by Family Medicine Physicians (90 filings), Physicians All Other (60), Surgeons All Other (53), and Anesthesiologists (37). This specialization reflects the employer's medical education and healthcare mission.

In FY2021, the employer achieved an 87% certification rate on 23 filings, with 13% withdrawn and no denials. Across all years, the overall certification rate was 6.17%, reflecting a substantial portion of petitions that were either denied, withdrawn, or otherwise not certified—a notably low success rate compared to typical H-1B sponsors.

UHCP UPMC Medical Education H-1B
H-1B physician sponsorship Pennsylvania
UPMC medical education visa petitions
H-1B healthcare employer
physician H-1B filings

Outcome breakdown

Share of UHCP D/B/A UPMC MEDICAL EDUCATION’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified90.2%

Cert-withdrawn2.5%

Withdrawn7.3%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by UHCP D/B/A UPMC MEDICAL EDUCATION across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	29-1216	General Internal Medicine Physicians	244
2	29-1215	Family Medicine Physicians	90
3	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	60
4	29-1249	Surgeons, All Other	53
5	29-1211	Anesthesiologists	37
6	29-1221	Pediatricians, General	20
7	29-1222	Physicians, Pathologists	15
8	29-1213	Dermatologists	9
9	29-1224	Radiologists	8
10	29-1212	Cardiologists	6

General Internal Medicine Physicians

244

Family Medicine Physicians

Physicians, All Other

Surgeons, All Other

Anesthesiologists

Pediatricians, General

Physicians, Pathologists

Dermatologists

Radiologists

Cardiologists

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2016	101
FY2017	120
FY2018	241
FY2019	97
FY2020	18
FY2021	23

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