Residency Programs — DO-Friendly Residency Programs in California
Explore residency programs in California that are friendly towards DO graduates and offer diverse opportunities.
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191 programs found.
Community Memorial Health System Program
Ventura, CA |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 230DO FriendlyJ1MD 30%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 70%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
St Joseph's Medical Center Program
Stockton, CA |
Transitional year
YOG 2STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 67%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 25%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 8%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) Program
Los Angeles, CA |
Internal medicine
STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyMD 80%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 20%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Community Memorial Health System Program
Ventura, CA |
Psychiatry
YOG 5STEP 240DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 27%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 33%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 40%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program
Loma Linda, CA |
Emergency medicine
Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1H1BMD 75%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 23%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 2%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Community Memorial Health System Program
Ventura, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 1DO FriendlyMD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 100%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center Program
Northridge, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 4STEP 214DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 25%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 67%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 8%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Valley Consortium for Medical Education Program
Modesto, CA |
Orthopaedic surgery
YOG 1 Research Focused DO FriendlyMD 20%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 80%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Program
Torrance, CA |
Anesthesiology
STEP 235 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 88%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 12%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of California Davis Health Program
Sacramento, CA |
Surgery
YOG 10 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 79%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 21%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
HCA Healthcare Riverside Program
Riverside, CA |
Radiology-diagnostic
DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 63%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 31%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 6%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.