Residency Programs — IMG-Friendly Residencies in California
Find IMG-friendly residency programs located in California. These programs offer a welcoming environment for international graduates looking to advance their medical careers.
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86 programs found.
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program
Loma Linda, CA |
Pathology-anatomic and clinical
YOG 5STEP 215 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 44%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 13%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 44%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Clinica Sierra Vista - Bakersfield Program
Bakersfield, CA |
Family medicine
STEP 210IMG FriendlyJ1MD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 100%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Eisenhower Medical Center Program
Rancho Mirage, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 5DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 9%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 37%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 54%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Sierra View Medical Center Program
Porterville, CA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 210 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 8%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 8%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 85%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Program
Torrance, CA |
Pathology-anatomic and clinical
YOG 10 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 25%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 13%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 62%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles Program
Los Angeles, CA |
Pediatrics
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1F1MD 88%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 3%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 9%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
AltaMed Health Services Program
South Gate, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 2 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 36%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 36%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 28%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center Program
Colton, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 209DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 4%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 24%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 71%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
PIH Health Hospital - Whittier Program
Whittier, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 33%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 39%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 28%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium Program
Temecula, CA |
Internal medicine
DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 5%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 26%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 70%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
HCA Healthcare/Los Robles Regional Medical Center Program
Thousand Oaks, CA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 15%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 19%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 66%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
St Joseph's Medical Center Program
Stockton, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 210DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 4%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 35%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 62%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Program
Fresno, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 229DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 69%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 25%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center Program
Pomona, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 5DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 25%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 50%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 25%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Mercy Medical Center (Redding) Program
Redding, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 209DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 24%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 47%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 30%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program
San Diego, CA |
Radiology-diagnostic
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 65%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 5%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 30%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
UCSF Health – St. Mary’s Hospital Program
San Francisco, CA |
Orthopaedic surgery
YOG 1STEP 230 Research Focused IMG FriendlyMD 92%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 8%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of California Riverside School of Medicine/St. Bernardine Medical Center – Dignity Health Program
San Bernardino, CA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 226 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 4%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 15%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 82%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
St Joseph's Medical Center Program
Stockton, CA |
Psychiatry
DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 30%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 35%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 35%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) Program
Los Angeles, CA |
Neurology
YOG 2 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 75%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 8%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.