Residency Programs — IMG-Friendly Residency Programs
Discover residency programs that are open to International Medical Graduates. These programs aim to provide opportunities for IMGs to thrive in a competitive landscape.
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1608 programs found.
Inspira Health Network/Inspira Medical Center Vineland Program
Vineland, NJ |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 214DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 12%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 82%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 6%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Program
Lexington, KY |
Neurology
Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 36%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 18%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 46%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Brooklyn Hospital Center Program
Brooklyn, NY |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 230DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 21%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 17%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 62%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Colorado Program
Aurora, CO |
Surgery
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 87%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 1%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 12%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Program
Lubbock, TX |
Emergency medicine
YOG 5STEP 200DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 38%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 46%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 17%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Inspira Health Network/Inspira Medical Center Vineland Program
Vineland, NJ |
Internal medicine
Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 65%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 30%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Program
Somerville, NJ |
Family medicine
YOG 1STEP 200DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 9%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 23%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 68%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Program
Kansas City, MO |
Internal medicine
YOG 3 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 25%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 3%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 72%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Elmhurst) Program
Elmhurst, NY |
Psychiatry
YOG 5STEP 230 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 5%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 95%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso Program
El Paso, TX |
Emergency medicine
YOG 6STEP 220DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 56%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 19%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 25%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Program
Detroit, MI |
Neurology
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1F1MD 35%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 3%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 62%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Thomas Hospital Program
Fairhope, AL |
Internal medicine
YOG 5 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 27%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 24%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 49%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
AdventHealth Florida (Orlando) Program
Orlando, FL |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyH1BMD 5%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 12%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 84%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program
Houston, TX |
Psychiatry
STEP 200 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 75%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 5%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 19%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University Program
Cleveland, OH |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 205DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 15%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 50%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 35%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Larkin Community Hospital Program
South Miami, FL |
Orthopaedic surgery
Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 10%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 75%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 15%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Program
Lebanon, NH |
Pediatrics
YOG 3 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 48%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 33%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 20%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
HCA Florida Healthcare/Kendall Hospital Program
Miami, FL |
Internal medicine
YOG 1STEP 237IMG FriendlyMD 7%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 5%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 87%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program
Rochester, MN |
Neurological surgery
YOG 4IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 89%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 11%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program
Manhasset, NY |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 88%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 2%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 10%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.