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.
Mercy Catholic Medical Center Program
Darby, PA |
Internal medicine
STEP 210 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 4%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 90%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow/Michigan State University Program
Lansing, MI |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 236DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 19%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 44%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 37%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Chicago, IL |
Anesthesiology
YOG 5STEP 235 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 17%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 77%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program
Houston, TX |
Radiology-diagnostic
YOG 2STEP 230 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 83%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 18%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso Program
El Paso, TX |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 2%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 14%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 84%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Grand Strand Medical Center Program
Myrtle Beach, SC |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 231DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 11%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 83%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Program
Syracuse, NY |
Family medicine
STEP 215IMG FriendlyJ1MD 25%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 75%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson Program
Tucson, AZ |
Neurology
YOG 5STEP 203 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 38%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 46%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
OPTI West (Roseburg) Program
Roseburg, OR |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 209DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 13%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 25%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 63%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Program
Lexington, KY |
Neurological surgery
YOG 2IMG FriendlyJ1MD 79%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 21%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Bella Vista Hospital Program
Mayaguez, PR |
Family medicine
STEP 209IMG FriendlyMD 37%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 63%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Program
Orange Park, FL |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 226DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 28%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 56%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
St Elizabeth's Medical Center Program
Brighton, MA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1F1MD 19%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 76%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Nuvance Health Consortium (Norwalk Hospital/Yale University) Program
Norwalk, CT |
Internal medicine
STEP 220IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 2%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 98%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Pennsylvania Health System Program
Philadelphia, PA |
Interventional radiology - integrated
IMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 94%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 6%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
MedStar Health Georgetown University (Baltimore) Program
Baltimore, MD |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 215 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 75%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 10%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 15%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Tufts Medical Center Program
Boston, MA |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 240 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 85%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 14%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Johns Hopkins University Program
Baltimore, MD |
Orthopaedic surgery
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1F1MD 87%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 13%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Hackensack University Medical Center (Palisades) Program
North Bergen, NJ |
Internal medicine
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 3%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 3%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 93%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Utah Health Program
Salt Lakc City, UT |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 250 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 89%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 12%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.