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.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Program
Brooklyn, NY |
Psychiatry
YOG 3 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 73%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 7%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 20%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program
New Haven, CT |
Pediatrics
STEP 209 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 91%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.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Program
Neptune, NJ |
Psychiatry
DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 50%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 19%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 30%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Program
Miami Beach, FL |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 15%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 36%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 49%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Program
Winston-Salem, NC |
Pathology-anatomic and clinical
STEP 209 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 55%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 10%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 35%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Carle Foundation Hospital Program
Urbana, IL |
Psychiatry
IMG FriendlyJ1MD 71%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 28%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program
Houston, TX |
Obstetrics and gynecology
YOG 5STEP 235DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 78%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 14%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 8%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Program
Fresno, CA |
Internal medicine
YOG 4STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 11%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 44%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 46%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Program
Cleveland, OH |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 210DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 22%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 61%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program
San Diego, CA |
Pediatrics
YOG 10 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 89%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.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine (Santa Fe) Rural Program
Santa Fe, NM |
Family medicine
YOG 3DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 35%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 12%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 53%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Old Dominion University Program
Norfolk, VA |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 215 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 30%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 25%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 46%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Morehouse School of Medicine/California Hospital Medical Center Program
Los Angeles, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 200DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 32%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 69%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
St Peter Hospital (Olympia) Program
Olympia, WA |
Family medicine
YOG 1DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 38%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 33%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 29%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Mercy Hospital (St Louis) Program
Saint Louis, MO |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 210DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 9%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 70%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 22%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Program
Johnstown, PA |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 209DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 12%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 88%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at CentraState Program
Freehold, NJ |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 209 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 22%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 17%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 61%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program
Bronx, NY |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 240IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 49%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 1%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 49%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
SUNY Upstate Medical University Program
Syracuse, NY |
Pathology-anatomic and clinical
STEP 210 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 21%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 36%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 43%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Florida Program
Gainesville, FL |
Pathology-anatomic and clinical
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 73%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 27%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.