Residency Programs — Residency Programs Accepting Lower USMLE Step 2 Scores for Older Graduates
Explore residency programs open to candidates with lower USMLE Step 2 scores and those with several years of postgraduate experience.
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University of Texas RGV (Knapp) Program
Weslaco, TX |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 210 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 3%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 3%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 94%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
UPMC Medical Education Program
Pittsburgh, PA |
Internal medicine/Pediatrics
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1H1BMD 88%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 13%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida Program
Pembroke Pines, FL |
Anesthesiology
YOG 3STEP 220DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 58%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 33%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 8%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Wright State University Program
Dayton, OH |
Pediatrics
YOG 4STEP 220DO FriendlyMD 60%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 37%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 2%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Advocate Health Care/Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Program
Park Ridge, IL |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 214DO FriendlyMD 37%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 63%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University Program
Cleveland, OH |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 215 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 59%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 27%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 14%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Program
Lexington, KY |
Internal medicine/Pediatrics
YOG 6STEP 225J1MD 92%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 4%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 4%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Cape Fear Valley Health Program
Fayetteville, NC |
Transitional year
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 35%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 30%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 35%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
JFK Medical Center Program
Edison, NJ |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 209IMG FriendlyJ1MD 4%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 96%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Texas Tech University (Amarillo) Program
Amarillo, TX |
Pediatrics
YOG 10STEP 215 Research Focused IMG 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.
University of Virginia Medical Center Program
Charlottesville, VA |
Obstetrics and gynecology
YOG 5STEP 215DO FriendlyJ1MD 94%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Ohio State University Hospital Program
Columbus, OH |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 214DO FriendlyJ1MD 67%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 30%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 4%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Program
San Jose, CA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 200 Research Focused DO FriendlyF1MD 58%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 42%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Rural Program
Omaha, NE |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 220DO 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.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Program
Lubbock, TX |
Neurology
YOG 7STEP 209 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 94%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.