Residency Programs — Residency Programs with Low USMLE Step 2 Score Requirement
Explore residency programs that have a lower requirement for USMLE Step 2 scores. These programs are more accessible for candidates with varying test performances.
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SUNY Upstate Medical University Program
Syracuse, NY |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 69%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 3%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 27%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Emanate Health Program
West Covina, CA |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 210DO FriendlyMD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 54%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 29%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Union Hospital Program
Terre Haute, IN |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 222DO FriendlyMD 24%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 33%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 43%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Wellmont Health System/Norton Community Hospital Program
Big Stone Gap, VA |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 210 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 11%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 15%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 74%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine (Bowling Green) Program
Bowling Green, KY |
Transitional year
YOG 2STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 50%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 33%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 16%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Kent Hospital Program
Warwick, RI |
Emergency medicine
YOG 3STEP 225DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 47%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 47%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Nuvance Health Consortium (Norwalk Hospital) Program
Norwalk, CT |
Radiology-diagnostic
STEP 200 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 40%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 40%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 20%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
New York Medical College/Landmark Medical Center Program
Woonsocket, RI |
Internal medicine
YOG 2STEP 225 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 16%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 84%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Centers (South Central) Program
Pine Bluff, AR |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 200DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 15%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 11%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 74%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
West Virginia University Program
Morgantown, WV |
Family medicine
YOG 1STEP 220J1MD 95%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 5%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Nassau University Medical Center Program
East Meadow, NY |
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
YOG 1STEP 210 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 8%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 67%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 25%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Our Lady Of Lourdes Memorial Hospital Inc. Program
Binghamton, NY |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 220DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 42%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 58%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Minnesota Program
Minneapolis, MN |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 78%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 11%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 11%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
St. John's Riverside Hospital Program
Yonkers, NY |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 210 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 4%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 62%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 35%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Kentucky College of Medicine Program
Lexington, KY |
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 36%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 64%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Health Education Services/Merit Health Wesley Program
Hattiesburg, MS |
Emergency medicine
STEP 200DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 4%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 57%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 39%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Toledo Program
Toledo, OH |
Anesthesiology
YOG 5STEP 210DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 61%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 22%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 17%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Medical College of Georgia Program
Augusta, GA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO 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.
Louisiana State University School of Medicine Program
New Orleans, LA |
Internal medicine
YOG 2STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 81%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 12%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 7%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University Program
Grand Rapids, MI |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 195DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1F1MD 56%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 17%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 28%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.