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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1767 programs found.
Medical College of Georgia Program
Augusta, GA |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 209DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 32%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 24%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 45%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Creighton University School of Medicine Program
Phoenix, AZ |
Family medicine
YOG 2STEP 218DO FriendlyJ1MD 33%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 63%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 4%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Program
Warren, MI |
Emergency medicine
YOG 2STEP 190DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 26%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 56%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Heritage Valley Health System Program
Beaver Falls, PA |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 200DO FriendlyMD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 61%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 39%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
McLaren Health Care/Oakland/MSU Program
Pontiac, MI |
Emergency medicine
YOG 1STEP 220DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 8%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 42%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 50%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Ohio State University Hospital Program
Columbus, OH |
Pathology-anatomic and clinical
YOG 5STEP 200 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 25%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 38%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 38%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Hackensack University Medical Center Program
Hackensack, NJ |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 47%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 22%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 30%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Quinnipiac University Frank H Netter MD School of Medicine (Waterbury Hospital) Program
Waterbury, CT |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 8%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 75%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Saint Peter's University Hospital/Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program
New Brunswick, NJ |
Obstetrics and gynecology
YOG 2STEP 200DO FriendlyJ1MD 33%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 33%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 33%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Cook County Health and Hospitals System Program
Chicago, IL |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 210DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 58%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 13%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 29%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/South Nassau Program
Oceanside, NY |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 220DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 5%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 50%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 45%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Program
Kansas City, MO |
Obstetrics and gynecology
YOG 4STEP 220DO FriendlyJ1MD 78%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 13%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 9%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville Program
Knoxville, TN |
Radiology-diagnostic
YOG 2STEP 220J1MD 100%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Program
Toledo, OH |
Pediatrics
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 9%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 18%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 72%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Program
North Chicago, IL |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 220 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.
Baptist Memorial Medical Education (Memphis) Program
Memphis, TN |
Family medicine
YOG 1STEP 200 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 28%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 28%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 45%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Summa Health System/NEOMED Program
Akron, OH |
Obstetrics and gynecology
YOG 1STEP 220DO FriendlyJ1MD 33%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 67%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Southern Illinois University (Carbondale) Program
Carbondale, IL |
Family medicine
YOG 3STEP 210DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 17%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 11%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 72%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Louisiana State University (Shreveport) Program
Shreveport, LA |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 220 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 29%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 4%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 66%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Atlantic Health System/Morristown Medical Center Program
Morristown, NJ |
Family medicine
YOG 5STEP 214DO FriendlyMD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 94%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 6%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.