Internal Medicine — 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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276 programs found.
Rutgers Health/Jersey City Medical Center Program
Jersey City, NJ |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 225IMG FriendlyJ1MD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 4%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 96%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Hennepin Healthcare Program
Minneapolis, MN |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 33%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 25%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 41%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
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.
Hospital Episcopal San Lucas/Ponce School of Medicine Program
Ponce, PR |
Internal medicine
YOG 1STEP 209 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1MD 32%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 68%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.
CarePoint Health/Bayonne Medical Center Program
Bayonne, NJ |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 210DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 24%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 76%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
West Virginia University Program
Morgantown, WV |
Internal medicine
YOG 4STEP 214 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 55%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 11%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 34%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Kern Medical Center Program
Bakersfield, CA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 220DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 9%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 91%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
HCA Healthcare Las Palmas Del Sol Program
El Paso, TX |
Internal medicine
YOG 2STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 18%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 16%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 67%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Abrazo Health Network Program
Glendale, AZ |
Internal medicine
YOG 2STEP 215DO FriendlyMD 4%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 68%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 28%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Puerto Rico Program
San Juan, PR |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 200 Research Focused J1MD 91%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 9%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Indiana University School of Medicine (Southwest Indiana) Program
Vincennes, IN |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 205 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1F1MD 20%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 24%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 56%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/NYC Health and Hospitals (Queens) Program
Jamaica, NY |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 1%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 10%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 88%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Wellstar Health System/Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Program
Marietta, GA |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyMD 40%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 26%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 34%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Johnston Memorial Hospital Program
Abingdon, VA |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 225DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 11%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 39%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 50%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Scottsdale) Program
Scottsdale, AZ |
Internal medicine
YOG 5STEP 214 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 80%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.
St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus Program
Easton, PA |
Internal medicine
STEP 215 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 14%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 81%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Program
Brooklyn, NY |
Internal medicine
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 6%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 11%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 83%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.