Surgery — DO-Friendly Residency Programs
Explore residency programs that welcome graduates from osteopathic medical schools. These programs offer a supportive environment for DOs looking to advance their medical careers.
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197 programs found.
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/South Nassau Program
Oceanside, NY |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 200 Research Focused DO FriendlyMD 60%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 7%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 33%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University Program
Detroit, MI |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 73%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 16%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 12%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
HCA Healthcare Riverside Program
Riverside, CA |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 240 Research Focused DO FriendlyMD 75%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 19%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
CarePoint Health/Bayonne Medical Center Program
Bayonne, NJ |
Surgery
YOG 3 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 25%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 25%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 50%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Main Line Health System/Lankenau Medical Center Program
Wynnewood, PA |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 68%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 12%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 20%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina University Program
Greenville, NC |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 240 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 68%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 24%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 9%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Program
New Brunswick, NJ |
Surgery
Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 78%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 16%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Atlantic Health System/Morristown Medical Center Program
Morristown, NJ |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 240 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 68%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 14%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 19%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Nassau University Medical Center Program
East Meadow, NY |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 240 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 29%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 21%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 50%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Kansas City University GME Consortium (KCU-GME Consortium)/St Anthony Program
Lakewood, CO |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyMD 50%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 40%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 10%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Program
Newark, NJ |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 74%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 19%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Bassett Medical Center Program
Cooperstown, NY |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 72%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 17%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 12%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Maimonides Medical Center Program
Brooklyn, NY |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 240 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 9%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 84%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Program
Brooklyn, NY |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 61%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 33%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Program
Flushing, NY |
Surgery
STEP 240 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyMD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 27%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 73%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital Program
Staten Island, NY |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 29%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 29%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 41%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Nuvance Health Consortium (Danbury Hospital) Program
Danbury, CT |
Surgery
YOG 1 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 38%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 31%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 31%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Missouri-Columbia Program
Columbia, MO |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyMD 76%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 20%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 4%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Morehouse School of Medicine Program
Atlanta, GA |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 52%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 14%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 34%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Midwestern University GME Consortium / Mountain Vista Program
Mesa, AZ |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 240 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 0%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 80%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 20%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.