Surgery — IMG-Friendly Residency Programs with h1b Visa Sponsorship
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35 programs found.
Marshfield Clinic Program
Marshfield, WI |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 13%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 40%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 47%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at South Shore University Hospital Program
Bayshore, NY |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 45%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 10%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 45%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Lehigh Valley Health Network Program
Allentown, PA |
Surgery
YOG 5 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 71%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 16%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 13%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Colorado Program
Aurora, CO |
Surgery
Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 87%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 1%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 12%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Program
Manhasset, NY |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 88%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 2%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 10%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program
New Haven, CT |
Thoracic surgery - integrated
YOG 5 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 67%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 33%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program
Bronx, NY |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 240IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 49%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 1%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 49%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.
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.
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center Program
Brooklyn, NY |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 215 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 5%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 20%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 75%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Alabama Medical Center Program
Birmingham, AL |
Surgery
YOG 4STEP 209 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 85%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 2%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 13%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Robert Packer Hospital/Guthrie Program
Sayre, PA |
Surgery
YOG 3STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 56%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 16%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 28%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Western Reserve Health Education/NEOMED Program
Warren, OH |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 230 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 31%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 69%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) Program
Rochester, MN |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 214 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 55%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 9%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 36%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Westchester Medical Center Program
Valhalla, NY |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 225 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 70%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 30%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
BronxCare Health System Program
Bronx, NY |
Surgery
STEP 235 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 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.
Berkshire Medical Center Program
Pittsfield, MA |
Surgery
STEP 230DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 9%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 64%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 27%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine Program
Omaha, NE |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 230 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BMD 88%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 6%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 6%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
Cleveland, OH |
Thoracic surgery - integrated
YOG 3IMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 78%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 22%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
Cleveland, OH |
Vascular surgery - integrated
YOG 1STEP 200DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1H1BF1MD 86%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 7%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 7%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.