Surgery — Research-Focused Residencies with Lower USMLE Step 2 Scores
Find residency programs that prioritize research and are open to candidates with lower USMLE Step 2 scores.
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103 programs found.
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.
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.
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Program
Torrance, CA |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 210 Research Focused J1F1MD 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.
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.
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.
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.
New York Medical College at Metropolitan Hospital Center Program
New York, NY |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 224 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 87%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 7%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 6%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
UPMC Medical Education Program
Pittsburgh, PA |
Thoracic surgery - integrated
STEP 200 Research Focused IMG FriendlyMD 73%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 27%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.
Ascension Illinois/Saint Joseph (Chicago) Program
Chicago, IL |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1H1BMD 92%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 8%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Stamford Hospital/Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Program
Stamford, CT |
Surgery
STEP 210 Research FocusedMD 88%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 12%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
Henry Ford St. John Hospital Program
Detroit, MI |
Surgery
YOG 5STEP 210 Research Focused IMG FriendlyJ1F1MD 89%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 11%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
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.
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.
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.
University of Virginia Medical Center Program
Charlottesville, VA |
Surgery
STEP 220 Research Focused J1MD 95%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 0%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 6%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.
St Luke's University Hospital Program
Bethlehem, PA |
Surgery
YOG 2STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyIMG FriendlyJ1MD 68%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 9%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 23%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.
TriHealth (Good Samaritan Hospital) Program
Cincinnati, OH |
Surgery
YOG 1STEP 220 Research Focused DO FriendlyJ1MD 72%Percentage of MD graduates accepted into this program.
DO 28%Percentage of DO graduates accepted into this program.
IMG 0%Percentage of International Medical Graduates accepted here.