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Transitional Year — 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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Broward Health North Program
Deerfield Beach, FL |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 225
Research Focused
DO Friendly
J1
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Indiana University School of Medicine/Methodist Hospital Program
Indianapolis, IN |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 225
Research Focused
J1
MD
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Intermountain Medical Center Program
Murray, UT |
Transitional year
STEP 225
Research Focused
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MetroWest Medical Center Program
Framingham, MA |
Transitional year
YOG 5
STEP 225
Research Focused
DO Friendly
IMG Friendly
J1
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Hackensack University Medical Center (Palisades) Program
North Bergen, NJ |
Transitional year
YOG 8
STEP 225
Research Focused
DO Friendly
IMG Friendly
J1
MD
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Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University Program
Pontiac, MI |
Transitional year
YOG 3
STEP 220
Research Focused
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Cape Fear Valley Health Program
Fayetteville, NC |
Transitional year
YOG 3
STEP 220
Research Focused
DO Friendly
IMG Friendly
J1
MD
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Brookwood Baptist Health Program
Birminham, AL |
Transitional year
YOG 1
STEP 220
Research Focused
J1
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/South Nassau Program
Oceanside, NY |
Transitional year
STEP 220
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Bassett Medical Center Program
Cooperstown, NY |
Transitional year
YOG 5
STEP 220
Research Focused
J1
H1B
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Northside Hospital - Gwinnett Program
Lawrenceville, GA |
Transitional year
YOG 1
STEP 220
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UPMC Medical Education/Altoona Hospital Program
Altoona, PA |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 220
Research Focused
J1
H1B
F1
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St Elizabeth's Medical Center/Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Program
Jamaica Plain, MA |
Transitional year
STEP 220
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CarePoint Health/Bayonne Medical Center Program
Bayonne, NJ |
Transitional year
YOG 5
STEP 220
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St Joseph's Medical Center Program
Stockton, CA |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 220
Research Focused
DO Friendly
IMG Friendly
J1
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Mercy St Vincent Medical Center/Mercy Health Partners Program
Toledo, OH |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 220
Research Focused
H1B
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University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville Program
Knoxville, TN |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 220
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Naples Comprehensive Health Program
Naples, FL |
Transitional year
YOG 5
STEP 220
Research Focused
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Nazareth Hospital Program
Philadelphia, PA |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 220
Research Focused
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Trinity Health Livonia Hospital/Wayne State University Program
Livonia, MI |
Transitional year
YOG 2
STEP 220
Research Focused
DO Friendly
J1
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