IMG Friendly Programs
Through research of residency program websites, we are happy to present you with our MD2B Connect IMG Friendly Residency Programs Tool. This page is completely free to use at any time. We hope this is useful for those applying to US medical residency programs during the Residency Match process. Please note that program information is updated periodically. However, we recommend reviewing the residency program’s website to confirm the most up-to-date information.
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Specialty | City | State | Program Name | %IMGs | USMLE Step 1 | USMLE Step 2 CK | Clinical Experience | Graduation Year Cut Off | Visas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Internal Medicine | Fresno | CA | University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Program | 53% | Passing score required | Not required | ≥4 weeks (2 different settings, hands-on preferred) | Within the past 3 years | J-1 |
Internal Medicine | Fresno | CA | St Agnes Medical Center (Fresno) Program | 81% | Required to apply | Required to apply | Preferred | Within the past 6 years preferred | J-1 |
Pediatrics | Fresno | CA | University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Program | 64% | Passage on first attempt | ≥220 | N/A | Within the past 5 years | J-1 |
Family Medicine | Hanford | CA | Adventist Health Hanford Program | 100% | No more than two failed attempts | No more than two failed attempts | N/A | Within the past 5 years preferred | None |
Internal Medicine | Hemet | CA | KPC Health Program | 88% | Passing score required | Passing score required | N/A | N/A | None |
Internal Medicine | Inglewood | CA | Prime West Consortium/Centinela Hospital Medical Center Program | 95% | No minimum cutoff | No minimum cutoff | Required | Within the past 6 years | J-1 |
Pathology | La Jolla | CA | University of California (San Diego) Medical Center Program | 25% | Passage on first attempt preferred | ≥225 (passage on first attempt preferred) | N/A | Within the past 6 years | J-1 |
Pathology | Loma Linda | CA | Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium Program | 50% | Required to apply | Required to apply | N/A | N/A | J-1 |
Internal Medicine | Long Beach | CA | St Mary Medical Center Program | 47% | Passing score required | Numerical score required | Current US clinical experience | Recent graduates preferred | J-1, F1 |
Internal Medicine | Long Beach | CA | College Medical Center Program | 27% | Passage on first attempt | Passage on first attempt | ≥1 year in a US hospital preferred | Within the past 2 years | None |
Family Medicine | Los Angeles | CA | California Hospital Medical Center (Dignity Health) Program | 63% | Required to apply | Required to apply | N/A | N/A | None |
Neurology | Los Angeles | CA | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Program | 25% | No minimum cutoff scores | No minimum cutoff scores | N/A | N/A | J-1 |
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Fresno, CA
Program Name: University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Program
%IMGs: 53%
USMLE Step 1: Passing score required
USMLE Step 2 CK: Not required
Clinical Experience: ≥4 weeks (2 different settings, hands-on preferred)
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 3 years
Visas: J-1
Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: Hanford, CA
Program Name: Adventist Health Hanford Program
%IMGs: 100%
USMLE Step 1: No more than two failed attempts
USMLE Step 2 CK: No more than two failed attempts
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 5 years preferred
Visas: None
Specialty: Pathology
Location: La Jolla, CA
%IMGs: 25%
USMLE Step 1: Passage on first attempt preferred
USMLE Step 2 CK: ≥225 (passage on first attempt preferred)
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 6 years
Visas: J-1
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Long Beach, CA
Program Name: College Medical Center Program
%IMGs: 27%
USMLE Step 1: Passage on first attempt
USMLE Step 2 CK: Passage on first attempt
Clinical Experience: ≥1 year in a US hospital preferred
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 2 years
Visas: None
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Fresno, CA
Program Name: St Agnes Medical Center (Fresno) Program
%IMGs: 81%
USMLE Step 1: Required to apply
USMLE Step 2 CK: Required to apply
Clinical Experience: Preferred
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 6 years preferred
Visas: J-1
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Hemet, CA
Program Name: KPC Health Program
%IMGs: 88%
USMLE Step 1: Passing score required
USMLE Step 2 CK: Passing score required
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: N/A
Visas: None
Specialty: Pathology
Location: Loma Linda, CA
%IMGs: 50%
USMLE Step 1: Required to apply
USMLE Step 2 CK: Required to apply
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: N/A
Visas: J-1
Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: Los Angeles, CA
%IMGs: 63%
USMLE Step 1: Required to apply
USMLE Step 2 CK: Required to apply
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: N/A
Visas: None
Specialty: Pediatrics
Location: Fresno, CA
Program Name: University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno Program
%IMGs: 64%
USMLE Step 1: Passage on first attempt
USMLE Step 2 CK: ≥220
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 5 years
Visas: J-1
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Inglewood, CA
%IMGs: 95%
USMLE Step 1: No minimum cutoff
USMLE Step 2 CK: No minimum cutoff
Clinical Experience: Required
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 6 years
Visas: J-1
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Long Beach, CA
Program Name: St Mary Medical Center Program
%IMGs: 47%
USMLE Step 1: Passing score required
USMLE Step 2 CK: Numerical score required
Clinical Experience: Current US clinical experience
Graduation Year Cut Off: Recent graduates preferred
Visas: J-1, F1
Specialty: Neurology
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Program Name: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Program
%IMGs: 25%
USMLE Step 1: No minimum cutoff scores
USMLE Step 2 CK: No minimum cutoff scores
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: N/A
Visas: J-1
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