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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pathology | Los Angeles | CA | University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center Program | 30% | Required to apply | Required to apply | N/A | N/A | J-1 |
Pathology | Los Angeles | CA | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Program | 44% | Required to apply | Required to apply | N/A | N/A | J-1 |
Pathology | Los Angeles | CA | UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center Program | 25% | Required to apply | Required to apply | N/A | N/A | J-1 |
Family Medicine | Merced | CA | Mercy Medical Center (Merced) Program | 68% | No minimum score | No minimum score | ≥4 weeks (inpatient experience) | Within the past 5 years | None |
Family Medicine | Modesto | CA | Valley Consortium for Medical Education Family Medicine Program | 39% | ≥210 | ≥210 | Preferred (Within the past 2 years) | Within the past 5 years | None |
Family Medicine | Moreno Valley | CA | Riverside University Health System/University of California Riverside Program | 33% | Required to apply | Not Required | N/A | N/A | None |
Internal Medicine | Moreno Valley | CA | Riverside University Health System Program | 18% | Required to apply (no minimum cutoff) | Required to apply (no minimum cutoff) | N/A | Within the past 3 years | None |
Family Medicine | Murrieta | CA | Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta Program | 25% | ≥220 (passage on first attempt) | ≥220 (passage on first attempt) | N/A | Within the past 3 years | J-1, H-1B |
Internal Medicine | Oakland | CA | Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital Program | 36% | ≥222 (required if available) | Required if available | Preferred | Recent graduates preferred | None |
Neurology | Orange | CA | University of California (Irvine) Program | 27% | Passage on first attempt preferred | Passage on first attempt preferred | Preferred | Within the past 3-5 years | J-1 |
Pathology | Orange | CA | University of California (Irvine) Program | 81% | Required to apply | Required to apply | N/A | N/A | J-1 |
Family Medicine | Palm Springs | CA | Desert Regional Medical Center Program | 30% | ≥210 (passage by second attempt) | ≥210 (passage on first attempt) | N/A | Within the past 5 years | None |
Specialty: Pathology
Location: Los Angeles, CA
%IMGs: 30%
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: Merced, CA
Program Name: Mercy Medical Center (Merced) Program
%IMGs: 68%
USMLE Step 1: No minimum score
USMLE Step 2 CK: No minimum score
Clinical Experience: ≥4 weeks (inpatient experience)
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 5 years
Visas: None
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Moreno Valley, CA
Program Name: Riverside University Health System Program
%IMGs: 18%
USMLE Step 1: Required to apply (no minimum cutoff)
USMLE Step 2 CK: Required to apply (no minimum cutoff)
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 3 years
Visas: None
Specialty: Neurology
Location: Orange, CA
Program Name: University of California (Irvine) Program
%IMGs: 27%
USMLE Step 1: Passage on first attempt preferred
USMLE Step 2 CK: Passage on first attempt preferred
Clinical Experience: Preferred
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 3-5 years
Visas: J-1
Specialty: Pathology
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Program Name: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Program
%IMGs: 44%
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: Modesto, CA
%IMGs: 39%
USMLE Step 1: ≥210
USMLE Step 2 CK: ≥210
Clinical Experience: Preferred (Within the past 2 years)
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 5 years
Visas: None
Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: Murrieta, CA
Program Name: Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta Program
%IMGs: 25%
USMLE Step 1: ≥220 (passage on first attempt)
USMLE Step 2 CK: ≥220 (passage on first attempt)
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 3 years
Visas: J-1, H-1B
Specialty: Pathology
Location: Orange, CA
Program Name: University of California (Irvine) Program
%IMGs: 81%
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: Pathology
Location: Los Angeles, CA
%IMGs: 25%
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: Moreno Valley, CA
%IMGs: 33%
USMLE Step 1: Required to apply
USMLE Step 2 CK: Not Required
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: N/A
Visas: None
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Location: Oakland, CA
Program Name: Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital Program
%IMGs: 36%
USMLE Step 1: ≥222 (required if available)
USMLE Step 2 CK: Required if available
Clinical Experience: Preferred
Graduation Year Cut Off: Recent graduates preferred
Visas: None
Specialty: Family Medicine
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Program Name: Desert Regional Medical Center Program
%IMGs: 30%
USMLE Step 1: ≥210 (passage by second attempt)
USMLE Step 2 CK: ≥210 (passage on first attempt)
Clinical Experience: N/A
Graduation Year Cut Off: Within the past 5 years
Visas: None
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