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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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94 Results Found

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

%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

%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

%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

%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

%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

%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

%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

%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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