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IMG Friendly Programs

Pediatrics

From data that we have researched and accumulated, we have formulated a list of programs by state that are IMG friendly. We hope for this to be a useful tool for IMGs to use and reference when preparing for and deciding on residency programs during Match season.

 

This data has been updated as of July 2020.

Missouri: 

Program Name
USMLE Step 1
USMLE Step 2 CK
Visas
State
State Abbreviation
City
%IMGs
Clinical Experience
Graduation Year
University of Wyoming (Cheyenne) Program
≥200 preferred
≥200 preferred
None
Wyoming
WY
Cheyenne
35%
≥1 month
Within the past 2 years
Tower Health/Reading Hospital Program
No more than one failed attempt combined
No more than one failed attempt combined
J-1
Pennsylvania
PA
West Reading
22%
Preferred
Within the past 3 years
Geisinger Health System Program
Passage on first attempt
Passage on first attempt
None
Pennsylvania
PA
Wilkes-Barre
33%
N/A
N/A
UPMC Medical Education/Williamsport Hospital Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
None
Pennsylvania
PA
Williamsport
19%
N/A
Within 3 months of anticipated residency start date
Campbell University (Conway) Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attempt
None
South Carolina
SC
Conway
69%
N/A
Within the past 2 years
McLeod Regional Medical Center (Rural) Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
None
South Carolina
SC
Florence
32%
N/A
Within the past 2 years
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia (Greer) Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
J-1
South Carolina
SC
Greer
50%
N/A
N/A
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Grand Strand Medical Center Program
≥220
≥237
J-1
South Carolina
SC
Myrtle Beach
56%
N/A
Within the past 2 years
Tidelands Health Program
≥196 (passage on first attempt)
≥196 (passage on first attempt)
None
South Carolina
SC
Myrtle Beach
21%
N/A
Within the past 2 years
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville (Seneca) Program
≥200
≥200
J-1
South Carolina
SC
Seneca
33%
N/A
N/A
University of Tennessee (Jackson) Program
≥210 (passage on first attempt)
≥225 (passage on first attempt)
None
Tennessee
TN
Jackson
33%
≥12 months
Within the current calendar year
Baptist Memorial Medical Education Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
N/A
Tennessee
TN
Memphis
54%
N/A
Within the past year
University of Tennessee/Saint Francis Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
None
Tennessee
TN
Memphis
20%
≥12 months
Within the past 3 years
HCA Healthcare/TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
None
Tennessee
TN
Nashville
25%
N/A
Within the past 5 years
Texas Tech University (Amarillo) Program
≥198 (passage on first attempt preferred)
Passage on first attempt preferred
J-1, F1
Texas
TX
Amarillo
18%
Preferred
Within the past 5 years
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
J-1
Texas
TX
El Paso
22%
≥1 year (does not include observerships, externships, or research)
Within the past 2 years
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
None
Texas
TX
Galveston
30%
N/A
N/A
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program
Passage on first attempt preferred
Passage on first attempt preferred
J-1
Texas
TX
Houston
25%
N/A
Within the past 5 years
Methodist Hospital (Houston) Program
No more than 1 failed attempt combined
No more than 1 failed attempt combined
None
Texas
TX
Houston
25%
≥6 months (within the past 2 years)
Within the past 3 years
Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research (TIGMER)/Laredo Medical Center Program
≥194
≥209
None
Texas
TX
Laredo
25%
N/A
Within the past 5 years
University of Texas RGV (DHR) Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
J-1
Texas
TX
McAllen
36%
Required (if ≥1 year since graduation)
Within the past 3 years
University of Texas RGV (MMC) Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
None
Texas
TX
McAllen
100%
N/A
N/A
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Knapp) Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
J-1
Texas
TX
Mercedes
100%
Required (if ≥1 year since graduation)
Within the past 3 years
Texas Tech University (Permian Basin) Program
Passage by third attempt
Passage by third attempt
J-1
Texas
TX
Odessa
70%
Preferred
Within the past 5 years preferred
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler Rural Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
J-1
Texas
TX
Pittsburg
33%
N/A
Within the past 3 years
Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Round Rock) Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
J-1
Texas
TX
Round Rock
21%
Required (if ≥3 years since graduation)
Within the past 3 years
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine Program
Passage by third attempt
Passage by third attempt
J-1
Texas
TX
San Antonio
45%
Required (if ≥1 year since graduation)
Within the past 5 years preferred
Texas A&M College of Medicine-Scott and White Medical Center (Temple) Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
None
Texas
TX
Temple
39%
N/A
Within the past 3 years
DeTar Healthcare System Program
Passage on first attempt preferred
Passing score prior to rank order
None
Texas
TX
Victoria
88%
≥1 year
Within the past 5 years
Johnston Memorial Hospital Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
None
Virginia
VA
Abingdon
38%
N/A
Within the past 2 years
Valley Health System/Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attempt
None
Virginia
VA
Front Royal
21%
≥6 months within the past 2 years (if >2 years since graduation)
Within the past 2 years
Centra Health Program
Passage on first attempt preferred
Passage on first attempt preferred
None
Virginia
VA
Lynchburg
38%
Required (if >1 year since graduation)
Within the past year
Bon Secours Richmond Health System (Blackstone Rural) Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
None
Virginia
VA
Midlothian
16%
≥6 months
Within the past 3 years
Virginia Commonwealth University-Bon Secours (St Francis) Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
None
Virginia
VA
Midlothian
33%
≥6 months
Within the past 3 years
VCU/Riverside Regional Medical Center Program
No minimum cutoff
No minimum cutoff
None
Virginia
VA
Newport News
28%
≥2 months within the past 2 years
Within the past 5 years
Eastern Virginia Medical School Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
J-1
Virginia
VA
Norfolk
20%
≥900 hours (hands-on)
Within the past 5 years
St Peter Hospital (Chehalis) Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attemp
J-1
Washington
WA
Chehalis
33%
≥8 weeks direct patient care (6 weeks in FM office in US)
Within the past year
Sea Mar Community Health Centers Program
≥200 (no more than 1 failed attempt combined)
≥200 (no more than 1 failed attempt combined)
J-1
Washington
WA
Marysville
27%
≥6 months (hands-on)
Within the past 3 years
Skagit Regional Health Program
No more than 1 failed attempt combined
No more than 1 failed attempt combined
None
Washington
WA
Mount Vernon
23%
N/A
Within the past 2 years
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attemp
None
Washington
WA
Richland
34%
≥4-6 weeks (hands-on)
Within the past 2 years
WiNC (Wisconsin Northern & Central) GME Consortium (Eau Claire) Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attempt
J-1
Wisconsin
WI
Eau Claire
31%
≥3 months
Within the past 4 years
Aurora Health Care (Elkhorn) Program
Passage on first attempt preferred
Passage on first attempt preferred
None
Wisconsin
WI
Elkhorn
50%
N/A
Within the past 2 years
WiNC (Wisconsin Northern & Central) GME Consortium/MCW-Prevea (Green Bay) Program
No minimum score
No minimum score
None
Wisconsin
WI
Green Bay
100%
N/A
N/A
Mercy Health System Program
Passing score by rank list deadline
Passing score by rank list deadline
None
Wisconsin
WI
Janesville
85%
N/A
Within the past 3 years
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital) Program
≥200
≥200
J-1
Wisconsin
WI
Menomonee Falls
44%
≥6 months (hands-on)
Within the past 2 years
Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee) Program
Passage on first attempt preferred
Passage on first attempt preferred
None
Wisconsin
WI
Milwaukee
20%
N/A
Within the past year
HealthPartners Institute/Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital/Amery/Westfields Hospitals Program
No more than two failed attempts combined
No more than two failed attempts combined
J-1
Wisconsin
WI
New Richmond
33%
Required
Within the past 5 years
WiNC (Wisconsin Northern & Central) GME Consortium/Aspirus (Wausau) Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attempt
None
Wisconsin
WI
Wausau
33%
≥12 months
Within the past 3 years
United Hospital Center Program
≥210 (passage on first attempt)
≥220 (passage on first attempt)
None
West Virginia
WV
Bridgeport
58%
N/A
Within the past 5 years
Charleston Area Medical Center/West Virginia University (Charleston Division) Program
Passing score required
Passing score required
J-1
West Virginia
WV
Charleston
52%
Required
N/A
University of Wyoming (Casper) Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attempt
None
Wyoming
WY
Casper
34%
≥1 year during med school (externship/observerships do not apply)
Within the past year
BronxCare Health System Program
≥80 (no more than 2 attempts)
≥80 (no more than 2 attempts)
J-1, H-1B
New York
NY
Bronx
90%
N/A
N/A
Brooklyn Hospital Center Program
Required to apply
Required to apply
None
New York
NY
Brooklyn
100%
N/A
N/A
SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Program
≥216
Not required
J-1, H-1B
New York
NY
Brooklyn
34%
N/A
N/A
University at Buffalo Program
Passage by second attempt
Passage by second attempt
J-1
New York
NY
Buffalo
45%
≥6 months outpatient or inpatient
Within the past 5 years
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