List of “IMG-friendly hospitals” in the United States of America. The authors do not guarantee complete accuracy as this is a moving target. The list serves the purpose of giving you an idea of the programs that have historically been IMGfriendly. As outlined in the book “The International Medical Graduate’s Best Hope”, the authors do not advocate complete reliance on lists but rather encourage a one-on-one search of residency programs according to individual characteristics. STATE ALABAMA
PROGRAM
Carraway Methodist Medical Center University of Alabama Medical Center
H-1B
J1
GC
NO ?
NO ?
YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO NO NO
NO YES YES
YES YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO
NO
YES
NO NO NO
YES NO NO
YES YES YES
Population: Time Zone: Weather: Cost of living:
STATE ARKANSAS
PROGRAM
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Population: Time Zone: Weather: Cost of living:
STATE ARIZONA
PROGRAM
Maricopa Medical Center Mayo Clinic Scottsdale University of Arizona & Affiliated Hospitals
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE CALIFORNIA
PROGRAM
Alameda County Medical Ctr/Highla nd Hospital Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Kaiser Permanente Med. Ctr., San Francisco Kaiser Permanente Med. Ctr., Santa Clara
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland Stanford University University of California at Los Angeles Med. Ctr. University of California at Los Angeles Med. Ctr. University of California at San Diego University of Southern California
NO NO NO
YES YES YES
YES YES YES
NO
YES
YES
NO NO
YES YES
YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES YES YES YES NO YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE COLORADO
PROGRAM
Exempla St. Joseph Hospital
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE CONNECTICUT
PROGRAM
Danbury Hospital Griffin Hospital Residency Program Hospital of Saint Raphael St. Vincent's Medical Center University of Connecticut Health Center Yale University (Bridgeport) Norwalk Hospital Program
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE DT OF COLUMBIA
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
PROGRAM
Washington Hospital Center Howard University Providence Hospital Georgetown University Hospital
STATE FLORIDA
PROGRAM
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Orlando Regional Hospitals University of Florida College of Medicine University of Florida HSC, Jacksonville
H-1B
J1
GC
NO NO NO NO
YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES
YES
YES
NO NO NO NO YES NO YES YES NO NO
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE GEORGIA
STATE IOWA
PROGRAM
Emory University Hospital
PROGRAM
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE ILLINOIS
PROGRAM
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital/U. of Chicago Mercy Hospital Medical Center Northwestern University Resurrection Med. Center, Westlake Hospital Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center St. Francis Hospital of Evanston University of Illinois - Chicago University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign Cook County Hospital University of Illinois Ravenswood Hospital, Chicago
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE
PROGRAM
INDIANA
Ball Memorial Hospital
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas
NO
YES
YES
University of Kansas Medical Center, Wichita
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO YES NO NO YES
YES YES YES NO YES
YES YES YES YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES NO
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES YES NO
YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE KANSAS
PROGRAM
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE KENTUCKY
PROGRAM
University of Louisville
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE MASSACHUSETTS
PROGRAM
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Salem Hospital Carney Hospital University of Massachusetts Medical School St. Vincent's Hospital, Worcester
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE MARYLAND
PROGRAM
Harbor Hospital Center Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical Center Franklin Square Hospital, Baltimore Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore Maryland General Hospital, Baltimore St Agnes Health Care, Baltimore
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE
PROGRAM
H-1B
J1
GC
MICHIGAN
Michigan State University Michigan State University (Hurley Medical Ctr) Michigan State University (Kalamazoo) McLaren Regional Medical Center Oakwood Hospital Sinai-Grace Hospital/Wayne State University University of Michigan Health Systems William Beaumont Hospital Henry Ford Hospital St Joseph's Mercy Hospital Wayne State University Hurley Medical Center St John Hospital
YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES NO NO
YES YES YES YES NO YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
PROGRAM
H-1B
J1
GC
NO YES
YES YES
YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO YES YES YES NO
YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE MINNESOTA
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Mayo Graduate School of Medicine
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE MISSOURI
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
PROGRAM
St. John Hospital And Medical Center St. Luke’s Hospital University of Missouri - Columbia University of Missouri-Kansas City SOM Washington University School of Medicine
STATE NORTH
PROGRAM
H-1B
J1
GC
Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital
NO
YES
YES
Duke University
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES NO NO NO YES NO NO ? NO NO ? NO NO ?
YES NO YES YES YES YES YES ? YES NO ? NO NO ?
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES NO NO YES YES YES
YES YES NO YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES
CAROLINA
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE NEBRASKA
PROGRAM
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE NEW JERSEY
PROGRAM
Cooper Hospital - University Medical Center Jersey Shore Medical Center Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Long Island Jewish Medical Center Mount Sinai School Of Medicine Atlantic City Med Center, A tlantic City Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch Mountainside Hospital, Montclair Muhlenberg Regional Med Ctr, Plainfield Overlook Hospital, Summit Raritan Bay Med Center, Perth Amboy St Barnabas Medical Center, Livinsgton St Joseph Medical Center, Paterson St Francis Medical Center, Trenton
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE NEW YORK
PROGRAM
Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn Nassau University Medical Center NY Medical College (Brooklyn, Queens) Queens Hospital Center / Mount Sinai SOM St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center Albert Einstein/Jacobi Med. Ctr , Bronx
Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Bronx Brooklyn Hospital, Brooklyn Brookdale University Hospital, Brooklyn Catholic Center, Jamaica Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx Maimonides Hospital, Brooklyn Mercy Hospital New York Mercy Hospital Buffalo Milliard Fillmore Hospital, Buffalo NY Hospital and Med Ctr of Queens NY Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn NY Medical College Hospital(Metropolitan) NY Medical College Hospital(Sound Shore) NY Beth Israel Sisters of Charity, Buffalo NY University Veterans Administration NY Flushing Hospital St Barnabas Hospital, Bronx St Luke’s Hospital St Joseph Hospital St John's Episcopal South Shore Hospital SUNY at Brooklyn SUNY at Buffalo SUNY at Syracuse Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola Woodhull Medical center, Brooklyn Albany Medical College
YES ? YES NO YES YES YES YES YES ? YES NO ? YES YES ? ? YES NO ? YES YES YES NO NO NO NO
YES ? YES NO YES YES YES YES YES ? YES YES ? YES YES ? ? YES YES ? YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO YES NO NO NO NO ? ? YES ?
YES YES YES YES NO YES ? ? YES ?
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE OHIO
Population Time Zone
PROGRAM
Ohio State University Cleveland Clinic Foundation University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Wright State University Mount Carmel Fairview Hospital, Cleveland Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati Meridia Huron Hospital, East Cleveland Mount Sinai of Cleveland
Weather Cost of living
STATE PENNSYLVANIA
PROGRAM
Temple University Pennsylvania Hospital of UPEN Health System Temple University/ Conemaugh Valley Memorial Abington Memorial Hospital Allegheny General Hospital, Pitt sburg Easton Hospital, Easton Frankfort Hospital Geissenger Memorial Guthrie Healthcare, Sayre Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown Mercy Hospital, Pittsburg MCP Hahnemann University Hospital Pinnacle Health, Harrisburg UPMC Health System/Shadyside Hospital Western Pennsylvania Hospital
H-1B
J1
GC
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
YES
YES
YES
YES NO YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
YES YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO
YES
YES
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE RHODES ISLAND
STATE SOUTH
PROGRAM
Miriam hospital of Brown University, Providence Roger Williams Hospital, Providence PROGRAM
YES H-1B
J1
GC
Palmetto Health/University of SCSM
NO
YES
YES
Medical University of South Carolina
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO NO
YES YES
YES YES
NO
YES
YES
CAROLINA
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE TENNESSEE
PROGRAM
East Tennessee State University University of Tennessee Health Science Center University of Tennessee Med. Ctr. At Knoxville
STATE TEXAS
PROGRAM
Baylor College of Medicine Texas Tech University, Amarillo Texas Tech University, Odessa Texas Tech University, El Paso University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
H-1B
J1
GC
YES NO NO NO NO
YES YES YES YES YES
YES YES YES YES YES
NO
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
YES
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
NO
YES
YES
H-1B
J1
GC
?
?
YES
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE VIRGINIA
PROGRAM
University of Virginia, Roanoke Salem
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE WEST VIRGINIA
PROGRAM
West Virginia University Hospital
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
STATE WISCONSIN
Population Time Zone Weather Cost of living
PROGRAM
Sinai Samaritan Medical Center, Milwaukee
