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115 US IM Residency Program IMG Minimum Requirements (updated on 07/15/2005)

FREIDA Code
140-01-21-022
140-01-21-447
140-03-11-026
140-03-21-025
140-04-21-030
140-05-11-040
140-05-11-046
140-05-11-070
140-05-12-060
140-05-12-062
140-05-21-032
140-05-21-036
140-05-21-044
140-05-22-063
140-05-31-039
140-07-21-073
140-08-11-075
140-08-11-076
140-08-31-077
140-08-31-078
140-10-11-097
140-10-21-461
140-11-21-098
140-11-21-099
140-11-31-102
140-12-12-106
140-12-21-105
140-12-21-107
140-12-21-491
140-16-11-116
140-16-11-117
140-16-11-126
140-16-11-454
140-16-21-129
140-16-21-456
140-17-11-136
140-20-31-142
140-21-21-148
140-21-22-146
140-23-11-150
140-23-11-154
140-23-31-158
140-24-11-169
140-24-11-175
140-24-21-162
140-24-21-184
140-25-21-187

State
AL
AL
AZ
AZ
AR
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CO
CT
CT
CT
CT
DC
DC
FL
FL
FL
GA
GA
GA
GA
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IN
KY
LA
LA
MD
MD
MD
MA
MA
MA
MA
MI

Hospital/Programs
University of Alabama Medical Center
University of Alabama Medical Center (Montgomery)
Maricopa Medical Center
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, San Francisco
California Pacific Medical Center
University of California (Davis) Health System Program
University of California (Irvine)
University of Southern California
St Mary's Hospital and Medical Center
St Mary Medical Center
University of Colorado
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Danbury Hospital
Griffin Hospital
University of Connecticut Health Center
Washington Hospital Center
Howard University
University of Florida College of Medicine
University of Florida Health Medical Center - Jacksonville
Orlando Regional Hospitals
Atlanta Medical Center
Emory University
Medical College of Georgia
Mercer University School of Medicine
Mercy Hospital Medical Center
Michael Reese Hospital/UIC at Chicago
St. Francis Hospital of Evanston
Resurrection Medical Center - Westlake Hospital
University of Illinois - Chicago / Christ Medical Center
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
Ball Memorial Hospital Program
University of Louisville
Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation
Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical Center
Maryland General Hospital
Harbor Hospital Center
Massachusetts General Hospital
Cambridge Hospital/Cambridge Health Alliance
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
University of Massachusetts Medical School
University of Michigan Health Systems

140-25-21-194
140-25-21-199
140-25-21-471
140-25-31-188
140-25-31-202
140-26-21-208
140-26-31-204
140-28-21-210
140-28-21-215
140-28-21-218
140-28-31-214
140-28-31-217
140-30-21-224
140-31-21-497
140-32-21-225
140-33-12-236
140-33-21-227
140-33-21-232
140-33-21-237
140-34-21-247
140-35-11-274
140-35-11-280
140-35-21-254
140-35-21-285
140-35-21-287
140-35-21-510
140-35-22-267
140-35-31-249
140-35-31-252
140-35-31-314
140-35-31-517
140-35-31-527
140-36-11-319
140-36-11-324
140-36-21-318
140-38-11-328
140-38-11-336
140-38-11-338
140-38-12-339
140-38-12-341
140-38-21-334
140-38-21-340
140-39-21-352
140-40-11-353
140-40-31-356
140-41-11-365
140-41-11-376
140-41-12-358
140-41-31-367
140-43-21-473
140-45-21-403
140-46-21-406

MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MN
MN
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NM
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NC
NC
NC
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OH
OK
OR
OR
PA
PA
PA
PA
RI
SC
SD

Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center


Michigan State University (Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies)
McLaren Regional Medical Center/Michigan State University
Oakwood Hospital
Synergy Medical Education Alliance
Mayo Graduate School of Medicine (Rochester)
Abbott Northwestern Hospital
University of Missouri - Columbia
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis University School of Medicine
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
St. John's Mercy Hospital & Medical Center
University of Nebraska Medical Center
University of Nevada (Las Vegas)
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Jersey Shore Medical Center
Cooper University Hospital
Mount Sinai School. Of Medicine (Jersey City Medical Center)
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
University of New Mexico
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (North General)
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
Nassau University Medical Center
New York Medical College (Our Lady of Mercy)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Montefiore)
Queens Hospital Center / Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
New York Medical College (Brooklyn-Queens)
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
SUNY at Buffalo Graduate Medical-Dental Education Consortium
Rochester General Hospital
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (Bronx)
Unity Health System (Rochester)
Carolinas Medical Center Program
New Hanover Regional Medical Center
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Akron General Medical Center/NEOUCOM
Case Western Reserve University (MetroHealth)
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Mount Carmel
University Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Fairview Hospital
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine -Tulsa
Legacy Emanuel Hospital and Health Center
Providence St Vincent Hospital and Medical Center
PinnacleHealth Hospitals
Pennsylvania Hospital of the Univ. of Penn. Health System
Abington Memorial Hospital
Temple University/Conemaugh Valley Memorial Hospital
Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University
Medical University of South Carolina
University of South Dakota

140-47-11-409
140-47-21-408
140-47-21-412
140-48-11-420
140-48-11-424
140-48-12-417
140-48-21-419
140-48-21-422
140-48-21-459
140-48-31-423
140-49-21-427
140-51-21-432
140-51-31-431
140-54-31-436
140-55-11-438
140-56-31-445

TN
TN
TN
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
UT
VA
VA
WA
WV
WI

University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville


East Tennessee State University
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
Texas Tech. University Health Science Center (El Paso)
Methodist Hospitals of Dallas
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Baylor College of Medicine
Texas Tech University (Lubbock)
University of Texas at Houston
University of Utah
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Carilion Health System/University of Virginia (Roanoke-Salem)
Internal Medicine Spokane (University of Washington)
West Virginia University (Charleston Division)
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

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na: No specific policy communicated.

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USMLE Minimum
Pass on 1st attempts
80, 1st attempts
83 (205), 1st attempts
Pass
213 (if without US experience)
Pass; Average Match score ~220
240
Pass; residents way above average.
Pass, but 200 is preferred.
Pass
Pass
Pass
Pass
200, without failures.
Pass
85
200 preferred
Pass
<85 unlikely to get interview
80
Pass on 1st attempts
>90 to be a strong candidate
200
80
Passed on 1st attempts
82; 1st attempts
Pass
85; 1st attempts
80; 1st attempts
80
85
Most applicants > 85
80; 1st attempts
Pass
80; 1st attempts
Average: 80
Pass on 1st attempts
80; 1st attempts
80
Pass; generally >90 for interviews
80; 1st attempts
95
90
75
90
Pass on 1st attempts
Pass

90 preferred.
None, residents > 82 tend to do well.
80 on 1st attempts or 82
195
80
Most invitations go to >220
215
200 to be competitive
230 to be competitive
Pass
210
85
85 preferred.
200
Pass on 1st attempts
83; 1st attempts
85; 1st attempts
Pass; >82 preferred.
80
~85 to be competitive
78, no more than 2 attempts.
82 on Step II
85, 1st attempts
mid 80s
Pass, but higher scores are favored.
mid 80s, 1st attempts
One score > 80
86, 1st attempts
None, see note
Pass
Average: 80
Pass
Pass on 1st attempts
80
Pass
Pass
85
210
85; 90 without U.S. exp.; 1st attempts.
Pass
Typically >200
Average: 80; 1st attempts
80 preferred; required in less than 3 tries
80
200
Pass on 1st attempts
80
85, 1st attempts
85, 1st attempts
80
220 on Step I
Pass

Pass
83
Pass on 1st attempts
80
Pass
Pass, no failed attempts
90, 1st attempts
Pass
Step II: 200
85
85, 1st attempts
185, 1st attempts
80, 1st attempts
Pass, higher the better
80
85

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ght violations.

Date of Graduation
US clinical experience helpful.
Not required, but helpful.
Not required.
1-year clinical experience in a teaching hospital. See note.
US clinical experience required if USMLE scores<213.
Not required but preferred.
Not required.
Not required.
Not required but preferred.
Not required.
2-year US clinical experience.
Not required.
Not required.
US clinical experience or postgraduate studies highly desirable.
Not required.
Prior clinical experience on our campus required.
Not required, but desirable.
Some US clinical experience preferred.
1-year US clinical experience is preferred not required.
Not required, but US, Canada, UK experience desirable.
U.S. experience helpful.
Not required.
Not required, but highly desirable.
Must have "some" US clinical experience.
Some US clinical experience preferred.
Some US clinical experience, evidenced by letter of recommendation.
Not required, but strongly preferred.
3-month US clinical experience.
1-year US clinical experience.
Clinical training or research in the U.S.
Not required, but helpful.
Not required.
Not required.
Not required but helpful.
Not required.
Not required, but very helpful.
1-3 month(s) of clinical experience with two recommendation letters.
Prefer US IM experience, ideally in-patient experience.
Not required.
Not required, but helpful.
Recent US clinical experience preferred.
Not required.
1-year US/Canada clinical or research experience.
1-month US clinical experience.
1-year US clinical experience.
3-month training in ACGME program w/ 3 recommendations.
A reco. from a US IM faculty member & direct supervisor.

2-3 Months of US clinical experience preferred.


Not required, but helpful.
Not required, but highly desirable.
Not required.
Not required.
Not required, but 1-year US clinical experience preferred.
Not required.
Not required, but helpful.
6 months of US clinical experience to be competitive.
Not required, but helpful.
Not required, but helpful.
Not required.
6-month US clinical experience preferred.
Not required.
Equivalent of 2 months of U.S. clinical experience.
4 weeks of clerkships in IM, Surgery, Ob/Gyn, Peds, & Psy.
6 months of US clinical experience is desired.
Not required, but helpful.
Not required.
4 months of US clinical experience within last year.
US clinical experience is preferred but not required.
Not required.
US clinical experience preferred.
Not required, but recommended.
US experience or similar experience in Western healthcare system.
Not required, but a plus.
Not required, but desirable.
Not required.
Not required.
Not required.
Required if USMLE average < 80
Not required.
na
Not required, but preferred.
1-year US clinical experience
Not required, but recommended.
Have US or UK or Canadian clinical experience.
Not required but externalship helps.
Recent US clinical experience preferred.
US clinical experience required.
Typically with some US clinical experience.
Not required, but helpful.
6 months required; Might be less w/ US research experience.
3 months within last year, with recommendation letters.
Not required.
Some US clinical experience required.
1-year US/UK clinical experience preferred.
Not required.
1-month US clinical experience w/ reco.
Not required, but helpful.
1-year US clinical experience
Not required.

1-year US clinical experience


Some US clinical experience preferred.
US clinical experience preferred.
Not required, but highly encouraged.
Some US clinical experience preferred.
Not required, but preferred.
Not required.
Not required, but preferred.
Not required, but 6-12 months of US experience is highly desired.
6-month US/UK/Canadian clinical experience
1-year US/UK/Canadian clinical experience
12-month US clinical experience
6-month US, Canada, England clinical experience preferred.
4 weeks of IM clerkship or 8 weeks of clinical rotation; OR (see note.)
1-year US clinical experience.
1-year US clinical experience.

Special Requirement
None
Graduated within last 5 years.
None
None
Graduated within last 7 years.
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 10 Years OR (see note)
Graduated within last 10 years.
None
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within prior 4 years helpful.
Graduated after 1995.
Graduated within last 7 years.
None
None
Graduated within last 5 years preferred.
Graduated within last 5 years preferred.
None
Graduated within last 2-3 years
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 2 years.
Graduated within last 5 years preferred.
Graduated within 5 years or ongoing clinical exp.
None
Preferably graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 3 years preferred.
Graduated within last 3 years.
None if with recent US clinical experience.
Graduated within last 3 years.
Generally graduated within last 2 years.
Recent graduates preferred.
None
None
None
Graduated within last 3 years.
Recent graduates preferred.
None

Current # of IMGs
10
na
Several
9
4-11/year
0
1
0
Quit a few
4
2
8
3-7 per class
A few
5
~5
>50%
Majority
na
Many
8 in class of 2004.
Quite a few
11
50-60%
60%
50-60%
15
~50%
7
At least 50%
75%
Majority
At least 50%
40
Majority
~10
6
50%
30%
6
4-5 first class
6
~10 out of 170
4
2
~ 30%
<2%

Deadline
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 31st.
Nov. 15th.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 31st.
Jan. 15th.
Nov. 15th.
Dec. 9th.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 1st.
Jan. 31st
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 1st.
Jan. 15th.
Dec. 15h.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 31st.
Nov. 1st.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 5th.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 31st.
Nov. 15th.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 1st.
Oct. 1st.
Jan. 15th.
mid December
Jan. 1st.
Nov. 1st.
Dec. 15th.
Nov. 19th.
Jan. 1st.
Dec. 1st.

Graduated within last 2-3 years preferred.


None
Graduated within 7 Yrs. See exception in the note.
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 4-5 years.
None
None
Graduated within last 5 years or clinical activities.
None
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within 5 yrs & patient contact in 2 yrs.
None
None
Graduated within last 5 years.
Un-interrupted clinical experience after graduation.
Graduated later than 2000.
Graduated within last 2 years.
None
Graduated within last 3 years.
Graduated within last 2 years.
None
None
Graduated within last 5 years.
Past 4 years or continued clinical involvement.
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 5 years is preferred.
Graduated within last 2 years.
Graduated within last 5 years.
None; away from clinical medicine < 3 yrs.
None
None
None
Graduated within last 2 years.
Graduated within last 3 years.
na
None
None
None
None.
None
Graduated within last 4 years.
Graduated in 1997 or after.
None
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 3 years.
Graduated within last 5 years.
None, clinical experience since graduation useful.
Graduated after 2000 preferred.
Graduated within last 8 years.
None
Graduated within last 2 years.
None

~50%
>65%
36
75%
94%
35-40
3
~30
~2%
33%
A third
~40%
1
12
~90%
85%
Some
na
Large percentage
13
na
99%
95%
100%
<10%
A large number
>50%
95%
>50%
>70%
55
35
na
80%
na
~50%
35%
43
20%
~15
na
>90%
~50%
14
2
95%
9 in category
~50%
99%
75%
na
20

Nov. 30th
Jan.15th.
ASAP
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 9th.
Nov. 15th.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 1st.
Nov. 1st.
Mid of Jan.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 1st.
Early Jan.
Dec. 1st.
Early Jan.
Dec. 31st.
Nov. 1st
Nov. 30th.
Dec. 1st.
Nov. 15th.
Dec. 30th.
Oct. 30th.
Jan. 6th.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 15th.
Early Dec.
Nov. 30th
Nov. 30th.
Nov. 30th
Dec. 31st.
Nov. 1st.
Jan. 15th.
Dec. 30th.
ASAP
Dec. 1st.
Jan. 1st.
Jan. 1st.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 16th.
Jan. 1st.
Oct. 1st.
Nov. 15th
Jan. 1st.
Jan 15th.
Dec. 1st.

Graduated within last 5 years preferred.


None
Recent graduates preferred.
Graduated within last 2 years.
As recent as possible.
Graduated within last 3 years.
Graduated within last 5 years.
None
None
Graduated within last 6 years.
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 5 years.
Graduated within last 5 years.
None
None.
Graduated within last 5 years.

Several
2/3 residents are IMGs
Significant number
8
Majority
3
<15%
5 in the 1st year class
na
13%
na
na
~65%
> 50%
30-40%
35-40%

Dec. 15th.
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 1st.
Dec. 15th.
Dec. 1st.
Jan. 15th.
Dec. 15th.
Nov. 30th
Dec. 31st.
Dec. 31st.
Nov. 15th.
Dec. 31st.
Jan. 15th.
Dec. 1st.

Visa
H-1/J-1
Sponsor H-1
Do not sponsor
Do not sponsor
H-1/J-1
J-1 Only
Sponsor J-1 only
Do not sponsor
Do not sponsor
Do not sponsor
Accept J-1 only
Do not sponsor
Sponsor J-1 only
Do not sponsor
Do not sponsor
Accept J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Accept J-1 only
H-1/J-1
J-1 only
Do not sponsor
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
Accept J-1 only
Do not sponsor
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
Accept J-1 Only
Accept J-1 only

Note
Alabama limited license required.
Alabama limited license required.
None
The clinical experience should be obtained from a US affiliated teaching hospital.
None
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
California Medical Board Status Letter Required.
None
Extensive residency/fellowship training or ongoing clinical responsibilities.
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Permanent Resident only
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Average score of last year's residents: Step I: 217: Step 2: 220.
Preferences given to the ones who don't need visa; 2004 data
None
None
None
None
Letters of recommendations from US supervisors are essential.
1 reco. letter from a U.S. hospital where you completed your Clerkship/Subinternship
None
May accept H-1 visa transfer. Do not initiate H-1 visa.
None

H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Do not sponsor
H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
J-1 Only
Accept J-1 only
H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
Do not sponsor
Sponsor J-1 only
Accept J-1 only
Do not sponsor
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor H-1 only
H-1/J-1
Accept J-1 only
Do NOT sponsor
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Do not sponsor
Do not sponsor
Accept J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Do not sponsor
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Do not sponsor
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
H-1/J-1
Accept J-1
H-1/J-1
Accept J-1/H-1

None
None
Graduated within 7 years except one is engaged in educational activities.
Medical school honors or 1 Year research or community service in U.S.
None
Step II is more important than Step I; Average class USMLE score >230
None
None
None
Candidates who have scored 90 or higher tend to do well in the program
None
None
None
None
Most residents USMLE scores >80 on their 1st attempts.
None
None
2004 data
None
None
None
None
Prefer US Citizenship or Permanent Residency.
None
None
None
None
None
The majority of IMGs who matched had >85 on Step 1 & >85 on Step 2.
None
Do not participate in Match. Accept both pre- and post-Match
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
Have 1 year of recent internal medicine inpatient clinical experience.
US Citizen or Permanent Resident Only.
None
None
3 recos from US physicians who have knowledge of your clinical experience.
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None
None

Sponsor J-1 only


H-1/J-1
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
Accept J-1 only
Currently H-1/J-1
Accept J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
Sponsor J-1 only
H-1/J-1
Do not sponsor
Accept J-1 only
H-1/J-1

None
Prematched 15 out of 28.
Most residents USMLE scores >90.
None
None
None
Recommendations play an important role.
None
None
None
None
None
None
4 months of IM residency training in US, Canada, Puerto Rico.
None
None

Pre-Match
No
No
Yes
No
na
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
na
No
No
na
Yes
No
Maybe
No
No
No
No
No
Rarely
Not usually
Not sure
No
No
Maybe
A few
na
It depends.
Yes.
No
No
No
No
Not usually
na
Yes
na
No
No
na
No

Rarely
Sometimes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Very rare.
Not usually
No
No
No
Yes
na
na
Maybe
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes in the past
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Maybe
na
Yes
No
No
Yes
Maybe
Yes
No
No
na
Typically filled in Match.
No
No
Yes
seldom
Yes
Yes
Yes, sometimes
No
No

No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes in the past
No
No
No
na
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes in the past

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